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Hi everyone! I mentioned that my wife and I were putting together the Pas de Deux Dance Photography Conference in Phoenix on Jan. 31-Feb. 2, and it came off so much better than we had even hoped. We had around 230 photographers attend the inaugural event, 60-plus dancers, and some amazing speakers.
This was a type of classroom where we do lectures, workshops, photo walks, and studio setups. In other words, you were either learning or practicing what you were learning, or building your portfolio with some amazing dancers who came from all over the country.
I didn't really have much time to photograph dancers but here are a few shots that I did get.
7. We had two sunrise shoots over the weekend where we bussed the photographers and dancers into the desert. Even in Phoenix, those February sunrises can chilly but the dancers were troopers. http://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49584198762_b50b1410a1_b.jpg
9. This is an iPhone shot in bad light. Just wanted to show what it looked like, and the resort was amazing with plenty of fountains to play in. The temps almost got to 80 on our last day, so this was fun! http://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49584202262_0800f01051_b.jpg
11. This was our first sunrise shoot. We had around 55 photographers and 20 dancers spread out on both sides of this peak. On Sunday, we had almost 100 photographers and 20 something dancers. Dancers would largely stay put in their setting, and the photographers would move around from one dancer to the next. http://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49584199547_f32b0a9ea8_b.jpg
story_teller wrote:
The concentration of dance photographers, speakers and talented dancers in one location was unbelievable.
Thanks to Ron, his family and staff for an outstanding workshop!
Thanks! I think it was the spirit of everyone -- the photographers, the dancers, the speakers -- it all came together so well. It was like everyone was determined to have a good time!
Wow, wonderful images you got there! I would love to participate in something like that as a photographer, of course. Is that an annual event typically in the winter in the desert?
AGeoJO wrote:
Wow, wonderful images you got there! I would love to participate in something like that as a photographer, of course. Is that an annual event typically in the winter in the desert?
Joshua
Thanks, Joshua! It is now an annual event, and we'll do it in different parts of the southern USA as it's a February event and we need a little bit of warmth. We're looking at Florida for 2021. We should be locked in by the end of March.
AGeoJO wrote:
Wow, wonderful images you got there! I would love to participate in something like that as a photographer, of course. Is that an annual event typically in the winter in the desert?
Joshua
I forgot to say. You should follow PasdeDeuxphoto on IG, and we have a list at pasdedeuxphoto.com. Also, there is a private Facebook Group for dance photographers, or people interested in dance photography, on Facebook. Just search for PasdeDeuxPhoto in groups, and it will pop up.
Let me add my thanks to you and Beth for the vision and hard work you invested to put this together. It was great to be able to spend quality time with Rachel Neville, David Hoffman, Jordan Matter, and my first dance shooter, David Cooper. I didn’t take a single frame, yet it met all of my expectations and then some.
Steve Wylie wrote:
Let me add my thanks to you and Beth for the vision and hard work you invested to put this together. It was great to be able to spend quality time with Rachel Neville, David Hoffman, Jordan Matter, and my first dance shooter, David Cooper. I didn’t take a single frame, yet it met all of my expectations and then some.
So glad to do it, and thanks so much for co-leading the sunrise shoot with me. That was a lot of fun. Getting to meet all those photogs was fun, and like you, I hardly took any photos. Nothing much beyond what's here.
kdacharya wrote:
wow Ron. these are marvelous. I suck at people photography and am very envious of the amazing talent that you have. Bravo.
voted for sure.
Thanks so much! It was pretty amazing to have so much talent -- in front of the camera, and behind it -- from all over the country, and a few from all over the world.
