DANCE MAGIC The Art of Capturing the Moment

Free to all GPPA Members $20 for non-members.

My presentation will begin with a “dance education.” I will explain the professional dancer mentality and training and I will discuss how to work with dancers to create beautiful works of art that both YOU and the DANCER will be proud of.

I will then get into the methods and techniques I use to capture dancers at their peak moment of beauty in an outdoor setting and in a studio setting.

OUTDOOR
I will cover the planning and challenges of capturing dancers in an outdoor location. Locations will include seaside settings, city settings, mountain and river settings and “Old Car City.” There will be many examples in each setting with behind-the-scenes shots.

STUDIO
I will cover my 3 favorite lighting setups with many examples of each. There will be many behind-the-scenes shots as well as making-of shots.

I hope all will leave with a greater appreciation of dancers and a basic understanding of how to capture them in a beautiful and artful way.
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