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Big Expiration Day on Monday!

Baltimore Dancesport Championships - ©TimeLine Media

Dance Photography

This upcoming Monday, there are 9 past 2013 events that will be removed from the proofing website. It has been fun to go through these old events to find some exciting images to post onto the blog! I meant to come back to these images sooner, but had so many other photos to share throughout the year, that I did not find a slot for these until now. If you want to see the expiration dates and events, please visit the proofing site here:

http://proofs.timelinedc.com

USA Dance Mid-Atlantic Champisonships - ©TimeLine Media
USA Dance Mid-Atlantic Championships – ©TimeLine Media
Marsha Bonet Showcase - ©TimeLine Media
Marsha Bonet Showcase – ©TimeLine Media

It has been great to have so many photos to share, and lots of content to write about in these posts. Writing it down in this format has made me more accountable as a professional photographer. It has given me a push to keep shooting photos, to keep improving each time I make images, and importantly, to give me a concrete goal to work for every day.

Proofing Site Expiration

Baltimore Dancesport Championships - ©TimeLine Media
Baltimore DanceSport Championships – ©TimeLine Media
Marsha Bonet Showcase - ©TimeLine Media
Marsha Bonet Showcase – ©TimeLine Media

Undoubtedly writing the blog has made me a better editor! I try to limit the amount of photos in each post. I could just throw up 10 images in each post and write a few sentences. There are a few blogs that I follow in which this is the case, so I wanted to do something different. Also, limit the amount of photos so that only the very best are featured. That is one of the secrets of pro photographers – if you only show the best of the best, it makes it seem like EVERY photo you take is amazing! The also helps me to home in on the best images when I’m shooting, so there is not a huge number of unusable photos that need to be edited after the event.

Salsa Bachata Throwdown - ©TimeLine MediaSalsa Bachata Throwdown - ©TimeLine Media
Salsa Bachata Throwdown – ©TimeLine Media

I think there is progress from doing this blog so far, and I already have a list of ideas that I want to do this year with my photography. Some will be done at events, and some I will have to schedule outside of these. It will be interesting to see a few months from now how many of these I will complete! Again, visit the proofing site before the expiration of events.

Baltimore Dancesport Championships - ©TimeLine Media
Baltimore Dancesport Championships – ©TimeLine Media

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Silver Spring Professional Show

Arthur Murray Silver Spring, MD - ©TimeLine Media

It has been a while since I posted some ballroom dance photos! There are a few of the professional shows from the 2013 Arthur Murray Fall Showcase that I have not yet featured on the blog. Today, I will post photos from the Swing show by the Silver Spring, MD studio.

Arthur Murray Professional Show - ©TimeLine Media
Arthur Murray Professional Show – ©TimeLine Media
Arthur Murray Professional Show - ©TimeLine Media
Arthur Murray Professional Show – ©TimeLine Media

This show had a lot of fun personality! There was a great playful character to the dancing that had a lightness and quick action that was fun to watch. This was a great display of Swing technique by these two that really made for some great photos.

Arthur Murray Swing Professional Show - ©TimeLine Media
Arthur Murray Swing Professional Show – ©TimeLine Media

The Swing is a dance that brings lots of people into the studio. It can be done to a lot of modern and classic rock music, so it has a familiar feel to all levels of dancers. These two put on a nice display to inspire students to continue learning new figures.

Arthur Murray Silver Spring, MD - ©TimeLine Media
Arthur Murray Silver Spring, MD – ©TimeLine Media

The speed of the action of this dance had great movement in her dress. It was hard to catch in the camera they were so quick! The Silver Spring crowd should be proud of another great showing by their staff.

Arthur Murray Silver Spring, MD - ©TimeLine Media
Arthur Murray Silver Spring, MD – ©TimeLine Media

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Washington, DC – LDS Temple at Christmas

Washington DC Temple of Latter Day Saints - ©TimeLine Media

Kensington, Maryland

In looking for the best places to view Christmas displays in the Washington, DC area, the Temple of the Latter-Day Saints in Kensington, MD is always on the list. This beautiful church building was set on a promontory that is easily visible to travelers on the Washington Beltway freeway. The temple spires seem to rise up out of the trees as cars head west. The white marble and golden spires make this an easy landmark to locate, but it is somewhere that I have never been before this year. 

Washington DC Temple of Latter Day Saints - ©TimeLine Media
LDS Temple of Washington DC – ©TimeLine Media

My mother visited here with some friends, and she really enjoyed the display. There are many trees and bushes on the grounds of the temple that are illuminated during their Festival of Lights. A Nativity scene, and other programs in their visitor’s center are available for groups that are there to take in the season.

Washington DC Temple of Latter Day Saints - ©TimeLine Media
Washington DC Temple of Latter Day Saints – ©TimeLine Media

There were so many cameras there too! It is understandable with all the colors and the modern architecture on the grounds. Timing for photographing Christmas lights can really help make the photos better. The best tip I can offer, is do not wait until the sky is completely black! The really dark contrast makes the decorations seem like they are in a vacuum. It does not place them in a context that is familiar. The human eye sees much more in darkness than the camera. So even though it seems like it is completely dark around you, your sensitive eyes can still recognize people, objects, and things that the camera cannot pick up. When you go back to look at photos with a black sky, these elements are missing, and takes away from the photo. Make these images at or close to sunset to keep some of these background elements and details visible to the camera. They make for much better images!

Washington DC Temple of Latter Day Saints - ©TimeLine Media
Washington DC Temple of Latter Day Saints – ©TimeLine Media
Festival of Lights at the DC LDS Temple - ©TimeLine Media
Festival of Lights at the DC LDS Temple – ©TimeLine Media

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