July 2015 archive

2015 Arthur Murray Spring Freestyles photos expiring

Arthur Murray Professional Show - ©TimeLine Media
Arthur Murray Professional Show – ©TimeLine Media

Today is the last day to view photos from the 2015 Spring Freestyles from the DC area Arthur Murray studios. Thank you to everyone that came to the website to view them! I know that they were shared around since we had a lot of questions about this event. If you know of anyone else that would like to see them, or to get one last look at them, you can go to this link:

2015 DC Area Arthur Murray Spring Freestyles photos at TimeLine Media

Arthur Murray Professional Show - ©TimeLine Media
Arthur Murray Professional Show – ©TimeLine Media
Arthur Murray Professional Show - ©TimeLine Media
Arthur Murray Professional Show – ©TimeLine Media

To end this event, we had an awesome group of Professional Shows by the staff of the participating studios. This is some of the most challenging for me of the entire weekend! By time, I have all the lighting setup for the entire floor, so there are no technical issues with getting photos. But the dancers that are performing are a different level than the students that danced all weekend.

Arthur Murray Professional Show - ©TimeLine Media
Arthur Murray Professional Show – ©TimeLine Media
Arthur Murray Professional Show - ©TimeLine Media
Arthur Murray Professional Show – ©TimeLine Media

Part of the difference is the skill and talent level of the dancers. They dedicate more of their days working on these figures to perfect them. Also, the crowd that had their attention spread across many different couples on the floor throughout the weekend. Now, everyone concentrates on only two dancers which ratchets up the tension. They want them to perform well, and they are ready to react as loudly as they can at the end. It is an electric environment to make photos!

Arthur Murray Professional Show - ©TimeLine Media
Arthur Murray Professional Show – ©TimeLine Media

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Cherry Blossom Fashion Show – Tysons Corner Center

On the Concourse

Cherry Blossom Fashion Show at Tysons Corner Center ©TimeLine Media
Cherry Blossom Fashion Show at Tysons Corner Center ©TimeLine Media

It is Spring in the DC area, so there was a Cherry Blossom Fashion Show at Tysons Corner Center. Lord and Taylor put their seasonal fashions on display. Similar to their previous show of prom styles that I posted before, they had a long red carpet laid out.

Lord and Taylor Spring Fashions ©TimeLine Media
Lord and Taylor Spring Fashions ©TimeLine Media

Since this was similar to the holiday show setup, I had a flash ready near my position facing down towards the models. Besides the earlier start, the midday sun coming into the Concourse helped to give this an outdoor, Spring-like feel to the photos. The strong backlight really needed a high power on the flash to make the clothes and faces visible.

Lord and Taylor Spring Fashions ©TimeLine Media
Lord and Taylor Spring Fashions ©TimeLine Media
Cherry Blossom Fashion Show at Tysons Corner Center ©TimeLine Media
Cherry Blossom Fashion Show at Tysons Corner Center ©TimeLine Media

Around the show, the cherry blossoms were recreated in balloon form. Talented balloon artists had to prepare very early to have these sets built and put into place before the show started. While the show was going on, they made balloon creations for people visiting the area. What they can make out of this inflatable building block is amazing!

Cherry Blossom trees made from balloons ©TimeLine Media
Cherry Blossom trees made from balloons ©TimeLine Media
Balloon Artist with eye balloon ©TimeLine Media
Balloon Artist with eye balloon ©TimeLine Media
Crowd with balloon artist ©TimeLine Media
Crowd with balloon artist ©TimeLine Media

After the show was over, some of the models wanted to get some extra photos. Without the pressure of the show, they were much more relaxed. In addition, some asked to have their family members get a photo too!

Family photos after fashion show ©TimeLine Media Cherry Blossom Fashion
Family photos after fashion show ©TimeLine Media
Runway models photo after show ©TimeLine Media Cherry Blossom Fashion
Runway models photo after show ©TimeLine Media
Runway photo after show ©TimeLine Media Cherry Blossom Fashion
Runway photo after show ©TimeLine Media

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2015 UPenn Classic photos Expiring

Philadelphia Dance Competition

Ballroom Dancing at the Pennsylvania Convention Center ©TimeLine Media
Ballroom Dancing at the Pennsylvania Convention Center ©TimeLine Media

Today the photos from the 2015 UPenn Classic photos expire at the TimeLine Media proofing site. This event was held last February at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, PA. Thanks to Penn Latin and Ballroom Dance for having us come back to cover their event! Back in 2009, they were one of the first dance events that we covered outside of our home base in Washington, DC. It was great to see the group flourishing with lots of support from surrounding schools. To get one last look at the photos, please visit the link below:

2015 UPenn Classic photos at TimeLine Media

Ballroom Dancing at the Pennsylvania Convention Center ©TimeLine Media
Crowd around the dance floor at the Pennsylvania Convention Center ©TimeLine Media
Ballroom Dancing at the Pennsylvania Convention Center ©TimeLine Media
Ballroom Dancing at the Pennsylvania Convention Center ©TimeLine Media
Ballroom Dancing at the Pennsylvania Convention Center ©TimeLine Media
Ballroom Dancing at the Pennsylvania Convention Center ©TimeLine Media
Ballroom Dancing at the Pennsylvania Convention Center ©TimeLine Media
UPenn Classic at the Pennsylvania Convention Center ©TimeLine Media

This venue is one of the grandest ballrooms we have photographed with such a large space above the dance floor. When we arrived, I was almost overwhelmed with the amount of air between us and the ceiling. It was a good thing that I no longer bounce my flash for my action photos – there would no power left by the time it came back from up there! Therefore, I had to quickly come up with a different setup.

Ballroom Dancing at the Pennsylvania Convention Center ©TimeLine Media
Ballroom Dancing at the Pennsylvania Convention Center ©TimeLine Media
Ballroom Dancing at the Pennsylvania Convention Center ©TimeLine Media
Ballroom Dancing at the Pennsylvania Convention Center ©TimeLine Media
UPenn Classic at the Pennsylvania Convention Center ©TimeLine Media

Penn Latin and Ballroom Dance

We had to quickly set up in the morning as we did not have a chance to set up the night before. So less than a half hour after getting our gear into the ballroom, the dancers were about to start. Luckily, I had a lot of help, and the very long ballroom helped to give some distance between me and the background. In other words, it was an easy assignment to have the dancers pop out in such a large space. In addition to the space, having the flashes directly going towards the dancers helped. A great day of dancing!

Penn Latin and Ballroom Dance
Penn Latin and Ballroom Dance

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