Starting this off with something of the impossible shot. In his rehearsal garage, JimmyO isolated himself way in the back of that far too dark room behind a glass barrier. It wasn’t easy, but I steadied the camera on the glass, estimated the focus (auto was useless) and waited – with that heavy lens I thought my arm was going to fall off before I got something. Ta da, turned out he had to hit the chimes with his drumstick. Cool.

The second shot is of Natasha Herlinger – she plays a variety of wind instruments (below with Jeremy and Alex). So it’s next to impossible to get a good shot while she is playing. Fortunately Rogue had her sit for one of the more formal shots.

Josh Hutchinson on Guitar – It was tough to decide on his, opting for the more serious look. And Will Conway on violin. He also posed for a formal thing, but for the b&w this rehearsal image works much better.

Finally, Natasha, Jeremy and Alex rehearsing Get Back by the Beatles – Jeremy on vocals and guitar. They were on the far side of an incredibly dark garage (it semed to be kit by nothing but strings of christmas lights). A lot of movement on Jeremy’s part; thus a fast shutter speed, shallow depth of field and an untold number of exposures. More extreme iso work, precious. 

Rogue performances are always great. I photograph them, seeing the show full throiugh twice – and Nan gets a ticket to both of those so she can too. She enjoys the second performance as much as, if not more than, the first. https://hdgoperahouse.org/event/rogue-swan-presents-the-next-chapter-unfolds/

Added to the Rogue Swan folio page for Next Chapter Rehearsals HERE full size, downloadable, etc.