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01/07/2004 01:48:05 AM · #1
Hey all,

I have a ballet/dance photoshoot scheduled soon and I'm wondering if anyone has (A) any links for good ballet or dance photos and (B) if anyone has any suggestions for or gotchas to watch for with the mirrored wall in the dance studio. I'll be using overhead flourescents to see but then using my 550EX to light the model or fill details. I also expect to shoot some photos using a couple of halogen lamps with a diffuser in front of them to create a large volume of light and hopefully to cut it down so that its not so harsh and directional.

Well, that's at least what I plan on right now. I'm open to suggestions, comments or previous experience.

Thanks,
Kev
01/07/2004 07:33:57 AM · #2
take some with a slower shutter to accentuate motion. If they have dresses on it's great effect.
01/07/2004 08:53:47 AM · #3
check out Sonifo's photographs! She does great work with ballet. I'm sure she wouldn't mind an email either if she doesn't catch this thread.

01/07/2004 09:00:28 AM · #4
Cool. Thanks for the info and I'm looking through her stuff now.

By way of clarification I will have one adult model rather than a class or group. The model has been trained in ballet, tap, jazz, etc but I will need to provide some direction.
01/07/2004 10:06:07 AM · #5
I agree with Karen, Sonifo's shots are very good. Might be worth searching images.google.com for some other inspirational shots.
01/07/2004 10:29:36 AM · #6
Originally posted by KevinRiggs:

The model has been trained in ballet, tap, jazz, etc but I will need to provide some direction.


Since the person is trained, you might ask them to assume certain poses they are used to, and then just tweek their position according to the lighting and how it looks in camera. Sometimes a bit exagerated or dramatic enhancements to a pose will be nicer to view on an image.
When I did the "nude" challenge, I asked the model to take a deeper breath, and then hold it a second while I shot. This emphasized her ribs. When I do portraits at the studio, the hands are important, and sometimes it feels awkward to the model to "break the wrist" or whatever, but looks better on the finished image.
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