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Christmas Decorations

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If it seems like Christmas is approaching quickly this year, it is!! I have been lucky to be photographing a lot this holiday season, and am really enjoying working so many holiday events. The decorations around the buildings and store have been inspiring for making photos, so I have made the most of the opportunity.

Tree Lights

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My mother always decorates a beautiful Christmas tree. She keeps the light all white with many different decorations she has collected over the years. She used to decorate multiple trees, so she has to pick and choose which ones to hang every time it goes up! Some of the ornaments are hand made, some were bought when she first started decorating trees in the 1970’s, and many of them are gifts from family, friends, and former patients. We stopped by for a visit, and she did a nice job again. Enjoy some of the photos!

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Last Event

We are shooting one more ballroom dance event for the year, the studio showcase for That’s Dancing in Jessup, MD. It is planned for this evening, and if the weather holds up, it should be a great show! I will work on the photos this week, and when they are completed, you can see them at the usual site for all of our ballroom dance photos:

http://proofs.timelinedc.com

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Chasing Photos – Tech Thursday

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Sports and photographing action or events share similarities in the way you approach achieving the end objectives. The one I am writing about today is chasing photos. A quarterback in football that is known as a “gunslinger” takes more chances when he passes the ball. He will pass the ball in more situations where there is a lower percentage of success. Or he may overthink or outsmart himself. The overestimation of his abilities will enable him to complete a pass that has a low chance of getting to where he wants it to go.

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Being an action photographer, I have similar problems when doing a long event shoot. For ballroom dancing, there is no shortage of action to get in the frame. Sometimes, though, I “chase” photos. I think that I can get my long lens to frame up a composition that I know is coming up. I am not the most experienced ballroom dancer. However, I have seen more than my fair share of dancers. I think I can anticipate when a specific line is coming up, and when the dancers seem to be lining up perfectly with my perspective.

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Chasing Photos

Much like a gunslinger, this approach to photography can yield spectacular results! Unfortunately, this can also lead to missing some easier shots that were right in front of me, but I missed because I was chasing another photo. What I do now is to mix my technique while shooting. Only after I am sure the guaranteed shots are in the camera do I start to go for more unconventional photos. It allows me more freedom to be creative after the documentary or standard shots are done. I feel like I have completed my job for my clients, now I can move to other photos that I will add to my portfolio for later. If only my favorite football teams could do this…

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2013 Holiday Order Deadlines

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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.

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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!

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