I’m slowly learning Seattle, taking it one step at a time. In the pauses between rain, the sky opens up into beautiful cloud formations. It takes me some time to get my bearings in a new place, so I’m posting Veronica here as a reminder to keep leaping forward. I’m excited to shoot here…the bright, yet cloudy sky will function as perfect outdoor lighting.
Those poor shoes….we put them through a lot that shoot….
Next installment: these were taken around the side of the Met…right outside the Temple of Dendur. The sun was not being particularly helpful, so I didn’t get as much reflection as I would have liked, but I still like the structure of the building…and I always enjoy walking across the park.
Couldn’t resist one last shoot with Brittany, so we got up early and headed over to the Met for some dance shots.
Back to natural light for a few shots…there are times when ditching the lighting setup and going natural is so much better. I love transforming the feel of environments. This was shot in my apartment, which is usually not so great with daylight, but it’s all in the timing and settings. We’ll just leave the laundry I still need to put away out of the shot (Mom, don’t look at me like that)! Anyway, Brittany here is so elegant…I love how she adds to the dreamy effect.
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My brother told me that ballerinas wear combat boots instead of pointe shoes when I was five. Looks like he was right! I had to snag Brittany again before she moves to D.C. More to come!
I always take a break, then go back through a shoot to see what I missed the first time around…revisiting Brittany!
In other news, I’ve just started a new series of personal work I’m hoping I”m brave enough to share with you soonish…
Veronica is the first dancer I worked with. I met her at a group shoot at a fellow photographers studio, and decided to shoot her again one on one. This was taken in my attic when I was still living in CT. She’s absolutely sweet and can contort into positions that make me hurt just looking at them!
This shoot was very mellow and relaxed…just wandering the park looking for interesting backgrounds, done in about and hour and a half. When Brittany showed me this peach outfit, I was excited to shoot her against grays and greens. Interesting how some of these don’t look like they were taken in NYC…little more of a fairy tale vibe. When we got the bridge, we encountered some tourists with two little girls. They were quite mesmerized with meeting a real ballerina! Brittany was so sweet to them and they all got on their toes while the parents snapped a picture.
I do have a few prints from this shoot (and many others) available here: www.elizabethzusev.etsy.com and more will be added shortly!
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