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Day 1 – New Jersey State Open

We have safely made it to Atlantic City! This weekend is the 2013 New Jersey State Open. We have two full days of dancing ahead of us. All of the lights and cameras are setup, so we are ready to go as of 6:30AM on Friday. It is a 7AM start on both days, so you can watch all day if you are in the area. The venue is the Grand Ballroom of the Golden Nugget – Atlantic City, and I think the dancers will enjoy the setting. We will have plenty of pictures to share from the weekend to be sure! When they are ready, you can go to the proofing website to view all of them here:

http://www.timelinedc.com/proofs

You can give us your email address there if you want to be notified as soon as they are ready to view. We will also be posting the notice at our Facebook page. If you like the page, you will receive updates on the photos to your feed. Afterwards, please give me some feedback on the images. I enjoy making them, and put a lot of work into them. However, I know we can always do better, and would like to hear suggestions. Thank you!

2013 New Jersey Statae Open - ready to start!
2013 New Jersey State Open – ready to start!

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Special Event Lighting – Tech Thursday

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White Balance

When shooting color images, digital photography gives us a lot more flexibility in color balance. This is usually one of the first options that photo applications will let you adjust in your photos. In Adobe Lightroom, they call this “Temperature” referring to the Kelvin setting in degrees. On the lower end of the scale are the “cooler” or bluer settings starting at 2000K. On the other end is going to the “warmer” or yellower settings 10000K to 50000K.

Lightroom - color temperature slider
Lightroom – color temperature slider

Similarly to a previous post which I talked about bouncing the light off of colored walls, having mixed lighting sources will also affect the look of your photos. At events where there is lighting setup to set a mood for the room, you will have strongly colored constant lights. These will usually be tinted with a gel or LEDs that can make every kind of color possible. This can be difficult to balance, as now there are competing sources of color in your frames.

Ballroom Dance Photos

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©TimeLine Media – DC Dance Challenge ballroom dance event lighting

My thought in this situation is to use my flash to get the best exposure I can at the time. Having a good exposure means I can work with the file more easily in Lightroom later. The dance events usually has changing lights, so I cannot do a good white balance for each color, I just have to make a good exposure.

Back in Lightroom, I use the temperature and tint sliders to ensure that the skin of subjects in the frame looks good. It may not be exactly their skin tone as you see it, but neither is their color on the dance floor flooded with colored light. The downside is that the colored light in the background, or the ambient color of the room may change, but skin tones are my only concern. Whatever colors happen to change in the background or other room elements will have to be left as is. Let me know what you guys do when facing these room a wedding receptions, or other setups with special event lighting.

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Dancesport Competition Friday

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This weekend is the 2013 New Jersey State Open! We are excited about going back to Atlantic City to cover this event. The organizers have run a smooth competition over the 3 years we have photographed the dancers that have competed there. Each year, there is a growth in the amount of entries and this year is the largest one yet! Dancing will start at 7AM on both Friday and Saturday. So it will be an earlier start than expected for everyone attending.

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©TimeLine Media – dancesport competition

Please come introduce yourself to us at the photography table. If you will be doing any special choreography, let me know so that I can be sure to look out for the best angle to capture it. I will be looking out over everyone on the floor, but will be more aware if you let me know of anything special. I may be able to help you get the best angle by telling you where my lights will be setup for the best look.

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©TimeLine Media – dancesport competition

On Saturday evening, there will be more than just professional competition on the floor. There will be some other entertainers performing for the audience, and I think you will enjoy what the organizers have planned. Last year, a juggler and rhythm gymnast also performed in between the pro heats, and they were received well by guests. Come see the action this weekend! If you can’t make it this time, I will have some of my favorite images here on the blog as usual.

©TimeLine Media - Rhythm gymnast performance at New Jersey State Open
©TimeLine Media – Rhythm gymnast performance at New Jersey State Open

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