Our school offers modern, jazz and ballet classes. One student who is also in my morning film class volunteered to do some workouts with me roaming about...I did, on a few occasions ask her to move into the light, or turn her head..or whatever, but mostly just intruded in her space willy-nilly. These are the first three:
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3rd March 2011, 10:37 PM #1
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3rd March 2011, 11:15 PM #2
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The light, the pose and the composition (I see Peter's triangles
) really everything about # 3 is just stunning!
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3rd March 2011, 11:21 PM #3
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Thank you, Kay...while I have your attention, I wonder if this shot is too soft..I was going for soft but now wonder if I overdid it...soft is not generally one of my strong suits.
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Not a bad one in 'em (of course)
Although I do wonder what #3 would have looked like if you had focussed on her hair?
EDIT - no the last isn't too soft (for me anyway)
Hey, it's a pink one for Mary
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3rd March 2011, 11:41 PM #5
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Originally Posted by Dave Humphries
Not a bad one in 'em (of course)
Although I do wonder what #3 would have looked like if you had focussed on her hair?
EDIT - no the last isn't too soft (for me anyway)
Hey, it's a pink one for Mary
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3rd March 2011, 11:42 PM #6
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Re: Played in the dance studio this afternoon
They are all gorgeous. The last one is nice, not too soft. Is there natural light in the dance studio?
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3rd March 2011, 11:56 PM #7rob marshall
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I like these. They look timeless. #1 is my favourite, I think. Well captured.
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4th March 2011, 01:19 AM #8
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I LOVE THEM ALL. However #2 is my favorite. It looks like something out of the early 20th Century in Paris...
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4th March 2011, 02:40 AM #9
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There is one tall window in the studio which gives me the natural light needed for shots like these. I suppose I could use a soft box as well, but I don't have one at school and don't like lugging it around all that much. Thanks for your comments...and that's everyone. Originally Posted by ilovelucydog
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4th March 2011, 04:24 AM #10
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This is the last of that series until my eyes adjust...getting a little bleary-eyed.
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4th March 2011, 04:34 AM #11
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Chris, nice work in this series. I am partail to #3 and #4 and agree it is not to soft.
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4th March 2011, 04:39 AM #12
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I made a lot of shots and I think these four are representative of what I wanted to accomplish. To me, to see kids put in the time it takes to become a class dancer, and juggle books, clubs and other things...it gives good faith to the weducational process as a whole. I have some other motion shots I'm going to play with over the weekend.
I appreciate your comments and I think I too have to go with #3 though I'm rather drawn to the concentration on the girl's face in the last one.
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4th March 2011, 06:29 AM #13
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Sorry Chris - I got waylaid - but I agree with the others - it isn't soft it has that ethereal quality about it that suits the subject matter perfectly.
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Very nice...and all with just the available natural light. Soo what are the elements that go into creating this 'soft' effect? Is it exposure? No sharpening/minimal sharpening? Blurring? A special post-processing technique? Just curious.
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4th March 2011, 05:17 PM #15
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Thanks, Debbie.
Light, aperture/shutter combinations...some shot with a tripod, some handheld...I get the subject as close to the light as I can and still get a clean, sharp focus...
For the posed shots, I shoot aperture priority and with motion (which I will post later), I use a shutter priority and always a tripod. I am reshooting many of these next week and use the information I learned from shooting these...this is stilll a work in progress...I think Martyn has shot a trillion of these, given the precision by which he shoots these dancers....and I hope at some time, i too will reach that point.
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