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April 1, 2014

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Editing Spring Freestyles – dance photos

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Not a long post today as I am still editing the photos from last weekend’s events. The first one that I am working on is the DC Area Arthur Murray Spring Freestyles held last Friday and Saturday. We had some great photographers helping out to cover the split dance floor. There are close to 12,000 images to go through, edit, crop, and sort by studio, so I hope to have these done by Saturday. Please stay tuned to the blog for updates!

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For our booth, we displayed some nice large posters from the Columbia and Tysons Corner studios. They were the top two winners from the TimeLine Media Facebook contest! Although the original Columbia poster had all three shows on one, I decided to break them out separately. The dancers could have more exposure on each, and we could rotate the display a little. The studios were eager to have them which always makes us feel good to get the great response from them, and the other dancers attending the event! We will definitely do it again from the professional shows at the Freestyles. All the shows had some great moments, and I captures some good ones. It should be fun editing them after all the competitive heats.

If you do not want to wait for an update on the blog or the Facebook page, you can go to the proofing site now. There, I have a placeholder for the images from the Freestyles event. If you click on it, you can add your email address to the list to be notified as soon as the photos are ready to view. Here is the link:

http://proofs.timelinedc.com

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March 26, 2014

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Waltz Showcase – Smooth Professional Show

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Today’s photos are from the last show not yet featured from the DC Area Arthur Murray Fall Showcase. If I forgot any of them, I would not be able to keep my reputation. Moreover, I would probably hear about it from the studios! Since the next Arthur Murray even that we are scheduled to cover is this upcoming weekend, I need to post this quick! This show was a beautiful Waltz by the Chevy Chase, Maryland studio.

Tavia and Austin have performed many shows over the years, and I have enjoyed the photos I get from all of them. Whether rhythm or smooth, these two capture the audience attention and hold them for their performances. The music chosen was the haunting “My Love” by Sia.

Waltz Professional Show - ©TimeLine Media — Waltz Professional Show – ©TimeLine Media

The pairing of this song with their dancing was amazing. This was one time I wish I could share a video of the dance along with the photos as in this instance, I wish I could have produce both moving and still pictures of this show. Like the music lyrics, the dance seems to have many meanings depending on interpretation of the viewer or listener. However you see the meaning, the dancers hushed the audience, and you could feel the quiet parts of the music as no one wanted to make a sound until they were sure that the piece was completed. It was a compliment to their work in preparing this show, and hope to see more from them at future events.

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March 19, 2014

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Professional Samba Showcase – Dance Photography

Arthur Murray professional Samba showcase - ©TimeLine Media

Today’s blog is featuring the professional dance show by Arthur Murray Columbia, Maryland. These two were part of the winning poster from the recent TimeLine Media Facebook photo contest. With this studio having 3 couples dancing shows, I could not put too many images of each on the poster. In looking back at old blog posts, I found that there were a few performances that I have not yet put on their own blog post.

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Arthur Murray professional showcase - ©TimeLine Media — Arthur Murray professional showcase – ©TimeLine Media

This Samba was a great display of the skills of these dancers! They had a dramatic start with the lady coming out ahead of her partner and dancing solo. When this happens, I try to still get both dancers in the frame with the partner that is not on the floor somewhere in the background. It worked out nicely in this case especially with her partner blending in to the audience members just off the floor.

When both of them got on the floor, this Samba really got rolling. After photographing so many dances and dancers, I can anticipate a lot of their upcoming moves. Being ready with the camera when they are facing the camera is the goal of getting great dance photos. Especially with professional dancers, it can be difficult to catch these moments, but the payoff comes with some awesome images!

When the dancers stop in an ending line, shooting photos is so much easier! This first photo was done as they were going into the line –

The last was when I had a chance to really frame up the photo perfectly. No cropping was necessary for this one. One of my lights did not flash for this, and there is more of a shadow side on the right of the frame, but I like how it gives more dimension to the faces. Sometimes, you just get lucky!

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