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August 22, 2014

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Arthur Murray Silver Spring Professional Show | Dance Photographer

Tysons, Virginia

The preparations are in full swing now for the upcoming DC Area Arthur Murray Fall Freestyles event! It will be held at the Hilton McLean in Tysons Corner, VA on September 12-13, 2014. We have seen a lot of practicing in the studio the last few weeks, so I know the dancers are getting excited about showing off their new dresses, and planning their hair and makeup for the weekend dancing. I am currently working on posters to display at the event. Check out the TimeLine Media Facebook page for updates on the poster contest from the last Showcase event. I am not sure exactly how many will be printed for the event, so look there for updates.

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The first post from the last Arthur Murray event is from the last professional show of the evening by the Silver Spring, Maryland studio. Tess and Omar have been teaching, competing and performing all across the country for the last few years. As dancers, we have been blessed to watch them as they have put their talents on display for us to be enjoy and be inspired to improve our own dancing.

Final Show

Earlier in the day, Omar told me the sad news that this would be their last show in our local events as their partnership was ending. This is always bittersweet to hear when good dancers leave the area. Especially for these two, as I have made so many great images of their dancing in their long career dancing together.

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This performance was a compilation of so many styles. These two have done this before mixing pieces of figures from different dances as they interpret the music. They have done this before in other shows, and I always enjoy the photos as I review them. Selfishly, these are the ones that I wish I could watch without having to have my eye in the camera. This was another one – the emotion, the reactions from the Silver Spring crowd that new the circumstances, and the other teachers that have admired and worked and watched their work – it was too much to take in, but I tried my best. This is one of the cases where I don’t think it was enough. Best of luck to both of them as they start new chapters!

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August 20, 2014

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Better Than Ezra at Tysons Corner Center

Summer Concert Series

Personally, this was an exciting assignment for me – covering the 94.7 Fresh Artist Concert Series at Tysons Corner Center. Better than Ezra has been putting out hit singles since I was in college. Their songs had a sound that I identify with that time in my life. I looked forward to hearing them perform live! Before they took the stage, they had a meet and greet with some fans that won the chance to see them and have their photos taken. What I did not know was that all the members of the band have a great sense of humor! The fans that met them up close had a good time with their antics, and they made for some great photos. Visit the Tysons Corner Center Facebook page to see all of them!

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When they took the stage, they did not disappoint! They sounded terrific in the Plaza. With the sound setup, the reverb off the buildings, and the singing from the crowd it was a nice evening of music. I always wonder what songwriters think when they take the stage in front of a crowd of people that have not seen them before, or in an area that they do not visit often, and the audience knows all the words and melodies of a song. This is a composition that started as a unique thought in your head, and through the modern distribution of communication and media, it is now a collective memory over so many!

Better that Ezra played all of their recognizable hits along with their new singles. “A Lifetime”, “Extraordinary”, “Good” – it was awesome to hear live, and I really had to remember to keep taking photos! Two more Fridays will have concerts in the series, so be sure to get your wristbands at Tysons before they are gone!

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August 19, 2014

Event, Music, Photography, Technology | 2 Comments

Concert Lighting White Balance | Tech Tuesday

Theatrical lighting for stage performances adds to the spectacle of musical performances. In the times I have covered musical groups as they performed, I have enjoyed using the additional lights around the stage as cool props that can add to the images. The lights at SingStrong were especially timed with the performance which enhanced the mood of the performances. They can be challenge to get good focus as the darkened arena against the strong point light sources is not ideal for auto focus systems in cameras. There are a lot of missed shots in the collection!

The other challenge comes in post processing the images after the concert. The lighting can be very strong in color casts. Whether that comes from gels over lights, or LEDs that can be any color, they will cast strong color. Of course, this color will be over their faces and skin tones which is always a challenge to balance afterwards. For this shoot, I had the white balance set to auto. Because I was shooting raw files, I planned to adjust the settings later in post.

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The lighting in the photo was a strong blue backlight that you can see on the left of the frame. From the front house lights, there was a red light on the front of the performers which is a common combination in stage lighting. To balance the color in Lightroom, I went into the Develop module, selected the White Balance tool, and then placed a point on the gray head of the microphone. I always look for gray colors for balancing as a starting point, and it worked well in this case toning down the pink skin tones.

I have much better luck going for gray tones in the frame. Sometimes there is not enough data in white or black areas to get an accurate white balance setting. The software may tell you, however, it will not change anything in your photo depending on the image. Of course, it is always important to have a calibrated monitor to ensure consistency in printing images. If the color cast is too strong, removing all color from the photo is also an option, and one I go to frequently!

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