What do you get when you add the NYC skyline + six Julliard-trained dancers + a dozen photographers? You get magic. Tara Langdon (photo by Caroline Sollmann) The dancers were modeling in a workshop organized by Ebbe Sweet, a NYC-based photographer and former dancer, as part of Photoville—a photography exhibit displayed along the Brooklyn […]
By now, you’re probably familiar with photographer Jordan Matter‘s work—images of gorgeous dancers, sometimes mid-air, smack-dab in the hustle and bustle of everyday life. Exhibit A: Jeffrey Smith in Times Square (Jordan Matter, via dancersamongus.com) Exhibit B: Alexander Peters and Elizabeth Mateer in Philadelphia, PA (Jordan Matter, via dancersamongus.com) A few years ago, Matter published […]
Let’s take a minute to talk about Gene Schiavone’s gorgeous photography, shall we? We want this guy’s life: He travels the world shooting talented dancers in both performance and studio settings. He’s especially good at capturing the essence of our favorite ballerinas. (In fact, he shot Keenan Kampa for her 2012 Dance Spirit cover!) Schiavone […]
Do you dream of posting gorgeous DIY dance photos online? These tips from one of the best professional dance photographers in the biz, Erin Baiano, will help you snap the perfect shot. (courtesy Ashi Ross) 1, 2, 3, JUMP! Capture movement by counting off. “The shooter and the subject have to coordinate timing,” Baiano says. […]
I love photographs that capture not only beautiful dance positions, but also the feeling of dance—that crazy kinetic kick you get watching somebody move. Photographer and former contemporary ballet dancer Jesús Chapa-Malacara has figured out a cool lighting technique that allows his images to do that perfectly. They’re artfully blurred, conveying a sense of movement—but […]