Posts Tagged ‘dancing’

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/

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©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
©TimeLine Media - Summer Showcase last day
©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:

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©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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Photos Released – 2013 New Jersey State Open

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The photos have been released for the New Jersey State Open! We have worked very hard to get these out as quickly as possible, and finally, the 8500+ photos from last Friday & Saturday’s competition are ready to view. Please go to this link to see your photos:

http://www.timelinedc.com/proofs

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©TimeLine Media – New Jersey State Open

Atlantic City, NJ

I will have many more postings about this event in the coming days, so stay tuned to see more of our favorite photos. If you have any especially trouble finding your images, please send me an email [ rassi @ timelinedc.com ] or give me a phone call. Overall the images have been categorized by the man’s number. We have done our best to put everyone in the correct spot, but if we have made any mistakes please let me know!

Dance Photos Released

Again, we want to especially thank Susan, Roxanne, and Tom, the organizers for this event. Again they had us as the official photographers covering the dancing. We are sure that everyone had a wonderful time at the Golden Nugget in Atlantic City. We hope that everyone enjoys their photos, and we plan to see you at the 2014 event next year. Thank you!

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©TimeLine Media – New Jersey State Open – photos released

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