This is from a really fun shoot I did with a dancer from my dance class and some baby powder. I wanted to do some ballet portraits but I wanted to do something different from the classic portraits you see of most dancers. I had originally bought the baby powder to spread in the air to create a hazy feel to the photos, but we quickly realized that the powder wouldn't stay in the air long enough so I had her experiment with throwing it. This was my favorite photo from the shoot and I help it does well.
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This was underrated. It's one thing for DPC voters to overlook artistic images, but to skip a magazine quality image like this one... well... it looks really bad.
Excellent poise and drama. Magnificent lighting and conversion. Twenty times better than the outtake. I would have preferred the shot without the dancer looking directly at the camera - I think a greater appearance of concentration would give the impression of total immersion in her art and would significantly add to the drama of the image. Great work, I hope to see more like it!
I must confess my complete lack of knowledge on the topic of this shot, so I don't know if the chalk/cloud has any relevance to dance (im thinking in terms of grip/stability), but I think it adds so much to an already incredible shot. Your choice of side lighting works so well here, you certainly captured the perfect moment! Well done.
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