This is a series for a magazine article about Myrna Galle, a local dance teacher. Myrna is a former soloist of the NYC Ballet and was a member of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. She also coregraphed many Broadway shows and was the lead dancer in the touring show of "The Music Man." Currently she teaches ballet at the Grass Valley Center for the Arts.
I went down last Friday and photographed Myrna and the dancers in two separate classes. It was a challenge but it was a lot of fun. I had gone out the Friday before to scout the location and see what I was up against. Too high a ceiling in the first studio made wireless flash with umbrellas the best solution (pink walls weren't much help for bounce flash). A entire wall of mirrors in both studios allowed for shooting the dancers from their reflections, but keeping myself out of the shot when shooting toward the mirrors was tricky. This was easier in the second studio with a lower, white ceiling so I could use a camera mounted flash pointed up and backwards. K20, K10, (2x) 540 flashes + boosters, two stands with umbrellas, DA* 16-50, DA 10-17, A85 1.4, FA 31 ltd. http://www.primelensphoto.com/the_dancers/index.html I'm still futzing with these selects and editing them. -Brendan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
