Posts Tagged ‘dancers’

Arthur Murray – at the New Jersey State Open

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When you travel far from home for work, it is always nice to see familiar Arthur Murray faces. Going to the New Jersey State Open is always a privilege to photograph because of the quality of the competition organization, and the dancing all weekend. During the professional competitions, it was really nice to see studios that brought a large contingent of students with them to cheer them on! Of course the crowd is always more excited when the professionals are twirling and moving quickly up and down the floor, but this element was reminiscent of our local events. It really upped the enthusiasm, and their dancers really responded!

Professional competition at the New Jersey State Open ©TimeLine Media
Professional competition at the New Jersey State Open ©TimeLine Media

I did get photos of all the dancers on the floor since they were all making some nice lines on the floor. But I did yell for our local favorites from the Arthur Murray in Silver Spring, MD!

Dancers from the Silver Spring, MD studio at the New Jersey State Open ©TimeLine Media
Dancers from the Silver Spring, MD studio at the New Jersey State Open ©TimeLine Media

There were a couple of favorites from the Arthur Murray studios in New Jersey. They came sporting their studio jackets, and always had a lot of support for their students and instructors when they were on the floor.

©TimeLine Media - Arthur Murray at the New Jersey State Open
©TimeLine Media – Arthur Murray at the New Jersey State Open

It was so nice to see them show off their skills on a big stage! We hope to see all of them at another competition soon. It is not difficult to find good photos when they are on the floor.

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©TimeLine Media – Arthur Murray at the New Jersey State Open

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2013 Summer Showcase – Last Day

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Today is the last day to view and order photos from the DC Area Arthur Murray Summer Showcase. A few of you that read the blog or are on the mailing list have been back to the proofing website to review their photos – Thank you! Here is a direct link to the photos:

http://proofs.timelinedc.com/

©TimeLine Media - Summer Showcase last day
©TimeLine Media – Summer Showcase last day

This event was held at the Hilton McLean in Tysons Corner, VA. The photos have a very different look from our other recent photos due to the setup of the large ballroom where this event was held. This was probably the dimmest room we have photographed in a while, so almost all the light from the photos is from our flashes. In order to keep from blinding the audience and other dancers, we have adjusted our lights and shooting style. The photographers wait for the dancers to be in the sweet spot for the light before taking their photos. Because the reach of the flash is lower in this room, we could not shoot as far down the floor as in other rooms. But I think we made it work, and we thank everyone that ordered some prints and downloads of their images. The last event that we will cover for the Arthur Murray studios this year will be the Fall Showcase coming up in a couple of weeks. Stay tuned for photos from that event soon!

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©TimeLine Media – Summer Showcase last day
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©TimeLine Media – Summer Showcase last day

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Long Exposures – New Jersey State Open

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Another busy weekend with a lot of new photos! I am still working on the Paragon Open photos, and hope to have those up during the week. Thanks to everyone that has already visited and placed order from the New Jersey State Open. There is an early-bird 20% off sale on all items until November 18, 2013. No coupon code is necessary as the website already takes into account the discount when you check out. The link to those photos is here:

http://proofs.timelinedc.com/

©TimeLine Media - long exposure ballroom dance floor
©TimeLine Media – long exposure ballroom dance floor

Of course the majority of my ballroom dance photos are taken with as fast a shutter speed as I can. This freezes the action, and makes for sharp photos. This is the biggest challenge in ballroom dance photography as there is usually not as much light as the camera would like, and the dancers are moving quickly! To accentuate this, we made some extreme long exposure photos during the event. The one above was the longest at almost 2 seconds. It doesn’t sound like much, but look at the difference between most of our other photos! This was taken during a popular general dance song, so there are many couples on the floor. Here is one during a smooth heat:

©TimeLine Media - long exposure ballroom dance floor
©TimeLine Media – long exposure ballroom dance floor

This was only about 1 second. It really shows how fleeting the dance moments can be! All the more reason to put as much effort as you can to preserve them in the camera.

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