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Arthur Murray Chevy Chase – Rumba Professional Show

Rumba Professional Show - ©TimeLine Media

Chantilly, Virginia

Today’s post features photos from a Rumba pro show by the Arthur Murray Chevy Chase studio. Overall this studio consistently has a professional couple perform at the end of these events. It shows that they are supporting each other by helping and observing their practices. Above all, their shows are entertaining for the audiences. This show in particular incorporated steps that are taught in the studios to the students making it accessible and relatable to the audience.

Arthur Murray Chevy Chase, MD - ©TimeLine Media
Arthur Murray Chevy Chase, MD – ©TimeLine Media

The skill in performing these figures is what separates it from our practice steps! Their swivels, keeping their feet position correct – these subtleties are what makes this a show that you would review as you aspire to improve your dancing. Additionally, I hope to keep such a strong core body position in dancing Rumba. Many of the figures have such similar components that it makes it difficult to lead in a way that the lady can follow easily. In this performance, these two were both strong in keeping their position making for some especially nice lines in the photos.

Professional Show

Rumba - Arthur Murray Chevy Chase, MD - ©TimeLine Media
Rumba – Arthur Murray Chevy Chase, MD – ©TimeLine Media

This weekend we are preparing to take our photography on the road. We are going to make another collection of dance photos, so going through our last event is helping me get into the dance frame-of-mind. I am hoping that we can setup the lighting in similar positions given that I liked the results. The balance between the front and backlighting for these was perfect for the floor this size. Concurrently, the back lighting was not too strong to flare in the camera, and the front lighting was even across the floor. It allowed me to just concentrate on following the dancers, and made the post processing very fast.

Rumba Professional Show - ©TimeLine Media
Rumba Professional Show – ©TimeLine Media
Arthur Murray Chevy Chase, MD - ©TimeLine Media
Arthur Murray Chevy Chase, MD – ©TimeLine Media

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Mother’s Day Weekend

Photographer at DC Cherry Blossoms - ©TimeLine Media

For the next week, the TimeLine Media proofing website is having a sale on canvas prints! Unfortunately, the lab timing on the sale means that any purchased now would not make it in time for mothers being presented with gifts this weekend, but it can be delivered soon after. The sale price is already reflected on the website, so no coupon code or password is needed to get the discount on the order. Overall, these canvas prints make hanging your personal art very easy. Your photos are printed directly onto canvas, stretched onto a wooden frame, and arrive ready to hang out of the box. Of course, I have some of these hanging in my home, and will be making more with this sale myself! The link to the proofing website where you can see photos from recent events, and order canvas prints is:

http://proofs.timelinedc.com

Washington, DC

Photographer at DC Cherry Blossoms - ©TimeLine Media
Photographer at DC Cherry Blossoms – ©TimeLine Media

This weekend will be the annual celebration of mother’s everywhere. Undoubtedly there will be packed restaurants, and full, colorful bouquets of flowers, and lots of stories being retold. Of course, I hope there will be some time to make a photo or two. I am so lucky to have my mom in my life on a regular basis. She has enjoyed learning to take better photos along with me, and she is really taking advantage of these new cameras. She is quickly becoming a fan of taking selfies!

Under peak Cherry Blossoms - ©TimeLine Media
Under peak Cherry Blossoms – ©TimeLine Media

Happy Mother’s Day to all moms out there! Whether you are running after a little toddler, or shuttling a teenager from sports to music lessons, thank you for all of your hard work. My mother has always pushed me to work, to study, to keep working towards whatever goals I have for myself. I keep trying as it continues to make me better! Best wishes to all the mothers out there!

Nanay and GGB at the Cherry blossoms - ©TimeLine Media
Nanay and GGB at the Cherry blossoms – ©TimeLine Media

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Outrunning the Curtain – Tech Thursday

Fashion Show with off camera flash - ©TimeLine Media

Testing

Flash photography is different, not difficult! Natural, or available is easier in the way that Microsoft Word is an easy as a text editor. With available light, what you see if what you get. There is no guessing as to the effect that the light will have on your subject in the photo, because you can see it even without looking through your camera. I am trying to step away, and attempting to use flash in every situation that I can. It is a challenge, but I think the results can be much better, and the files much easier to work with in post. This post is about the first lesson is using a flash off the camera. This can be a speedlight that you attach to your camera with a cord, or wirelessly – it does not matter which for this article.

Every camera has a set flash sync speed. This is a fastest shutter speed at which the flash can illuminate the full frame of the camera with light. Any shutter speed slower than that will also light the frame fully, but any speed faster will start to darken the frame. As an example, here are some photos where I attempted to keep the same exposure, only changing the shutter speed. The settings are in their captions:

1/60 sec, f/6.3 - ©TimeLine Media
1/60 sec, f/6.3 – ©TimeLine Media
1/125th sec, f/5 - ©TimeLine Media
1/125th sec, f/5 – ©TimeLine Media
1/200th sec, f/5 - ©TimeLine Media
1/200th sec, f/5 – ©TimeLine Media

Shutter Speed and Flash

All of the above photos have shutter speeds slower than the sync speed of 1/250th of a second. This sync speed will vary with your camera, so consult your manual to find it for your particular model. Now the next photo is at 1/320th of a second, and the frame starts to darken from the bottom.

1/320th sec, f/5 - ©TimeLine Media
1/320th sec, f/5 – ©TimeLine Media

This darkening is from the curtain that covers sensor. Its movement determines the shutter speed settings on your camera. It moves faster across the sensor as you increase the shutter speed. When you make an exposure with a shutter speed that is too fast, you start to catch the curtain in the frame when the shutter speed is too fast.

1/500th sec, f/5 - ©TimeLine Media
1/500th sec, f/5 – ©TimeLine Media
1/800th sec, f/5 - ©TimeLine Media
1/800th sec, f/5 – ©TimeLine Media

So if you are just starting to experiment with off camera flash, make this your first options to set on your camera. Conversely, check this setting if you are on a shoot and seeing something strange on the image. I’ll bet it is the curtain. This will save you a lot of frustration especially in bright settings! Give it a try with your camera to find your flash shutter sync speed.

Fashion Show with off camera flash - ©TimeLine Media
Fashion Show with off camera flash – ©TimeLine Media 

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