Theatre & Stage Photography

preface

As a very young entrant into the lighting design profession, I was often told during portfolio reviews that “stage lighting pictures are never right, so don’t show them in your portfolio.” This truism – that photography was somehow inherently incapable of faithfully representing theatre lighting design – seemed evidenced by the apparent absence of quality photographs of many otherwise skilled and talented designers’ work, and it inspired me to learn what I needed to know so that I could claim, without hesitation, that the pictures in my portfolio were true and accurate representations of the design work. Along the way, I discovered a love for the photographic arts that parallels my passion for lighting and theatrical design, which I ...