random shots : diversions dance
July 18th, 2009 | Published in featured, random shots
I love it when I look back through my archives and find a picture I really like and get the chance to rework it a bit on the Mac. This shot was taken during a rehearsal in 2007. The Diversions dance company were rehearsing a new show and I was sent to get some pictures. They were in the middle of rehearsals when I arrived and I wasn’t going to get an opportunity to set anything up – so no posing and no lights!
This was shot on the Canon 85mm/f1.2 at settings of 1/100s at f1.6 on ISO800. That’s really dark! And they were moving about a lot! At 1/100s the only way to get anything pin sharp was to wait for moments when the action peaked and the dancers were relatively still.
Photographing dance is not easy but its the dancers that are doing most of the work for you – its just a naturally photogenic subject. As long as you get the technical aspects right, its hard not to get great pictures.
