According to the Facebook page for the competition, this year’s New Jersey State Open will be the biggest yet! It has been a lot of fun to cover this event for many reasons. The first being the many teachers and students that come to dance over the weekend. They support our photography, and talk with us about how they are using our photos as memories of the event, and to help them with their dancing. Second, the organizers are very accommodating to us – we always have a nice space to setup a booth, and we get lots of flexibility to setup our equipment around the room.
They have some unique qualities at this event that keeps the audience involved in the show, and I know they will run another smooth competition this year. Third, the venue is very well suited for ballroom dance competition. The Golden Nugget in Atlantic City, NJ has a very large ballroom that is completely open with plenty of room for a full floor and tables for the audience. Just out of the ballroom is a large space for the vendors for dresses, shoes, and accessories. We really look forward to attending this competition – October 24 – 27, 2013.
The large ballroom does allow for many options for lighting for photos. I have tried many different setups for the flashes, and all of them have worked well. It is nice to go back to familiar venues so that fine tuning of lighting is possible even before the dancing begins. Here are some of my favorites from last year’s event. See you in AC!
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