kirillburyak

“Expectation of Movement”

I've been looking forward to sharing this work with amazing ballerina Viktoria - now published as an 8-page spread in the November print issue of ELEGANT M...
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I've been looking forward to sharing this work with amazing ballerina Viktoria - now published as an 8-page spread in the November print issue of ELEGANT Magazine
Editorial: “Expectation of Movement”
Photographer: Kirill Buryak | Kirill Buryak Photography
Model - Dancer: Viktoria Model | Viktoria VikTory Hofstaedter
Retoucher: Lesya Kostiv
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Canon EOS 5DS

settings

Aperture f/7.1 ISO 200 Shutter 1/160 Focal Length 31/1

upload_date

Apr, 2017

Views

1618

Likes

+305

Awards

Gift Card Bundle

Contest Finalist in Use Of Artificial Light Photo Contest

Editor's Choice

Peer Award

+190

Absolute Masterpiece

+18

Outstanding Creativity

+17

Superb Composition

+10

Top Choice

Magnificent Capture

Superior Skill

All Star

Genius

Virtuoso

Emotions

Impressed

Top Ranks

Top 10 rank

Top 10 rank week 1

Top 10 rank

Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken at Photigy studio in Campbell, California. https://www.photigy.com/

Time

This photo was taken during daytime, but all the light in the photo is artificial.

Lighting

I used Broncolor lights - two strip boxes and a background light - and a smoke machine. Using the Broncolor lights I was able to shoot rapid series of 3-5 shots / sec, capturing every position of ballerina's movement, and selecting the most perfect phase of the movement.

Equipment

This was taken with Canon 5DS, 24-70mm f/2.8L II lens, at 31mm, ƒ/7.1, 1/160s, ISO 200

Inspiration

I wanted to capture ballerina's grace and the poise, in combination with the flow of the fabric, set in a dramatic lighting. This little passage expresses in words what I was trying to capture in this photo: "As she moves through her positions, she builds up the momentum of grace. Her movement and poise are as one. The ultimate crescendo of movement is her ability to hold herself in a position of calm, strength and poise, filled with potential energy, ready to be released into a creative explosion of a beautiful dance."

Editing

yes, the background was cleaned up and dramatized.

In my camera bag

Canon 5DS 24-70mm f/2.8L II 85mm 1.2L II (my all time favorite lens)

Feedback

Split lighting works best for this type of shot - 2 strip boxes at 9 and 3 o'clock use a smoke machine highlight the smoke from the back use light, flowing fabric, like chiffon use fast strobes to capture every phase of the movement, allowing you to select the best possible moment

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“Expectation of Movement”

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