Photos from the 2015 New Jersey State Open released at the TimeLine Media proofing site! This event was held at the Bally’s in Atlantic City, NJ. Another fun weekend by organizers Roxanne and Susan Ardary. Additionally Tom Rzepnicki from Dancing with Friends dance studio also hosted the dancers this year. Following many years of covering this event, we were excited to join them again!
The Bally’s in Atlantic City was the first ballroom I had ever seen outside of our local area. To be sure, I am older, and I have seen many more dancers since. However, I still have the same enthusiasm for seeing great dancing. Unquestionably, this was on display all weekend from the pros and the amateurs.
Lastly I would like to thank Roxanne, Susan, and Tom for having me at their event again this year. Certainly I appreciate their support. Additionally, I thank the dancers for viewing and sharing the photos. Thank you!
Santa and Jen waving at the Lord and Taylor holiday fashion Show – Tysons Corner Center
We are coming up on the holidays! With Tysons Corner Center being one of my biggest clients, I am capturing many of the events that happen around this busy shopping season. Lord and Taylor sponsored a holiday fashion show in their beautiful Concourse area just inside from their outdoor Plaza. Along with some personalities from 94.7 Fresh FM, it was a full production! Who wouldn’t want to see the latest fashions on some popular media personalities around the holidays?
Models on the Runway
Runway model at the Tysons Corner Center Lord and Taylor holiday fashion show Walking the Runway at the Tysons Corner Center Lord and Taylor holiday fashion show
An appropriate long red carpet was rolled out to be the runway for the models to have an easy marker for their walks. The stylists from Lord and Taylor outfitted the models with some of the newest fashions for men, women, and kids.
Runway model at the Tysons Corner Center Lord and Taylor fashion show Female model at the Tysons Corner Center Lord and Taylor fashion show Walking the runway at the Tysons Corner Center Lord and Taylor fashion show Runway model at the Tysons Corner Center Lord and Taylor fashion show Runway model at the Tysons Corner Center Lord and Taylor fashion show
For the photography setup, I wanted to make sure that both the model and clothes really popped off the screen so I needed to bring out some extra gear. In other words, I setup one large strobing flash at the end of the runway. I positioned myself at the end of the red carpet. That would give me a view of the entire runway to see the models walking and some of the crowd on the edges. Notice how the background falls into a nice blur as they walk closer. Sitting on the ground gives them a more heroic and powerful look. Confidence is always a more flattering look!
Special Guests
Miss Maryland at the Tysons Corner Center Lord and Taylor holiday fashion show
Santa and Jen Richer at the Tysons Corner Center Lord and Taylor holiday fashion show
The show ended with appearances by some VIPs including Miss Maryland, everyone’s favorite, Santa! He joined Jen Richer as the final runway walker to a lot of fanfare and cheers from the crowd. I was happy with the resulting images. The look from the strobes really helps to bring out the true colors of the clothing. Hopefully the images help convince people to head out to Tysons Corner Center and Lord and Taylor to do some shopping this season!
Last September, I photographed at Back to School Fashion Show produced by Lord and Taylor at Tysons Corner Center. This time the focus was on fashions for younger students that were updating their clothes for the new school year. To demonstrate the outfits, they found some younger models from different ages to walk the runway.
Kid’s fashions for school Lord & Taylor – Tysons Corner Center
Back to School Fashion
Following the Cherry Blossom and Prom Fashion shows, I had a good system down to cover these. They had the same long, red carpet to designate the runway. Unlike the Concourse by the Plaza, the hallway in front of the Lord and Taylor was the setting for this show. Thus there was not as much ambient light in the space meaning I needed more flash power from the strobes.
New Fashions for School – Lord & Taylor – Tysons Corner Center
When the show started, the young kids that modeled clothes were very professional! When it was their turn, the kids walked down the runway, did a turn, and walked back engaging the audience along the way. So many of them handled the moment beautifully, and the crowd appreciated their efforts to model as best they could.
High School Fashions – Lord & Taylor – Tysons Corner Center
