My work in a production usually begins during the rehearsal process, where I get the chance to familiarise myself with the show. As live acting can be both fast-paced and unpredictable, it makes my job on stage so much easier if I know how the actors will move and interact, so as to not miss that fleeting moment of the perfect shot. It is then during the dress-and-tech run, a few hours before the opening show, where I take the majority of my ‘show’ pictures. This allows me to move around freely in the auditorium, but still shoot in show-like conditions. If after this I still need to take some complementary photos during a live performance, it becomes an interesting task to mask my presence, such as trying to time the photo with a laugh from the audience, so as to cover the shutter noise.