For me, a personal photography project means stepping out of my normal “routine” and finding something different to shoot and something different to do in post. Last year, I shot my interpretation of the four classic elements, Fire, Water, Air, and Earth. I’m constantly looking for inspiration and other ideas that will stretch my abilities, stretch my vision.
I’ve begun working on my new project entitled I Dance… The concept is a detailed focus on dance and dancers along with a very stylized presentation. It’s fun, in part, because it’s so broad. I expect to be working on it for some time, and I envision creating a series of many images. Well, that’s what I’m thinking now!
I’ve shot a couple sessions so far. I had Chris and Jesse model a few ballroom styles for me. They turned out great providing plenty of raw material. I’ve posted a couple of the resulting images. I asked Morgan to provide some hip-hop moves for me. While I have some ideas going into the shoot, I rely a lot on my dancer subjects to provide ideas. I then shoot some close-ups, trying to show features we don’t normally see as spectators, and some silhouettes.
I’m pleased so far with the results, although I’m not sure how many I’d consider finished, even including those I’m showing here. I sometimes need to spend some time with the images, get to know them, and ask them where they’d like to go. Wherever that is, it’s a fun ride. And I can’t think of a better reason to do a personal project!
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