Ballet Bodyscapes

Dancer: Naomi Tanioka of Ballet Arizona Make Up: Lorraine Garcia Hair: Lisa Marie Mode Photographer: Ron Brwer Images

I hadn’t really thought much about doing bodyscapes using ballet dancers, but the concept has grown with me over the last year or so. Now I love the idea. I had done, as had every other photographer, crops of ballet dancer legs before, but I’m starting to explore images of other body areas. Honestly, the legs, feet and hands will always be the big focus point in ballet. It taking some re-training of my mind’s eye to see the ballerina body differently.

Randy Crespo by Ron Brewer Images

Arianni Martin and Randy Crespo by Ron Brewer Images

Arianni Martin and Randy Crespo by Ron Brewer Images

Arianni Martin by Ron Brewer Images

Hannah Potter by Ron Brewer Images

Randy Crespo by Ron Brewer Images

 

Dancer Credit:    Randy Crespo of Ballet Arizona
Arianni Martin of Ballet Arizona
Hannah Potter of Grand Rapids Ballet
Naomi Tanioka o Ballet Arizona

Support:              For Naomi: Make up by Lorraine Garcia Rivera and Hair by Lisa Marie

 

Negative Space

I love negative space!

Negative space is all of that empty area around the subject in a photograph. What’s interesting about negative space, is that it actually draws attention away from itself and to the subject. Even though it’s the largest part of the image, it becomes the smallest to the viewer. What’s big is important, but only because it makes the smaller subject even more important. It’s a paradox.

 

 

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Dancer Credit:   Arianni Martin of Ballet Arizona, Randy Crespo of Ballet Arizona, Naomi Tanioka of Ballet Arizona, Katie Marie Beechler, Camryn Cortez,

 

 

 

 

Ballet in Black and White

Sometimes color just gets in the way. More black and white toning for this set of images.

These black and white images feature Arianni Martin and Randy Crespo, of Ballet Arizona. These dancers know how to work in front of a lens, making for an exciting session.

 

 

Dancer Credit:  Arianni Martin and Randy Crespo of Ballet Arizona

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Dancing in the Shadows

I’m not afraid to shoot into the shadows to create a dramatic image.

Much of my work has areas of the image that are bright as well as areas that fall into deep shadows.

Sometimes the face even goes into shadow for a very artful image. You would never do that in a “traditional” portrait. That breaks the rules of traditional portrait photography. But these are not traditional portraits. They are fine art images.

Shadows create a more dramatic image. And dance is already dramatic, so this approach works very well with dance. Personally, I love it!

 

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Dancer Credits:
Olivia Quinata
Arianni Martin
Randy Crespo