IMG_8416_EDIT
Jan, 2016Views
2769
Likes
Awards
Member Selection Award
Contest Finalist in Ballerinas And Dancers Photo Contest
Featured
Spring Selection Award
Contest Finalist in Flash Fun Photo Contest
Peer Award
Outstanding Creativity
Superb Composition
Absolute Masterpiece
Top Choice
Superior Skill
Magnificent Capture
All Star
Genius
Virtuoso
Emotions
Impressed
Top Ranks
Top 10 rankTop 10 rank week 1
Top 10 rankTop 10 rank week 1
Top 10 rank
cazaresmedia
March 18, 2016
Thank you for the positive feedback. I will admit - the most helpful piece of equipment that day was the air compressor to clean up the dancer. :-)
karlneuman
September 04, 2016
great shot , to get that kind of eye connection to camera while jumping and chucking stuff in the air .. great work :)
Same photographer See allBehind The Lens
Behind The Lens
Location
This shoot was taken on a stage that I have access too. With flour going everywhere I knew I needed complete control of light and wind.Time
This shoot was a long time in the making. I had been approached by a dancer who wanted to do something 'fun' and different. I had seen flour shoots before and have always wanted to try one myself. Both of our schedules finally lined and we connected! The shoot lasted a few hours. She was a great sport about taking directions and making slight adjustments to make the photos come to life.Lighting
This is a 2 light setup. I key (studio strobe) and one speedlight acting as a hair light and to back light the flour. I had the hair light about 45 degress to the right of the dancer.Equipment
My main body is a Canon 7D. This was taken with wide angle lens.Inspiration
I've always been a fan of dance and the performing arts. I've seen dance shoots using water or flour.Editing
This was processed in Lightroom. I sent it over to photoshop only to remove a floorboard that you could see behind the dancer. In lightroom I brought up the contrast and details and brought down the blacks.In my camera bag
Main body - Canon 7D Lens 17-40 L-series 4.0 70-200 2.8 50mm 1.2 2 speedlitesFeedback
I spend a lot of time planning and doing my homework before the shoot. Once I'm with the dancer (or model) I like to show examples of what I am trying to do. Its a total team effort. She was able to bring ideas as to movement that I would not have known about. It's a collaboration and I love the process.
