Photography Duty

Today at Opera Roanoke it was our turn to perform for "Tuesdays on the Square," which is a showcase program Center in the Square hosts every Tuesday. Our apprentice artists serenaded the public with beautiful arias and various operatic selections. I sang as well... Yes, everyone thoroughly enjoyed my rendition of Let It Go from Frozen. (I'm only joking... I'll save that for my morning showers).

So what was my job for today you ask? Well didn't you know it? I'm a professional photographer. No, not really, though I was on photography duty for today. When it comes to taking photos I have no clue what I'm doing, but I'll say with any task, if you don't know what you're doing, you fake it til you make it. Honestly you should do your research and not use that motto, but for this situation it works!

My method for taking photography for today was... let me see how many pictures I can take and hope that a few of them turn out decent. And you know what, this actually worked. I had quite a few that turned out really great. Once I got the hang of how the camera worked, and how you have to take the photo right at the perfect moment to capture the emotion of the vocalist's character, it was really enjoyable! Granted, I caught some hilarious facial expressions when I didn't snap at the right time. Liz and I had a good laugh as I went through them later. So through my 150 photos I ended up with, I chose 28 that will soon be posted on various social media (be sure to check them out!). Now I can add "amateur photography" to my resume thanks to Opera Roanoke!

Moral of the story... If you don't know what you're doing, be confident, work through it, and give it a try. That's what I did today. You'll be surprised with yourself and the outcome.

Until Next Time!
-Matt
**Disclaimer - one should not use the method "fake it til you make it" for everything. This could get you in trouble. Or fired.