It's all about the light

Last week I took photographs at my daughter's elementary school chorus concert. The concert was held in an auditorium, but for some reason the children were on risers in front of the stage instead of on the stage.

That didn't affect the sound of the concert, but did affect the light falling on the singers. The children were mainly lit by two sets of lights on the sides of the stage. So the light was not as bright as normal stage lighting, and there were more harsh shadows visible from the middle of the auditorium.

In the following photograph taken from in front of the stage, you can see some of the shadows. The paper plate are causing some, but not all, of the shadows.



When I moved to a different angle, the light was much more dramatic. Some of the photos were blurred because I had to use a slow shutter speed (ranging from 1/125th. to 1/40th of a second). Some of the photos, like this one, I really liked. I think the boy looking up is checking out the circle of changing colored lights on the ceiling of the auditorium.