Posts Tagged ‘photography’

Arthur Murray Columbia – Poster Winner

Chantilly, Virginia

I do not know where the time went, but the Spring Showcase really sprung up on me. There was not as much time to get the votes and promote the voting for the poster contest before yesterday’s Spring Showcase. In any event, there were still some that came to view the “aged photo” contest at the TimeLine Media Facebook page. It was again an easy win for the dancers from the Arthur Murray Columbia, MD studio for the photo of the Tango professional show.

Tango Professional Show by Arthur Murray Columbia, MD - ©TimeLine Media
Tango Professional Show by Arthur Murray Columbia, MD – ©TimeLine Media

These two dancers have performed many shows for the local Arthur Murray studios, and we have even run into them at competitions outside the region. They are an awesome pair to photograph! Not only do they dance these smooth dancers well, but they have also competed and performed Rhythm shows. We have no doubt that they are inspiring other instructors and student alike with their dancing.

Arthur Murray Columbia, MD - ©TimeLine Media
Arthur Murray Columbia, MD – ©TimeLine Media

Not only is their dancing technique very strong, but they also have some of the best costumes and hair design! Having the complete look is important for dancers on the competition floor. Placement of head pieces, having stones in place correctly on the dress, having hair that does not distract, but still catches the eye really makes an impression on judges and the audience. In every show, these two put the work in to make sure they are ready show ready every time. There are always multiple images from each show that I could use for posters to display! This post has just some of the others that could have been as easily substituted.

Tango Pro Show - ©TimeLine Media
Tango Pro Show – ©TimeLine Media

As for yesterday’s event, I am going through the photos now. Stay tuned to the blog for updates on their progress. If you want to be notified by email when they are ready, you can add your address at the proofing website here:

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Tango Professional Showcase - ©TimeLine Media
Tango Professional Showcase – ©TimeLine Media

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Showcase Ready!

Arthur Murray Fall Showcase photos expiring - ©TimeLine Media

This is the weekend! We are ready to photograph the Arthur Murray Summer Showcase this Sunday, June 1. It does not seem that long since our last ballroom dance event. It has been only 2 weeks since we were on the sidelines at the dance floor! Additionally, it has also been a short time since the Spring Freestyles. We have been so busy, the time just flew!

Arthur Murray Fall Showcase photos expiring - ©TimeLine Media
Arthur Murray Fall Showcase photos expiring – ©TimeLine Media

Tysons, Virginia

We know that the dancers have been hard at work in the studios with their coaches and instructors to get their routines ready for the judges. I am personally excited about hearing some great music to go along with these routines! With the opportunity to choose your own music to go along with the choreography, it is a great time to find some new music to add to your practice playlist. I will have my iPhone on me with the music identification app on the ready!

Arthur Murray Fall Showcase - ©TimeLine Media
Arthur Murray Fall Showcase – ©TimeLine Media

Even though you have been working for many weeks, maybe months for these routines, we know that there can be some hiccups. In the photos, if you hide it well, and continue to have a good time, it will still be a success! The judges know the amount of time you put into these, and a little slip will not sink your score. Even the best dancers do not hit all their lines every time – I photograph a lot of these, and I have seen it firsthand. If they continue and finish like nothing happened, it will almost be a nonfactor in how the judges score. Showcase, like all the other events, should be a fun day to come together with your dance friends to catch up, show off some new steps in your social dancing, and inspire others to dance better at the next event. I’ll be there to hopefully catch some nice images! The photos will be posted at the proofing site by the following weekend at the latest.

Arthur Murray Summer Showcase - ©TimeLine Media
Arthur Murray Summer Showcase – ©TimeLine Media

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Rename Photos – Tech Thursday

Flowers in Bon Air Park - ©TimeLine Media

Photo Processing

This is a simple idea for a blog post, but one that I think is very important for many reasons. Digital cameras are small, very advanced computers that specialize in making images. The computers run an operating system that conforms to the Design Rule for Camera File Systems or DCF. This is the reason that in any digital camera, your images are stored in a file folder named “DCIM”. After that level, camera manufacturers can change the default naming conventions for images captured by your camera. For Nikon, Fuji and Sony cameras, the default is “DSCXXXX.jpg” while for Canon cameras, the default is “IMGXXXX.jpg”.

Flowers in Bon Air Park - ©TimeLine Media
Flowers in Bon Air Park – ©TimeLine Media

In the menus for your cameras, you can change the default name for your images. When I am setting up a new camera body, this is one of the first things I change for two reasons. The first is so that I can easily identify which images are from which camera, or photographer if I am covering an event with multiple photographers. The second is that in post-processing, I can more easily keep track of photos that I am editing.

Rename Photos

For example, I rename all my images W2A for one camera, W2B for another camera, etc. When at an event with other photographers where we are collecting all the images on one workstation, I can almost ensure that there will not be any accidental rewriting of images since the filenames will likely be different. If I kept the default DSC names, there is a danger that copying files from 2 different Nikon bodies will be overwritten if the user is not careful in copying images. During a busy event, something like this can definitely happen!

Field of Buttercups - ©TimeLine Media
Field of Buttercups – rename example – ©TimeLine Media

Before posting images online, it is also important to rename your images. This makes it easier for search engines to find your images when people search. It is much more likely that someone online will find my image of the “Washington_Monument.jpg” when searching for images of DC when it is renamed rather than if it was posted as “W2A7879.jpg” as it was named straight out of camera. Come up with some naming conventions for your images. Especially as your image collection grows, it helps to keep organized and will help you to recall the images later if/when they are needed. Perfect for #TBT Throwback Thursdays!

Washington Monument at night - ©TimeLine Media
Washington Monument at night – ©TimeLine Media

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