This week’s theme is Completely Candid: relating to or being photography of subjects acting naturally or spontaneously without being posed
There were several opportunities to take the posed pictures at the Pow Wow a few weeks ago. The dancers came out and would stand patiently for you to capture their photo….
….but that’s not at all what I wanted. How can you properly capture the image of a dancer….while they are standing still? So, I took very few of them posed.
I wanted the MOTION of their movements. I wanted the flying costumes. The serious expression of concentration on their faces.
And that is exactly what I got:
And let me just say, capturing the image of a DANCER while they are DANCING…..is NOT easy! But it captures the heart of what I wanted….
…..Completely Candid.
Click on the iHeartfaces button up top and check out the rest of the Candid shots! They are BEAUTIFUL!
WOW.. what a greate picture!
What a great candid capture. The colors are amazing.
I can just imagine the difficulty of this shot Dana. I was trying to capture the guests dancing at my brother’s wedding this weekend (in almost complete darkness!) and it was so frustrating! You did an awesome job capturing the motion and energy of the moment.
~Angie
co-founder of I ♥ Faces
Ah, this one just takes my breath away. What an amazing capture, Dana! The colors, the movement… love it!
Beautiful my friend. Love all the colors and the movement! Great shot.
I LOVE the color! The photo is great and I love that you can see his intense face, too! Awesome job!
Great shot! Love the colours.
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Your photos are always spectacular! What amazing colors you have captured here. I am impressed with your ability to capture such movement and still capture a terrific facial expression. Great job!
The colors, the textures, the frozen movement…STUNNING!!
Beautiful colors, I like the movement of the fringe of the costume. I see that it is dark. Were you using a tripod to keep everything still? It’s a nice clear shot, no noise, no blur.
What an extraordinary picture! The colors are so vivid and you can totally see the motion – yet you got it all in focus! WONDERFUL!!!
This photo is…
A M A Z I N G !
The colors are just stunning! Great capture!!
Thanks for your comment last week (contemplative) – sorry I have taken so long to reply! I love the story behind your contemplative photo – it is a very powerful photo! This weeks photo is so cool!! It is incredibly crystal clear and I love the look of concentration on the persons face too. – Jen
Wow! What a wonderful photo. So sharp and beautiful color!
WOW what a cool, bright shot!
I love it!
Amazing, my friend. Just amazing.
And to think you doubted yourself. Huh… Just stick the tools into those God-blessed hands and use those blue peepers to capture what others may not be lucky enough to experience.
And… man do I wish you lived closer when I was dancing. I only ever got caught in some incredibly awkward non-ballet pose, LOL
wow! This shot is amazing! You did a fantastic job of capturing the essence of a dancer! The colors are amazing. Great job!
Dana,
Can you send me this photo? I want to post it on our BLOG.