Dancer

[keithdewey3]

Had a new challenge and a lot of fun shooting with this young lady. She wants to dance professionally and needed to start a portfolio to present.
I was impressed with her athleticism and the difficulty of the jumps she was able do.

[sonshine_rae]

Wow.. nice capture.. and amazing how some people can 'move' like that .

[chickpiper]

I like the fact you caught her at the peak of the jump. Wow. How did that gray seamless paper do after the landing?

[wolfd]

Super timing there, Keith!!

[keithdewey3]

Originally Posted by sonshine_rae

Wow.. nice capture.. and amazing how some people can 'move' like that .

Thanks Rae! I was amazed at how high she could leap! I had to adjust a couple of times to keep her from leaping right out of the top of the background.

How are you feeling? Your due date is approaching quickly.

Originally Posted by chickpiper

I like the fact you caught her at the peak of the jump. Wow. How did that gray seamless paper do after the landing?

Thank you Chick! It really held up well. Those special dance shoes/footies she was wearing seem to absorb a lot of the impact and I have a hard floor under the seamless which helps.

Originally Posted by wolfd

Super timing there, Keith!!

Thanks Wolf and thank you for the "K"! She was able to do this 5 or 6 times in a row without hardly working up a sweat. I got tired just watching.

[nomorspam]

Good timing and great photo. My wife is a dancer (well with 2 kids now I guess it's use to be) so I know how hard that can be.
Two things that I would do....there are 4 "bubbles" I guess you could call them in the curve in the seamless by the floor that I would clone out. Also I would try shooting at a lower angle that way you do not get the floor in the shot as much and it would have more of an "in the air" look, even if that means not being able to use the seamless and finding a natural environment.

[joeleszc]

Spectacular photo, any others to share?

[sonshine_rae]

Originally Posted by keithdewey3

Thanks Rae! I was amazed at how high she could leap! I had to adjust a couple of times to keep her from leaping right out of the top of the background.

How are you feeling? Your due date is approaching quickly.

Thanks Keith,

I'm doing better then I expected... today has been a bit of a respite from constant pain and it's such a beautiful spring day.. nice to have a little 'break' from things before life gets crazy again . Somedays are really hard, other days are inbetween.. been a while since I've had this nice of one though . 2.5 weeks till my 'due date' will see when baby decides the birth 'day' will be!

Oh and back to your picture.. personally I like having the floor in there as you can see her shadow and realize how very high she really did jump !

[keithdewey3]

Originally Posted by nomorspam

Good timing and great photo. My wife is a dancer (well with 2 kids now I guess it's use to be) so I know how hard that can be.
Two things that I would do....there are 4 "bubbles" I guess you could call them in the curve in the seamless by the floor that I would clone out. Also I would try shooting at a lower angle that way you do not get the floor in the shot as much and it would have more of an "in the air" look, even if that means not being able to use the seamless and finding a natural environment.

You should get your wife to pose for you in some of her dance moves. I bet it would be fun even though life as changed for you guys.

I appreciate your comments. I agree I should have touched up that seamless a little before I considered this shot finished. Now that you pointed those out they are going to drive me crazy. Looks Iike I have some editing to do tonight.

I see where you are coming from on the different background and will give that some thought. On this one though I really wanted the shadow on the floor. In fact, I wish the paper had been wider so I could have gotten more of it. I may reshoot this idea another time and see what I can do.

Originally Posted by joeleszc

Spectacular photo, any others to share?

Thank you Joel! I will take a look at the other shots and maybe post some more.

Originally Posted by sonshine_rae

Thanks Keith,

I'm doing better then I expected... today has been a bit of a respite from constant pain and it's such a beautiful spring day.. nice to have a little 'break' from things before life gets crazy again . Somedays are really hard, other days are inbetween.. been a while since I've had this nice of one though . 2.5 weeks till my 'due date' will see when baby decides the birth 'day' will be!

Oh and back to your picture.. personally I like having the floor in there as you can see her shadow and realize how very high she really did jump !

My prayers are with you Rae. I admire you. You are dealing with so much and yet you are one of the nicest people I know. I am glad you are getting some breaks from your pain. Please keep us posted on your status! I can't wait to congratulate you and your husband on your new family member!

I agree with you on my picture. I wanted to show the height of her leap in the shot. I think it would be cool to shoot from a lower angle to make it look even higher if I had a taller background. As it was when I shot from a lower angle you could see the top of the background and I didn't want to edit that in.

Talk to you soon!

[keithdewey3]

Here is another of her amazing leaps and moves.