User:FocalPoint/Instructions for photos of actors

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Instructions so that I am consistent in adding photos of actors from theatrical performances

How / when to photograph theatrical performances

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As taking photos during the play is usually not permitted, it is easy to take photos at the end, when actors bow to the audience. The closer you are to the stage, the better the photos

Names of photos of performances

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Performance name, venue, year(, month), NumberOfPhotoIfMoreThanOne

Names of photos of actors

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Actor name, (performance,) venue, year(, month), NumberOfPhotoIfMoreThanOne

Upload photos (adding name for the Commons category for the performance and for each actor as well, whether it exists or not)

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Ideally all together, copying categories

Create Commons category for each actor

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As simple as possible with

{{Wikidata Infobox}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Surname, Name}}
[[Category:Male actors from Greece]] or [[Category:Actresses from Greece]]

Create Wikidata entry for each actor (link to the Commons category)

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Add photo to the Wikidata entry of the actor

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Create Commons category for the performance

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{{Wikidata Infobox}}
[[Category:YEAR events in Athens]]
[[Category:Name of the play]]
[[Category:Name of the theatre]]

Create Wikidata entry for the performance (also link to the play and to the Commons category)

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Create Commons category for the theatrical play

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Create Wikidata entry for the theatrical play (also link to the author and to the Commons category)

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Create Wikidata entry for the author (if does not exist and link and to the Commons category)

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Create Commons category for the venue

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Create Wikidata entry for the venue (theatre or other and link and to the Commons category)

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