Bharat Mistry-The White Swan
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June 03, 2015
Thank you again GigiJim. This was inspired from dance scene in a Gene Kelly movie!
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February 17, 2016
Thank you Bella, tetvet and Cheryl. I'm blessed to be able to work with some very talented dancers.
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Svenergy72
July 22, 2016
Amazing composition... it oozes pure artistic creativity and loads of craftsmanship...bravo...it's stellar!!! :-)
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This was taken during a studio session a couple of years back. I've been fortunate enough to work with some vary talented dancers as I work with a few dance studios in my area. It's a privilege to work with a few that are open to try out new things and experiment.Time
Taken in the day, but indoors in a dance studio.Lighting
The lighting is a simple 3 point setup. 2 large strip softboxes left and right with grids. A third diffused fill from camera side. Black seamless paper backdrop.Equipment
This was taken using my trusty Nikon D800 with a Nikkor 24-70mm f2.8. ISO 200, 1/200 at f8. The strobes were a pair of old Flashpoint 600 with the strip boxes and a 300 with a medium softbox. Also used a fan to help blow out the silk tails of the dress.Inspiration
The concept for what I imagined was inspired by a dance scene from a old Gene Kelly movie, I think it was An American in Paris. There was a scene I remember where the lead actress has a dance number where the scarf of her dress is extra long and flows out behind her in a long trail as she danced. So this was my own rendition in ballet form. Being a ballet shot, I had to give a nod to Swan Lake for the title.Editing
Yes, I do general cleanup for blemishes and to even out any odd lighting highlights/shadows. As for the shot, I quickly realized that what I had imagined would be difficult to do do with the silk trails. The wind from the fan unit blew the trails in random fashion and quite often tangled them up. So had to rethink the concept. So the final shot is a composite of 2 shots. The first with the dancer upright in costume without the trails and posed on point. The second shot was with the trails attached but with the dancer lying down on her side in similar pose on the black seamless backdrop. The trails were then arranged in a pleasing arrangement to suit the composition and a shot taken from overhead. The good parts were then just masked onto the upright shot.In my camera bag
It varies with what I plan to shoot as I often do a lot of studio, sports, events, landscapes and macro. The Nikon D800 is used a lot for all the critical work along with a slew of lenses - 14-24mm, 24-70mm, 70-200mm, 20mm, 50mm, 105mm macro plus a couple of teleconverters and extension tubes. A few year back I added a Lumix GH4 for mainly video and timelapse. Quite often if I'm just beating around, I'd grab the GH4 kit just because it's light and convenient. It really is like a mini D800!Feedback
You will need familiarity with working with people and in this case - other artists and athletes. You will need to research what constitutes good form and what's physically possible. I was fortunate to have worked with dancers for many years. Being a studio shot, one must also be familiar with different strobes and light modifiers and how each will effect the final light and how the shadows will fall. Knowledge of using a light meter will be required to quickly setup the light ratios. Working with dancers, you should know the different dance moves and poses and have your timing right on the shutter finger to capture the exact moment, otherwise it's very frustrating for you and the dancer if you can't nail the timing. Go in with an open mind and have a concept and idea in mind. Be prepared to quickly improvise if things don't go as intended - you don't want to be wasting time and tiring out the dancers. Lastly, keep in mind the end goal, it's fine to try to get in-camera, but some things are better done in post and much faster and better. Lastly, remember you're doing this to have fun, so enjoy and learn from your mistakes - it will only improves your photography. Cheers, Q.
