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New Jersey Road Trip

Sunrise over the New Jersey shore in Atlantic City, New Jersey

Yes, this post is late, but we were traveling today! We made us road trip to Atlantic City, NJ to photograph another ballroom dance competition this weekend. Friday to Sunday will be the American Star Ball at the Golden Nugget. We are setting up now, and will be ready bright and early for the dancers. The ballroom is decked out in red and will look great in the photos. Check back here for updates!

road trip stop in Maryland
unedited smart phone photo of a building during a road trip – Rockville, Maryland
road trip stop in Maryland
Snapseed edited smart phone photo of a building Rockville, Maryland

Prior to getting to the event venue, I made some photos along the way. Of course, I needed some blog content, however, I also tested some of the new apps available for photo editing. Since the photos reside on the computer that they were created, it is easier to work on these on the phone. While on a short stop on the way there, I was able to test some of the options of Snapseed. While I can easily tell the difference, this can keep creativity going when your camera gear is packed away!

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Symmetrial bedding at the Golden Nugget in Atlantic City, New Jersey

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Posters – American Star Ball

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Today I am working a little differently with my photos. I am making some photos to display this weekend at the 2013 American Star Ball. I print these at a size of 20 x 30 posters to display at our booth. The large size should hopefully attract attention along with the new pull up banner that I made to replace the old one that I have used for a few years. I had to look through some of my favorite image from previous competitions and decide which ones to print. This is always the hardest to do! In all, I found three that I decided would work. Here is one of them:

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©TimeLine Media – ballroom dance photo poster

From a previous post, I talk about selecting this particular image for printing. At that time, I had the color of the dresses in mind. However, when I put the titles onto the poster, there was too many distracting elements in the frame. So I desaturated the photograph to simplify.

If you would like to see the others, and watch some great dancing, come to the Golden Nugget in Atlantic City, NJ this weekend. We will be there Friday to Sunday. I am hoping to get more great ballroom dance photos this weekend. Here is the ad for our photography coverage.

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American Star Ball

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I have been slacking! It has been quite a few posts since I have posted ballroom dance photos. This is the event that I shoot the most, and I think I am pretty good at it by now. Our next event is right around the corner, the American Star Ball at the Golden Nugget in Atlantic City, NJ. Keeping fresh by shooting other assignments has me itching to get to the edge of the dance floor again. Here are some of my favorites from last year’s event.

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Ballroom dance floor at the Golden Nugget in Atlantic City, New jersey ©TimeLine Media

At this time we are getting excited about our trip north! The new organizers, Amanda and Ilya Reyzin, are also getting ready to put their stamp on this event. Since this will be their first event as the organizers, they have said that they have changes coming! By all means, they have a great canvas to work with. The ballroom at the Golden Nugget is in fact my favorite room to photograph dance events!

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Pro-Am competitors dancing at the Golden Nugget Atlantic City, New Jersey ©TimeLine Media

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