http://isnapny.com/2009/06/12/performers-dance/ Dynamic photoblog showcasing photography at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism. Tue, 1 Dec 2009 14:36:04 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://isnapny.com/2009/06/12/performers-dance/comment-page-1/#comment-253 Renae Ingram Jr Wed, 24 Jun 2009 08:00:58 +0000 http://isnapny.com/?p=336#comment-253 I particularly like this picture for a few reasons. I usually appreciate photos of dancers for the way it makes viewers focus on the beauty of their athleticism at a particular moment that is so easy to overlook while a dancer is seamlessly moving from one step to the next. The photo of this dancer is drastically different though. The content is not as literal (considering it's a portrait of a dancer) but the energy and strength is equally as powerful. The high ISO and heavy saturation marry for the perfect pair to revolutionize portraits of the performing arts. It appears as though the a higher shutter speed was desired but in this situation, I don't think I could have asked for anything better of the photographer given the lighting. Who'd ever think the very thing that a photography student might be encouraged to steer away from would create something so beautiful. Kudos to you, Ben. I am a fan. I particularly like this picture for a few reasons. I usually appreciate photos of dancers for the way it makes viewers focus on the beauty of their athleticism at a particular moment that is so easy to overlook while a dancer is seamlessly moving from one step to the next. The photo of this dancer is drastically different though. The content is not as literal (considering it’s a portrait of a dancer) but the energy and strength is equally as powerful. The high ISO and heavy saturation marry for the perfect pair to revolutionize portraits of the performing arts. It appears as though the a higher shutter speed was desired but in this situation, I don’t think I could have asked for anything better of the photographer given the lighting. Who’d ever think the very thing that a photography student might be encouraged to steer away from would create something so beautiful. Kudos to you, Ben. I am a fan.

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