Archive of ‘Ballroom Dance’ category

Mid-Atlantic Championships Sale Ending

USA Dance Mid-Atlantic Championships - ©TimeLine Media

There have been lots of views of the photos from the USA Dance Mid-Atlantic Championships over the last two weeks! The web server has been busy according to the stats. We are so pleased that so many have viewed and purchased prints and downloads! It helps us to keep working to make the best ballroom dance photos. Additionally it helps us to organize them to make them easy to find for dancers.

Bethesda, Maryland

USA Dance Mid-Atlantic Championships - ©TimeLine Media
USA Dance Mid-Atlantic Championships – ©TimeLine Media 

Looking back over the photos I was taken back to the image sorting. Undoubtedly this was the hardest part of finishing this event. Of all the ballroom dance events that we cover, the Mid-Atlantic Championships is the hardest to finish. There is such a varied number of categories, and level of dancers, and the heats are very full over the two days. The challenge is to identify so many dancers by their numbers using a combination of photos catching the numbers on the back, the program, and the results pages online. It was a good 4-day job just to complete that! It was a good thing that our lighting setup was very good for the room, so I did not have as much photo editing to do with each one.

USA Dance Mid-Atlantic Championships - ©TimeLine Media
USA Dance Mid-Atlantic Championships – ©TimeLine Media

Early Bird Sale Ending

As an important reminder, the early-bird sale of 20% off all sales from the event will be ending this upcoming Monday, March 10, 2014. There is no coupon code needed – the discount will be applied automatically at checkout. Thanks again to all of you that have already taken advantage of the sale. I have been busy putting in all the orders and have enjoyed seeing you share your digital downloads on Facebook, Twitter, and other places online! Here is the link to the photos where the sale is ending:

http://proofs.timelinedc.com

USA Dance Mid-Atlantic Championships - ©TimeLine Media
USA Dance Mid-Atlantic Championships – ©TimeLine Media 

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Adobe InDesign Intro – Tech Thursday

Arthur Murray - Chevy Chase, MD - ©TimeLine Media

The Adobe InDesign software is becoming a larger part of my photography as I learn more about the power of this program. The first time I used the program was with the CS5 suite as it was included with a package of programs from Adobe that included Photoshop, Illustrator and Lightroom. I did not think I would have any use for InDesign, but many photographers started to show videos on how they use InDesign for making album templates. It was then that it clicked!

Page Layout Design

Adobe InDesign CC Splash screen
Adobe InDesign CC Splash screen

If keeping things perfectly centered, perfectly aligned with other elements, or perfectly aligned on a page, then this program is for you. It is amazingly useful for making album layouts. I use them for Ballroom Brag Books or wedding albums. Additionally it is really easy to make collages like I did recently for the TimeLine Media Facebook photo contest:

InDesign working layout - ©TimeLine Media
InDesign working layout – ©TimeLine Media

Frames are the basis for working in InDesign. You create the frame where you would like to place your element. These can be photos, text, illustration, or any other digital object. When adding text, you need to draw out the size of the box that you would like, then type. Afterwards, the text box acts like a text box in any other application. The powerful part of InDesign is that the frame can be moved anywhere on the image. Also, there are live guides (colored green) that will pop up when the text box is centered to another frame, or when the bottom of the frame will align with others. This has helped to lay elements out perfectly straight. Concurrently it will save you a lot of time if you are mixing images and text.

Speaking of which, I have a friendly photo contest going on at the TimeLine Media Facebook page. To help us decide which of the professional shows to feature at the upcoming Spring Freestyles, I have made posters from all the shows at the last Showcase. The 2 posters that received the most votes will be printed and displayed at the event. Please visit the page to vote for your favorites with a click of the “Like” button. Thank you!

Arthur Murray - Chevy Chase, MD - ©TimeLine Media
Arthur Murray – Chevy Chase, MD – ©TimeLine Media

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Sheer Dance

USA Dance Mid-Atlantic Championships - ©TimeLine Media

It is always nice to see your work published in places other than your blog! The latest issue of Sheer Dance Magazine has some photos from the USA Dance Mid-Atlantic Championships. There were dancers from their local area that competed. With this in mind they requested that some of my photos be used to accompany their story. I am adding this to the collection!

USA Dance Mid-Atlantic Championships - ©TimeLine Media
USA Dance Mid-Atlantic Championships – ©TimeLine Media

Magazine Photo Prints

Thanks to the publishers that run this magazine. They were up front with their request. Photographers are very nervous about having their work stolen online, but sharing work is the best way to get your name out there. If you are a publication that is looking for good images, please do not steal work from photographers or other artists that work just as hard to produce the work in the first place. It can be mutually beneficial to reach out and discuss what both are looking for in exchange for usage.

I have found that being open to opportunities to share work has really opened a lot of other avenues for me. It shows that I have a good collection of images spanning a length of time, and it gives confidence that I can go and create more strong images in the future for prospective clients. Having additional reach through publications is really an important marketing piece for photographers, and I encourage others to do the same. Share your work with as many as you can! You never know who may read an issue, and remember the impact that you images create.

USA Dance Mid-Atlantic Championships - ©TimeLine Media
USA Dance Mid-Atlantic Championships – ©TimeLine Media

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703-864-8208

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