Backstage Energy Photo Gallery by Richard Calmes at pbase.com

Backstage Energy

Those that follow my work know...suspect maybe...that I would rather shoot backstage than outfront! Well, there is a lot of truth to that! Backstage is where the real feelings are seen and if I am lucky, captured. Backstage is where people wait to take the stage and become performers and where dancers wait and support other dancers and thrill in their successes as if they were their own. Yes, I love it backstage!

All images were shot with a Canon 5D at ISO 1600 with a Canon 70-200 f2.8L IS lens handheld.

If you think this gallery has merit, please vote so others may see it!

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Sandria Savory		18-Jul-2007 10:26
Hello Richard, I have visited your photo's and am in awe of your terrific work. I would like to know if you would give me your permission to paint your work in Corel Painter and put it into the Painter Magazine Gallery. Several people already do this so I gather they've been in touch with you. My imagis would not be for sale, just for viewing. Being a painter is one thing, but having a really good image to work from is another and you could provide that for me. Once again, I love your work.

Veronica Fresh		10-Jul-2007 02:58
You thrive "backstage"...beautiful work. Veronica

Barbara Read and Fred Schaad		02-Jun-2007 15:44
Excellent collection of candids! V

Guest		01-Jun-2007 19:24
Wonderful gallery, Richard. V.

silvia marmori		01-Jun-2007 14:09
you are right.. so interesting approach you made .. backstage.. maybe the most natural , real feeling.. their real soul is there a superb work .. V

Angela Whitehill		29-May-2007 01:12
You caught the magic , May it live forever

Glenda Brown		19-May-2007 20:52
Thank you for the lovely photos of the dancers at the second National Festival of Regional Dance America in Pittsburgh. They are FABULOUS!! Glenda Brown Artistic Director, Allegro Ballet of Houston Founder & Director Emeritus, Regional Dance Amaerica Founder & Director, The Glenda Brown Choreography Project

henrywong		18-May-2007 19:36
Great catch for those young dancers...V!

Guest		18-May-2007 12:09
Fantastic work Richard in a challenging shooting, GMV

flowsnow		17-May-2007 11:20
Another beautiful gallery Richard! V

laohaiying		16-May-2007 14:23
A really elegant set.

Johan Gerrits		15-May-2007 22:17
Another fantastic gallery Richard where the dancers can be proud off. Real intense and you feel the electicity before they go up. Well done!! V

Guest		15-May-2007 16:13
Calmes, this gallery excels! A beautiful feel, well mantained throughout! Congrats for your captures!

Guest		15-May-2007 15:48
Another great collection. Really tells a story of the happenings backstage. V!

Guest		15-May-2007 12:41
great gallery

Hans Meerbeek		15-May-2007 04:51
Superb gallery V.!

Guest		15-May-2007 04:35
Two Words: Out-standing!! GMV

Liz Bickel		15-May-2007 02:30
What a fantastic gallery!!!

Guest		14-May-2007 22:59
superb and wonderful gallery,, a lot emotion here, thanks francine

kyoung kim photography		14-May-2007 16:29
This is a fantastic gallery! Beautiful Backstag shots. ~v

Guest		12-May-2007 17:13
Beautiful images from backstage "madness" Richard. Tension and anticipation is all there!V

Guest		12-May-2007 12:01
Awesome gallery. When I first saw it I thought it must be film, Havent come close to this sort of thing with my 5D/70-200. Some excellent compositions as well.

Jaime Serrano		11-May-2007 17:09
Great gallery full of emotions!!!. Big vote.

Soenda		11-May-2007 10:41
I did get a big kick (sorry; bad pun) out of seeing your dancers backstage. It's an environment where their stage personas and their own personalities can be seen meeting.

Nancy Gore		10-May-2007 19:09
What beautiful and interesting photography! Just stunning. I am still amused by the photos of our Abilene dancers backstage. Now I really know how tired they were from their very late flight the night before! Thank you for all of your beautiful work. Nancy

Gayle P. Clement		10-May-2007 12:34
This gallery is just amazing, Richard. The tension of the wait is so evident. V

Jihad Jean Chahine		10-May-2007 06:02
So charming, great colours. V!

Nestor Derkach		08-May-2007 15:32
Another stunning gallery of superb images , excellent photography !!!! Vote

Guest		08-May-2007 13:46
Another great gallery Richard. V.

Shirley Wang		08-May-2007 13:25
Yes, your backstage images tell great stories.

Ceya		08-May-2007 10:07
Excellent gallery! V

Guest		07-May-2007 23:35
Great gallery. GMV!

Steve Highfield		07-May-2007 20:54
Magnificent insight to the backstage life brought about with superb photographical interpretation. The Master strikes again ! Excellent work Richard. +V

Guest		07-May-2007 20:16
SUPERB ! VVV Vincent.

Marijka		07-May-2007 18:23
GMV!!

Guest		07-May-2007 17:04
This is what the magic, we see on stage, is made of. Hopes, fears, anxious faces, the commitment, and the emotional love of the moment. The theater, dance or otherwise, is a mysterious and wondrous place. You've captured it all with a magic all its own. Very well done. V

Curt G.		07-May-2007 15:50
I think this gallery is expecially artistic because the images reveal the subjects as individuals -- real people -- as well as performers. Image 5752 is one of the best examples of this. I like 5715 because of the irony -- the relationship between the dancer and the person working in the background. Many of the images in you other galleries go beyond showing the dancers as performers, and the only way to see this is to look at them full size. The thumbnails just don't do it (no surprise, and nothing new). I like the class gallery for the same reason. The images reveal real people, not just performers. Looks like a challenging subject, with the harsh lighting. But you have overcome that very well.

Guest		07-May-2007 15:33
lovely shots

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