Cyrano Loves Roxanne

Ailís Henry as Roxanne

Taking a picture during a play is difficult especially when you are in a room with limited lighting and people are always moving around.

Recently we had a school play titled Cyrano Loves Roxanne, it was a two-act comedy parody of the play Cyrano de Bergerac. I took the opportunity to go see the play twice and took pictures throughout the play.

What I used:
- 55-250mm lens
- Continuous mode, instead of single shot
- Shutter Speed: 1/250
- Aperture: f4.5
- ISO: 800

Tips:
- make sure that you have a zoom lens, it is a must. Even if you are seating close to the stage, it will capture every detail and facial expressions of the characters.
- use a high shutter speed, to avoid blurriness when they are moving.
- your finger should never leave the shutter and put your camera in continuous mode because you don't want to miss those funny moments.
- use ISO 800, because you don't want your picture to look dark and very bright. 800 is perfect.
- play with the settings to get different effects.