{"id":358,"date":"2015-12-02T05:03:27","date_gmt":"2015-12-02T05:03:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.new.brucepress.net\/blog\/?p=358"},"modified":"2015-12-03T22:44:47","modified_gmt":"2015-12-03T22:44:47","slug":"peter-rabbit-headshots-at-red-branch-theatre-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.brucepress.net\/blog\/?p=358","title":{"rendered":"Peter Rabbit Headshots at Red Branch Theatre Company"},"content":{"rendered":"

I like opportunities to stretch my skills and make some creative decisions in studio sessions. This doesn’t always happen when I am taking cast headshots for theatrical productions. They are often fit into a very small window of time before a rehearsal and at times the casts are quite large. Like 28 people large. In a window of about 90 minutes. That’s OK, it’s the job and I’ve gotten more adept at it over the years.<\/p>\n

For RBTC’s “Peter Rabbit”<\/a> they asked for character shots. So, I knew this could be a little different than the usual white background setup. I arrived early enough to talk to the costumer prior to setup. I found out the color scheme leaned toward earth tones and oranges. So, I quickly ditched the white or grey backdrops and went with a very pale brown.<\/p>\n

\"Peter<\/a>This didn’t seem interesting enough, so I gelled a flash rust color<\/a> to punch that up. (Turned out, after white balancing, it ended up pretty close to the wall color. Ha!)<\/p>\n

I went with a shoot-through umbrella for a soft and forgiving key light, since I didn’t really know what the costumes would be like and a 1\/4 CTO gel<\/a> to keep the subject from ending up too pasty.<\/p>\n

A reflector to balance out the shadows and I was ready to go after setting a custom white balance. I also took a selfie with the X-Rite Colorchecker Passport<\/a> to double down on the color correction just in case the walls caused a weird cast.\"BFPPHOTO-_BFP4356\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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Here’s a preview of images straight out of the camera (with only a little tonal correction).<\/p>\n

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Cory Jones<\/p><\/div>\n

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Katie Ganem<\/p><\/div>\n

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Stephanie Williams<\/p><\/div>\n

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Jennie Phelps<\/p><\/div>\n

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Gavin Shown<\/p><\/div>\n

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Tierra Strickland<\/p><\/div>\n

I think the choices worked out well for these images and I’m really looking forward to shooting production stills next week and getting a preview of this world premiere show.<\/p>\n

Peter Rabbit at Red Branch Theatre Company | December 11-19, 2015<\/p>\n

Music and Lyrics by Dustin Merrell | Based on the classic tale by Beatrix Potter<\/p>\n

What happens when an impish bunny disobeys his mother\u2019s command to hop through a big, scary vegetable garden? Find out as the rabbit we all know from our childhood collides head on with a rag tag group of new friends that set off on unforgettable adventures. This exciting new musical adaptation by local composer and Red Branch Company Member Dustin Merrell marks Red Branch\u2019s first ever world premiere.<\/p>\n

Tickets Available Here<\/a><\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"reddit\"<\/a>\"pinterest\"<\/a>\"linkedin\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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