Replica Dance Company

 These photos are slightly different from the previous post, the previous posts link more to the love/relationship theme, these are other images from the workshop of which I feel show character and interest. 

Most of the images have blurred movement, from the start I spent a lot of time changing the settings and finding the best one to suit the constant movement but also the lighting. I felt there was no needed for the use of flash and would make the dancers look very bright, and this I preferably wanted to avoid. 

So using a setting which would capture there movement precisely without using flash was my main aim. This seemed to be near impossible, although when they were in moments of pause within the dance this gave me the opportunity to capture their movement with ease. They choreographed the dance well with the moments of stillness and paused in a balance/position, this helped me when photographing their movement. There specific movements and positions were obscure but linked with their theme.

Once looking through the images from the session, the images that were blurred, turned out to be more intriguing and successful. I feel they show the full extent of the movement from start to finish merging the colours and lighting.

So the following images of a variety of character and emotion through the movement.

These two images are very similar in the fact that they are both long exposed which produced a bundle blurred effect. The movements they did were caught in this image, but blended into one. I feel these images show a feeling of chaos and the sense of strife.

The camera in this photo caught the dancer in 3 of his positions blurred together, the colours of their skin and closes is highlights through the lighting and motion.

The effect of the motion blurred adds to the idea of them running or walking quickly.

The stillness in this image is highlights through the replica's of themselves through camera movement.

These two are similar firstly being seating on the chairs but with their movement, two different movements but linking in with the dance idea. The idea of them meeting and struggling in their relationship.

I like this image due to the background is in focus but the movement is captured again when dancing. With the motion blur it initiates fast pace and urgency.

The feeling of struggle is expressed here through the contraction of the back and arms, showing their pain and decisions in their relationship.

This last image intrigues me due to her body seeming to be stretching vastly above him behind her. The blur suggests the movement was a jump or lift with the body blurred in that direction, and the idea of her power over him seems great in this image.