Monday, I photographed the Missouri Contemporary Ballet as an enterprise assignment for The Columbia Missourian. To my surprise, several photos ran as a standalone centerpiece for Tuesday's paper! I was really proud of this shoot, but as I was looking through my take, I realized that a lot of my images were a little soft. I don't know if this is an issue of back focusing or if I messed with a dial by accident, but this was super disappointing to me! A little sharpening proved to be a quick fix, but I want my images to be sharp right out of camera. Also, the light was beautiful in the studio, but I should have worked a little more with my strobe to bring out faces more.
What's interesting about this image and the last image is that I tilted them without realizing it. I was so focused on not cutting off any limbs that I tilted my body instead of taking a step back. To be honest, the tilt doesn't bother me, but I know it sends some people away screaming. Any way, I'd love your thoughts.
I know it's busy...but something about this appeals to me. I think the idea was good, but the execution could be better.
2 comments:
First off, I LOVE that first B&W shot. It's just beautiful! And I'm going to throw a wrench in the works and say that I don't like the tilt on the first one but I don't mind it so much on the last one. On the first one it bothers me because it messes with how I see the dancers fighting gravity, it makes them seem like they're falling down or something. In the last one the tilt seems to emphasize their stretching/straining and it helps. But all of them are really great!
TILT AWAY YOUNG GRASSHOPPER
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