October 2014 - Page 2 of 3 - TimeLine Media Blog

October 20, 2014

Ballroom Dance, Event, Photography | 0 comment

Busy Week | Virginia Photographer

New Jersey State Open

Back to work this morning! It has been a busy few weeks, and I am still catching up with all the photo shoots and requests that have come in to the studio. The weather has taken a dip in temperature, and the colors in the trees have started to come out! We have been out taking photos of all the colors before it becomes too cold to go outside. From inside, there are a lot of things going on. We are preparing for a trip to Atlantic City this week to cover the New Jersey State Open.

There is a change of venue this year, so we will be setting up at the Bally’s Atlantic City. Although registration is now closed online, there is still time to call the organizers to dance this weekend. There have also lined up some great entertainment apart from the great dancing on Saturday night. We are excited about making a new collection of ballroom dance photography, and I will definitely show some of my favorites here on the blog when we get back.

That’s Dancing Showcase

Also on the website, there is a collection that is expiring today. The dance photos from the That’s Dancing Summer Showcase from last June will be removed after midnight. This is the last chance to view and purchase prints or digital downloads from this event.
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Business portraits event in Fairfax, Virginia ©TimeLine Media

I enjoy going up to their studio to capture their choreographed routines two times a year. Their staff is creative in putting fun, entertaining shows while teaching school figures. They also do a great job with their efforts to have a theme for all their showcases. It helps to tie in all the performances, and the audience is involved in the activities between dances. I am sure they are hard at work for their upcoming Winter Showcase pieces!

That's Dancing Summer Showcase - ©TimeLine Media — That’s Dancing Summer Showcase ©TimeLine Media

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October 16, 2014

Event, Personal, Photography, Wedding | 2 Comments

Wedding Throwback Thursday

It’s our ten-year wedding anniversary today! As I recall from etiquette books, the traditional gift is an electronic web log post. DONE!

Staged_Wedding_Ceremony_Photo

I can’t believe it has been that long. We have done so many cool things over our marriage so far – probably why it seems like the time has flown. How many football games have we seen in a stadium? How many dance steps have we learned? Oor at least are familiar with? How many places have we traveled and visited on long plane trips, or shorter car rides?

Thanks for sticking with me through long photography assignments and other bouts of creativity. You have helped to foster creative ideas for me and my photography. It would have been a much tougher time to get TimeLine Media where it is today without a good manager looking at the big picture while I’m editing through huge collections. I’m sure there are more just around the corner that I could use your help! The wedding was just the first of our large projects together. With all the ones we have faced since then, I am more convinced that there are not too many things that we could not tackle together. By the way, I need help measuring for dance pants.

I think we make a great team – here is to many more anniversaries!

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October 14, 2014

Event, Personal, Photography, Technology, Travel | 0 comment

Morning Moons | Tech Tuesday

Fairfax, Virginia

I feel like I have been so lazy with the blog! Sorry if you have just been anxiously hitting refresh to see if I get inspired today J Well, I am really getting caught up with all my assignments, and getting things back on track after going on a short vacation. Last week some excitement happened in the early morning skies that I almost missed! There was a lunar eclipse that would be viewable in our part of the world right at the time that I would be getting up to start my day – a perfect chance to make some photos without too much effort! And with the backlog of things I had to do, this was what I needed.

Lunar Eclipse

A lunar eclipse is an awesome practice for your camera. Trying to get good photos of a bright moon can teach you a lot about metering, or “how a camera views and image”. Left on automatic, a camera has a difficult time getting a good photo of the face of the moon. This is due to the construction of the light meter in every camera system. They do not see composition, nor can they read the photographer’s mind to know exactly the goals for the image.

A meter measures all the light coming into the sensor, and it calculates the aperture and shutter speed that will give a middle gray image. It does not know that you want the bright light of the moon to be lowered to see the details of the surface. Lowering the amount of light will also make the rest of the photo darker – which is the compromise when making these photos. You will lose detail around the bright moon. During an eclipse that is happening right outside my front door– that is fine by me! I do not care about any of the other surrounding details.

Early-morning-lunar-eclipse-©TimeLine-Media

Once I figured an exposure that gave me the detail that I was looking for, I played with all kinds of settings. Sometimes I changed the aperture, sometimes the ISO. The exposure values were very similar, but I wanted to see how the camera responds when pushed in such a dark scene.

It only lasted a few minutes before the moon ducked too low in the horizon. I was very lucky! No need to go to extra lengths to get these photos, but so many that I’ll keep in the collection.

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New Jersey State Open

That’s Dancing Showcase

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