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Category Archives: Patrick Baldwin’s Photography
Its dark in here…again
1/60th sec f1.4 @ 8000 ISO. Camera: D700 This image is from a shoot I did for Border Crossings Theatre Company.
Its dark in here!
A photograph from Arthur Pita’s production “God’s Garden” at the Linbury Studio. Taken at 1/13th sec f2.8 @ 2500 ISO without a tripod this shot would have been impossible to take handheld as little as eight years ago. The advancement … Continue reading
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Photography of Sir Donald Sinden
I spent an afternoon at the Garrick Club in London’s west end photographing Sir Donald Sinden. He was making a short film for the Garrick talking about all the amazing portraits of the members that adorn the walls. One hilarious … Continue reading
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Ballroom blitz
I am delighted to say I carried out my first commission for the Royal Albert Hall recently. I have photographed a lot there in the past but I was always working for a different client. I got to photograph something … Continue reading
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Joss Ackland
I had the pleasure of photographing one of Britain’s great actors, Joss Ackland, the other day. My first memory of him is when I was about 15! watching a thing on TV called “The Cres”. To meet him after all … Continue reading
Where was I?
These images are of Guiseppe Picone and Rebecca Sewell of English National Ballet performing in Giselle. Taken during a performance at the Manchester Palace Theatre. There is a bridge running across the width of the stage just behind the proscenium arch. I … Continue reading
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Theatre Photography…sort of
I do a lot of theatre photography naturally but not all of it is in theatres! This shot was done in a disused warehouse in Kennington. Every year students at Central School of Speech and Drama create a site specific … Continue reading
Off stage….on stage
Begona Cào, dancer with English National Ballet waits in the wings, on the left, before making her entrance, on the right. These photographs were taken during her second performance of English National Ballet’s production of Manon at the London Coliseum theatre. … Continue reading
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English National Ballet. Manon.
This image is from English National Ballet’s new production of Manon which can be seen at the London Coliseum Theatre from the 2nd of January 2009. This is the best looking show visually that ENB have ever produced as far as I’m … Continue reading
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The beginning of a career
Every year I photograph the final year students at Central School of Ballet to produce their audition images. The shoot takes two days and at the end the students choose eight images that they will send to professional companies in … Continue reading
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