There is a nice piece in the Times about the centennial anniversary of Anthony Tudor’s birth. I have lit quite a few Tudor pieces with New York Theatre Ballet and they get a very nice mention in the article. Also, a lovely picture featuring my lighting.
Archive for the ‘pictures’ Category
Anthony Tudor
Monday, May 12th, 2008
Lighting the Times
Friday, April 18th, 2008
Mazurkas
Monday, February 11th, 2008
Color Codes: a point of hue
Sunday, February 10th, 2008Color Codes: a point of hue
Choreography by Trebien Pollard
All Photographs Copyright 2007 Julie Lemburger
Lovers and Executioners Pictures
Wednesday, January 16th, 2008Lovers and Executioners
Directed by Josh Costello
Scenery by Steve Coleman
Costumes by Fumiko Bieldfeldt
Sound by Chris Houston
Photographs courtesy Ed Smith
Quality Control and Photographic Integrity
Tuesday, January 15th, 2008I just got a copy of the photographs from Lovers and Executioners that I lit this past fall in California. I am in the process of going through them and selecting the ones I want to post (There are a lot!). The shots were taken on the run-through before the first preview. We did a lot of work during that week of previews(six or seven shows all with extensive revisions) so the final lighting was quite different than that run.
Beyond that there are some interesting problems with the shoot. The photographer composed the shots to focus heavily on the foreground. While this was a major idea in the lighting it was not as extreme as it appears in the photographs. The scenery was not as dark relative to the actors at it looks in the shots. This issue is not quite as extensive as this one, but quite a bit more than I would like.
I have seen shots of my shows that look so different than the actual production that I have not posted them as I do not feel they are representative of my work. Sometimes this has been the case when the photographs make it look better! Its a matter of ethics. I would rather get work for what I did than what a photographer did. Still, those instances are representations of my work in the sense that the photographer captured the light I designed. But at some point artistic license shifts the ground of the artist upon whom the work lies.
Until I get these photographs processed, take a look at the preset once again. Isn’t it lovely?
I love this image
Saturday, January 5th, 2008
Antigone in Sibiu, Rumania
Lovers Pre-Set
Monday, December 24th, 2007
Driving Miss Daisy
Thursday, November 8th, 2007Directed by Richard Rose
Set Design by Daniel Ettinger
Photos courtesy Daniel Ettinger
Dracula Pictures
Thursday, October 4th, 2007Directed by Richard Rose
Scenery by Cheri Prough DeVol
Costumes by Amanda Aldridge
Music by Bobby Beck
All photographs courtesy Cheri Prough DeVol
