p.2 #2 · Urban Portrait Series -- Dancers Offstage - Dana
Inga wrote:
Nice series Ron. I do find the sharp background / large DOF in 4 & 5 to really take my eye away from the subject. Most other shots seem to have far shallower DOF.
I had decided ahead of time that I was going to shoot into the setting sun using my Einstein to light my subject with some nice backlight from the sun hitting her. I had an ND filter in my bag I could have used to shoot a little more open. At the same time, I like and dislike these shots from the harbor, and I do wish I had shot a couple shots with just natural light wide open to get a pleasing DOF with the OOF boats in the harbor in the background.
p.2 #11 · Urban Portrait Series -- Dancers Offstage - Dana
HI
I must be viewing this very differently to the rest of the people, but i feel it was a lost opportunity to use the dance theme subject with less theatre.
For me I think the tutu is too incongruous .. yes I appreciate that the tutu is there to show off the form of the dancer, but a short flimsy skirt would have worked really well..
Maybe you are trying too hard to say, 'Hey look i got a ballet dancer and I want to make a really strong statement' so she wears a bright red tutu and you capture her most theatrical movements..
But I think your message can be more subtle and needed more artistic depth.
To use her body and grace in more subtle and non streotypical way would have been interesting, I would have thought a car park or side street, ie some simple backdrop... would have suited an urban theme and been interesting.
I find the harsh light unhelpful as well.
They don't engage my emotions as they are.. My view of course it is just a different.opinion. take it or leave it of course that's why we post on the forum
Saying that I feel that you are getting somewhere with no 10. this is the one shot I like. I like the use of light and the form of the dancer here. this works for me
p.2 #12 · Urban Portrait Series -- Dancers Offstage - Dana
Hi Jane, I appreciate your comments and taking the time to look through my photos. I've been doing this Urban Portrait Series for five years now with professional and pre-professional dancers across the country. I don't have a costume/clothing requirement, I intentionally leave that up to the individual dancers. A few wear tutus for some shots, many don't wear them at all, some wear jazz skirts or leotards or unitards. Feel free to visit my website and under the dance pulldown menu, click on Urban Portrait Series.
I definitely am not trying too hard to say that I've got a dancer as I do this quite a bit, no need for me to do that. But I can see how you or anyone else might come to that conclusion. Same with my lighting. My lighting choices were intentional, and I realize not everyone is going to like my choices, and I'm comfortable with that. I'm confident you are not alone in your opinion.
p.2 #14 · Urban Portrait Series -- Dancers Offstage - Dana
friscoron wrote:
Hi Jane, I appreciate your comments and taking the time to look through my photos. I've been doing this Urban Portrait Series for five years now with professional and pre-professional dancers across the country. I don't have a costume/clothing requirement, I intentionally leave that up to the individual dancers. A few wear tutus for some shots, many don't wear them at all, some wear jazz skirts or leotards or unitards. Feel free to visit my website and under the dance pulldown menu, click on Urban Portrait Series.
I definitely am not trying too hard to say that I've got a dancer as I do this quite a bit, no need for me to do that. But I can see how you or anyone else might come to that conclusion. Same with my lighting. My lighting choices were intentional, and I realize not everyone is going to like my choices, and I'm comfortable with that. I'm confident you are not alone in your opinion.
p.2 #18 · Urban Portrait Series -- Dancers Offstage - Dana
Somehow I missed these the first time around. Excellent work, Ron. One thing I noticed that I hadn't seen mentioned in prior comments was the cool color contrast between her red outfit and the often blue or green background.
