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CABARET – Three faces of LH James…

Wednesday, August 12, 2026
CABARET – Three faces of LH James…

I have a feeling that at the end of this show, i could put together a 28 page zine of James’ faces just from this performance of Cabaret. Notice the background – Concord Point coffee is generous in offering the use of their second room space for one or two...

CABARET – POW, first of two postings spotlighting facial expressions…

Tuesday, August 11, 2026
CABARET – POW, first of two postings spotlighting facial expressions…

One of the up-close and fun part of shooting rehearsals is watching work on stage facial expressions. They have to be visible from the audience. The intro shot here was the second try at a thrown punch – these guys are good, they really know how to project....

Speakeasy – Rosie Jack and the Bangtails at McGregors 2…

Saturday, August 8, 2026
Speakeasy – Rosie Jack and the Bangtails at McGregors 2…

A little bit of a mongo post – I try to trim down the number of shots used as much as possible. But here the lighting was so, if bad, similar across the images that pretty much the same workflow held, making it a little easier to work up more. It’s almost...

Speakeasy – Rosie Jack and the Bangtails at McGregors…

Friday, August 7, 2026
Speakeasy – Rosie Jack and the Bangtails at McGregors…

Well, you can imagine how dark this actually was. I call this a low-to-no light shoot. But it was fun – always different too. This should be the first half of the images (the smaller half), Trying to get to the rest. The intro shot came near the end, but...

CABARET – "Ladies" of……

Thursday, August 6, 2026
CABARET – Ladies of……

It can be tricky adding in close-up individual shots during fast moving rehearsals. And, of course, all but Melissa are succeeding in maintaining the required serious expressions during this number (she’ll get there). Looking back on images leading up to...

CABARET

Three faces of LH James…


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