Archive 2016 · Male Dancer

DougVaughn
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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · Male Dancer

A young dancer I did a shoot with last year asked me if I would do a "contrasty black & white" series for him. He wanted to do it outside in a field, which was far from the best of locations, but I was able to isolate him from the background pretty well with my 135mm at f/2.8.

Overall, I'm more pleased than I thought I'd be when I first saw the location. A couple of these poses don't look like much until you realize how much he was straining to hold them... and then think about how my 51 year old body wouldn't stand a chance.

The jumps were fun, and there were a couple other good ones, but I'll stop at five.

C&C on the processing is welcomed. This is the first B&W portrait session I've attempted, although I've tinkered with a few individual shots in the past.

Mar 19, 2016 at 08:46 PM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Male Dancer

Nice, but in most of them the pants are too black. A little detail would help.

Mar 20, 2016 at 12:26 AM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Male Dancer

I agree with Elliot. Last one is fine though regarding details in the darks.

Mar 20, 2016 at 02:08 AM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Male Dancer

Here's a little different take on one of the other jumps. This one brings out more detail in the pants. In the earlier ones, I was content to not have much detail in the blacks because the pants weren't my focus, but I see the point of the suggestions.

Mar 20, 2016 at 06:24 PM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Male Dancer

The blacks don't bother me. Nice job!

Mar 20, 2016 at 10:31 PM

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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Male Dancer

I see Elliot's point on the pants, but to me the pants are the last thing I see in these shots -- maybe because they're so dark!

I'm fine with the dark pants.

I like these overall, especially as a set. If you're interested in C&C beyond the processing....#5 is my favorite, more because he is having a fun rather than obviously straining in the position. Maybe I'm spoiled by some of the ballet shots on the forum, there is something further impressive in the graceful, relaxed facial expression when pulling off these difficult dance moves/positions.

Mar 22, 2016 at 11:16 PM


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