Awesome Strobe Lights in Season of the Year

The strobe lights used for Season of the Year in SIBKL was fantastic! Lights here and there… imagine the buttons they have to push at the right time!

Of course, the exposure on the camera plays a part. With faster shutter speed, the light is less obvious and brings out the figures rather than details.

Backlighting is one of the common ‘accidental’ discoveries as a photographer. Such as when shooting a person whose back is facing the sun, you get a silhouette effect. The subtle lights above, inclusive with the arm wrestling happening on both sides brings a lot of ‘storytelling’ tales of this picture.

Just the musical begins, we have Sam who is frustrated that his dad wanted him to take over his rubber company while his dad prides himself that his son will one day take over his company just as he had from his father. Now you can understand why it’s both a contrasting color of red and blue.

The subtle hue of blue illuminates the saloon as the conversation between the datins takes place over who’s the best mom in the world. Money talks!

‘Everything’ is litted up as Sam is about to meet his friend, Keong a.k.a. the love guru. As this is purely conversational, the lighting is constant throughout.

Setting up this romantic mood as Sam meets Sarah was a breeze for the light men, but a huge challenge for photography! Imagine Asian faces are already brown and crispy, add red into the mix and Sam looks toasted like tanduri chicken.

This picture of a fierce breakup is made fiercer by the background shadow. You can almost see the emotions just by looking at the shadows!

Another version of toasted red dragon meat. I think I’m hungry as I write this post. Only excuse now is that it’s Chinese New Year!

A fully concentrated lighting on Izabel as she takes on the world!

Smoke and mist plays a huge role in lighting. It brings out the directions of the lights and makes this picture, smoking hot :D

I hope I don’t get skinned alive but I think this is the best picture of the mannequins. Charlie’s angels can’t beat them either :D

Shot the Datins from near the stage. The blue light almost look like a moon.

The casts had to walk to the stage with an air of frustrations, complains and headaches. Doom and gloom on a Christmas day.

The show ends with the father slumped on his chair with great despondency. Most people wonder why such an anti-climatic ending, is because the musical has just portrait-ed a family without Jesus. You may be able to make-do with Jesus but definitely it’s a struggle on an endless uphill battle.

If only Jesus was there to have been a friend to Izabel.

If only Jesus was there to give Sam some wisdom.

If only Jesus was there to tell mom that money isn’t everything.

If only Jesus was there to tell dad to trust in the Lord and lean not on his own strength and understanding.