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cameraCanon EOS 5D Mark II

settings Aperture 25/10 ISO 100 Shutter 1/200 Focal Length 50/1 

upload_dateAug, 2016

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Contest Finalist in Lets Dance Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Ballerinas And Dancers Photo Contest
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Dance And Ballet Photo ContestTop 20 rank
Dance And Ballet Photo ContestTop 30 rank week 1
Cultures of the World Photo ContestTop 20 rank
Her In The Studio Photo ContestTop 30 rank week 1
Creative Compositions Photo Contest Vol4Top 20 rank
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Use Of Artificial Light Photo ContestTop 20 rank
Flash Games Photo ContestTop 20 rank
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Teenage Portraiture Photo ContestTop 20 rank
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Teenage Portraiture Photo ContestTop 30 rank week 1
Lets Dance Photo ContestTop 20 rank
Lets Dance Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
Isolating The Subject Photo ContestTop 10 rank
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The Female Form Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
Ballerinas And Dancers Photo ContestTop 10 rank
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Ballerinas And Dancers Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1

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2 Comments |
jmphotography2323 Platinum
 
jmphotography2323 August 13, 2016
beautiful!
TN-P
 
TN-P November 29, 2020
Delightful viewing

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#woman #beautiful #dance #portrait #light #action
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Behind The Lens

Location

This was taken inside the actual dance studio of the high school for the dance team.

Time

This was late afternoon. Early enough still so we had some ambient light from the windows, but not so early that we had to deal with direct sunlight as the sun had moved to a degree where we were only getting filtered sunlight.

Lighting

Well, I basically treated this as a three light setup. I had two umbrellas set up off camera, one on either side of my subject, and I used the ambient window light as my third, back light, light source. I just adjusted the off camera flashes and camera settings to match my ambient light.

Equipment

Camera: Canon 7D Lens: Canon EF50mm f/1.4 USM OCF: 2 Yongnuo YN600EX-RT Speedlites

Inspiration

Well, I was there to capture each dancer in a unique dance move/pose. This particular girl had some incredible flexibility and range, so this pose was one of her most impressive ones and we made sure to capture it at it's peak.

Editing

Not a whole lot. Mostly just some dodging and burning to even out the exposure and to balance out the colors.

In my camera bag

I typically have a wide angle, a medium focus, and a telephoto lens with me at all times. Just to allow myself the full range of focal lengths.

Feedback

Honestly, take some time on the front end to dial in your lighting + framing. The pose comes later, but getting the technical stuff out of the way lets you focus on the movement and pose.

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