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That’s Dancing Winter Showcase – expiring

©TimeLine Media - That's Dancing 2012 Winter Showcase

That’s Dancing Winter Showcase are expiring this upcoming Monday! This was the last event that I photographed in 2012 – before I rededicated myself to blogging regularly. This was a really nice Showcase at the holidays with lots of time for the audience to dance in between acts. Before the photos are removed from the website, here are some of my favorites:

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Columbia, Maryland

that's dancing 2012 Winter Showcase ©TimeLine Media
©TimeLine Media – That’s Dancing 2012 Winter Showcase

It’s always nice to see the progress that dancers make from year to year. Of course, the students are proud of their work, but it is nice to see how the instructors reflect that pride with their work in their dancing. That is the same for me and my wife as we continue to learn. This year I have been particularly writing about photography on this blog to help improve there too, and it is working to formulate fresh photo ideas. Inspiration through perspiration, I guess. This journey has ups and downs, however, it is always fun to make progress especially on such a healthy hobby! Continued luck with your lessons, and have a great weekend!

that's dancing 2012 Winter Showcase ©TimeLine Media
©TimeLine Media – That’s Dancing 2012 Winter Showcase
that's dancing 2012 Winter Showcase ©TimeLine Media
©TimeLine Media – That’s Dancing 2012 Winter Showcase

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River City Ballroom Competition – sale expiring

©TimeLine Media - photo from the River City Ballroom Dance Competition

Happy Monday! The early-bird sale expiring on the photos from the River City Ballroom Dance Competition will expire today! At this time, everything on the website for this event from digital downloads to prints on paper, canvas, or matboard are on sale 20%. Afterwards, the prices will go up to the regular price. The photos will not be removed yet, so you will still be able to view and share the photos until July 29, 2013. The proofing website to view all the photos is:

http://proofs.timelinedc.com

On this occasion, I am continuing the editing from the Marsha Bonet showcase this week. I plan to have them up this week to view. Hopefully, the weather will continue to be nice out. With this in mind, I can make more images to share with you on the blog. Although the showcase will be a different kind of setup for dancing, I anticipate more great performances. Without a doubt Marsha will have her dancers ready to show!

Dancers competing at the River City Ballroom Dance Competition - sale expiring ©TimeLine Media
Dancers competing at the River City Ballroom Dance Competition ©TimeLine Media
©TimeLine Media - sale expiring on photos from the River City Ballroom Dance Competition
©TimeLine Media – sale expiring on photos from the River City Ballroom Dance Competition
©TimeLine Media - photo from the River City Ballroom Dance Competition
7 Cities at the River City Ballroom Dance Competition ©TimeLine Media

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Salsa Bachata – Saturday

©TimeLine Media - Salsa Bachata Throwdown in monochrome

It has been a busy week of editing, and orders in the studio. Thanks to everyone that has visited the proofing site and the blog! It’s nice to hear from you, and how you are enjoying the new photos. I am going out for another shoot today to cover Marsha Bonet’s Showcase this evening, and I’m sure we will make more great photos there.

Dance Photography

I have to get the gear cleaned and ready, so here are some of my favorite photos from last weekend’s Salsa Bachata Throwdown converted to monochrome which really gives them a different feel from the color versions. Many of the dancers were wearing very vibrant and colorful clothes for the social dance. Taking the color out of the photos, focuses more attention on faces and expressions. This helps to define your subjects, and really brings the viewer into your images.

©TimeLine Media - Salsa Bachata Throwdown in monochrome
Monochrome photos of a dance showcase ©TimeLine Media

The monochrome conversion was done in Adobe Lightroom version 4. With the color information, I used the histogram of the images to ensure that there were both true black and true white areas in the images. This boosts the overall contrast of the images making them look much better than the default conversion to gray scale settings. Try this with some of your images – make sure that there are area of complete black and complete white to make sepia or black/white images really pop off the screen.

©TimeLine Media - Salsa Bachata Throwdown in monochrome
©TimeLine Media – Salsa Bachata Throwdown in monochrome
©TimeLine Media - Salsa Bachata Throwdown in monochrome
Social Dancing in monochrome at a Rockville, Maryland studio ©TimeLine Media

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