S01:11 Spotlight on: Adam Trigg

Today, Ricky and Gavin talk to company photographer, Adam Trigg. Adam joined the company for our 2010 production of Hecuba which played at The Tristan Bates Theatre, since then he’s gone on to photograph every production since bar three! This includes:  Macbeth, Don Carlos, Women of Troy, King Lear , As You Like It, Merchant of Venice, Iphigenia in Aulis, The Hatpin, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Oedipus, Dido Queen of Carthage, King Lear, The Spanish Tragedy, Richard III, Troilus and Cressida, Coriolanus, The Revengers Tragedy, Henry V, Tamburlaine, Caucasian Chalk Circle, Bacchae, Tis Pity, Beggars Opera, Caucasian Chalk Circle, Taming of the Shrew, Edward II, Edward II, Lord of the Flies, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Tempest, Lord of the Flies, Salome and Macbeth! (including rehearsal photography for Hedda Gabler)

During his conversation Adam talked about:

The Mitre, App design, Photography training, Website design, Desert explorer, Cold beers, Outdoor Pantomime, Music concert, Promo shoot, Routine, Stealth mode Trigg, Rehearsal shots, Production shots, Theatre Photography, Portrait photography, Hecuba, Immersion Theatre Company, Conscious of being an interloper, Stealth, Technology improvements, Confidence, Luxury, Rehearsed shots, Freelance, Play research, Learning about the play, Meeting the actors, Lord of the Flies, Choreography, Familiarisation, Edit, Smoke, Capture the key moments, Technical rehearsal, Large Ensemble, Telling the whole story, Anticipation, Intimate and spacious theatres, Greenwich Theatre, Smaller spaces, Ladders, Buildings speak and co-operate with you, Actors,

 

Listener’s questions:

How do you deal with the smoke?

Top tips for theatre photographers?

How do you frame a composition so well?

How many pictures do you take in a rehearsal room session?

What makes a great rehearsal or production shot?

 

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