JILL : CLASSY & FUN

Last week Jill came over, brought her promdresses, shoes, make-up and jewelry. Of course we didn’t use half of it, but we would have had we just had another few days. Ha, ha…we had fun! I even got her to try on my wedding dress. Like a glove…that’s how it fit. I can’t even zip it up any longer, but I’m working on that. I did realize that having someone helping with make-up, clothes, lunch (!) and all that stuff would enable me to take lots more shots. We took our time and had fun.

Here are a few of my favorites. Enjoy!

A Christmas Carol – courtesy of the Commonweal Theatre

The last play of the year: A Christmas Carol. Once again I drove to Lanesboro to do a production shoot for the Commonweal Theatre. It is always a pleasure to see the actors do their work. They never fail to amaze me! 

My whole family were supposed to join me, but some last minute issues came up and I went alone. As I entered the theatre I ran into my husband’s cousin, her husband and their kids. For this production they had set up the stage to be in the center with seating all around.  We purposely sat on the stage side and had a terrific view. I am sure all the sides were just as great though. I noticed very quickly that the challenge with this shoot would be the overall darkness and absolutely no backdrops. I think it turned out very well.

The play also featured two very young actors who played their parts extremely well. Actually, I was told that there are five kids that take turns playing the two parts. What a joy to watch!

Enjoy some of the shots!

Commonweal Theatre – Man of La Mancha – July 21, 2008

This time it was a play I hadn’t seen before I shot, but I read a synopsis before and that was very helpful. The actors are so good at what they do and put a lot of effort into every scene. What a fun place! Here are some of the shots.

Commonweal Theatre – Harvey

I so love my job!!! Earlier this week I went to do the production shots for the play “Harvey” at the Commonweal Theatre in Lanesboro, MN. I got to see the play first. They all did an amazing job. Very light and funny. There are even a couple of romances. : ) If you have a chance, go and see the play. 

Peer Gynt

Here are some of my shots from the production of Peer Gynt at the Commonweal Theatre Company. The people at that theatre are fun and very professional to work with. I shot five productions for them last year and was hired back again this year. Check out some of last years productions on my site. Go to “gallery” and click on “commercial”.