Theater photography is a type of photography that presents a theater performance. A theatre photography enables a photographer to “stop” a continuous flow of events taking place on stage and therefore to capture specific moments and to highlight details that can often pass unnoticed by the spectators focused on the story (1).
The purpose of the diploma thesis was to photograph the theater performance “Hotel” and to use selected photographs in a photobook. In the diploma thesis the definition of theatre photography, its motives, usage and purpose are presented.
A photographer is present in the preproduction of the show as he documents the designing process and construction of the scenery and gadgets. Here photographs of details as well as major changes details and major changes in the process of creating the final product are important. When photographing for promotional purposes actors are photographed before the show premiers in close-up with either the final or alternate set already present in the background. In the diploma thesis, obstacles that can occur and should be taken into consideration before the event takes place, as well as the process and guidelines to successfully photograph a live performance are also analysed. Photographs of the most successful Slovenian and foreign theatre photographers were reviewed.
The performance Hotel was photographed live with camera Nikon D7100 with Nikon 18.0–105.0 mm f/ 4.0–5.6 and Nikon 55.0–200.0 mm f/4.0–5.6. The photos were edited in Adobe Photoshop CC 2018 on a MacBook Pro 2016. Due to lack of literature on theatre photography in Slovene language, this diploma thesis can serve as a brief introduction into theory of theatre photography. Photobook serves as a document of the performance while also allowing the actors to revive memories of performing on Slovenian stage.
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