December 2013 archive

2013 Holiday Order Deadlines

©TimeLine Media - Arthur Murray Columbia, MD

The Christmas holiday is quickly approaching! I know that photos are always a popular present for family, teachers, and friends. There are a lot of requests coming in asking if it is too late to order some prints in time for the holidays, so I just want to outline the deadlines for you here. If you are ordering standard prints, the last day to place your order to ensure Christmas delivery is Thursday, December 12 for regular delivery. Express delivery options can still be placed by Wednesday December 18th and delivered by Tuesday, December 24.

Gifts Albums

Another popular gift this time of year are the assembled photo albums, or “Ballroom Brag Books” where you can take a collection of 12 – 20 of your favorite photos and have them printed in a bound book. With all of the photos from this year re-released, this is a perfect time to make an album of your year of dancing! If you have any question about these, please email me: rassi @ timelinedc.com. I have made a number of these recently for Christmas gifts. If you are interested in making one, the deadline to have an approved book finished is Wednesday, December 11 for regular delivery, and Tuesday, December 17th for express delivery. I create a layout of the photos for you to approve before printing, so email me or call me this week to get this started in time for Christmas.

©TimeLine Media - Arthur Murray Columbia, MD
©TimeLine Media – Arthur Murray Columbia, MD

Again, for a lot of ballroom dancers, there is nothing better than a Foxtrot. This show by the Arthur Murray Columbia, MD studio was as smooth as you can be on the floor! It was another demonstration to inspire you to have a stronger, straighter frame, or holding your slow counts, and making it look so natural. Beautiful!

©TimeLine Media - Arthur Murray Columbia, MD
©TimeLine Media – Arthur Murray Columbia, MD
©TimeLine Media - Arthur Murray Columbia, MD
©TimeLine Media – Arthur Murray Columbia, MD

TimeLine Media – www.timelinedc.com
703-864-8208

Arthur Murray – Fall Showcase – Columbia – Rumba

©TimeLine Media - Arthur Murray Columbia - Rumba pro show

Tysons Corner, VA

I have just about finished with all the orders from this big shopping weekend. Firstly, thank you to everyone that visited the website to view and purchase photos from ballroom dance events that TimeLine Media has covered this year! The most popular event to view of course was the very recent Arthur Murray Fall Showcase. The day was a blur with all the activity, but my photographers and I made some great photos from morning until night. The event ends as all of them do with a showcase of the professional dancers that instruct the students at the studios. The first show that I’ll highlight on the blog is from the Arthur Murray – Columbia, Maryland studio:

©TimeLine Media - Arthur Murray Columbia - Rumba pro show
©TimeLine Media – Arthur Murray Columbia – Rumba pro show

Columbia, MD Studio

We have seen these two in lots of shows and routines over the years, and we were happy to see them perform together again. In fact, they are in the middle of our first ballroom brag book that we created as a studio demo from a show that they performed some time ago. This routine was a beautiful rumba with some nice lines. The challenge for the rumba, keeping balance through moves that work the hips was displayed very well in this show. It can look deceivingly easy to dance except to the audience full of dancers that have all tried this style.

©TimeLine Media - Arthur Murray Columbia - Rumba pro show
©TimeLine Media – Arthur Murray Columbia – Rumba pro show

They make it look so easy! Nicely done!

©TimeLine Media - Arthur Murray Columbia - Rumba pro show
©TimeLine Media – Arthur Murray Columbia – Rumba pro show

TimeLine Media – www.timelinedc.com
703-864-8208

Washington DC – Capitol Dome

©TimeLine Media - US Capitol Dome at night

Today marks the 150th anniversary of the completion of the Capitol Dome in Washington, DC. I had no idea this milestone was this close, but I have been taking many photos of the building lately. There are plans to completely cover the dome with scaffolding for the next 2 years because of the deteriorating conditions of the structure.

Capitol Dome

©TimeLine Media - US Capitol Dome at night
©TimeLine Media – US Capitol Dome at night

A story published on CBS News’ 60 Minutes program last night had a lot more photography from inside the dome and flyovers above the building. I know that the time will pass quickly, but I want to get as many photos as I can before the dome is covered. These photos were from a recent walk on Capitol Hill in the early evening with the Fuji X100s. The camera continues to perform very well for me!

©TimeLine Media - US Capitol Building at night
©TimeLine Media – US Capitol Building at night

Being that scaffolding is planned for the dome, wedding photographers have posted their concerns about photos around the city for the next couple of years. Indeed, it will be another way to mark this time in DC history. Additionally it will be completed by the time we inaugurate the next president. Progress and democracy will keep rolling on in our city.

©TimeLine Media - US Capitol Building at night
©TimeLine Media – US Capitol Building at night

TimeLine Media – www.timelinedc.com
703-864-8208

1 8 9 10 11