Photographing an artist of ACT – A Contemporary Theatre   Jumping Train Tracks with Trieu Tran This last spring, ACT Theatre asked me to join them down at Olympic Sculpture Park to photograph actor Trieu Tran (HBO series “The Newsroom” and blockbuster “Tropic Thunder“) for his upcoming play “Uncle Ho to Uncle Sam“.  The initial concept was to photograph him near the water with the Puget Sound and mountains behind him, but after a few minutes, I realized that the light was just not right. So I asked Trieu if he wouldn’t mind walking a bit further down the path with me and saw the...

 I thought I’d share with you the photography set up and BTS stills and video for my shoot with Lewis Black. (And In case you missed it, the full photo feature and story of Lewis Black for his play “One Slight Hitch” at ACT Theatre can be found on PhotoSister.com HERE.) The requests from ACT Theatre, The Seattle Times, King 5′s Evening Magazine, and New Day Northwest were for images of Lewis solo, on the streets of Seattle featuring the city, with the theatre’s sign visible and also a clean set with actors Marianne Owen and Kimberley Sustad.  Documenting the rehearsal for 15-30 minutes was also on the list...