My Journey into Theatre Photography - Cat Humphries
Gabrielle Barnard   —   Edited 25-Feb-25 at 09:50

Cat's talk took us all the way from her days as an enthusiastic camera club member to a professional theatrical photographer.  From little acorns .... she attended a camera club outing to a theatre group's rehearsal, but was the only member to turn up.  There was a spark - she shared her best images and when the theatre group were rehearsing for their next performance, they invited her back.  Though quite shy, she kept going for every opportunity, taking risks and learning by mistakes.  She got a break when she met a  professional photographer who was impressed enough to ask her to step in for him, when he was double booked.  She has never looked back.  From documenting young performers at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in the 1990s to shooting vintage Hollywood portraits for Sunset Boulevard in 2019, she took us on her amazing trip through her adventures in theatre photography. She was generous with her hints and tips and lessons she learned along the way.