Steve Korn: photographing dance
Sunday, July 6th, 2008
Another studio shot of a dancer from my flickr contact Steve Korn who shot this at the University of Washington for the Chamber Dance Company.
I found links in the comment thread of Steve’s shot to two more photographers who specialize in this type of photography: David Cooper, and Lois Greenfield who are well known professional photographers.
But, I must say, my friend Steve holds his own, this image is stunning, perfect in every way and to make an image like this takes skill with exposure, lighting, and timing, not to mention working with the dancer and a director and/or choreographer who knows what they want. But, considering that a dancer can’t pose, the photographer really has to know what the director wants and then time the shot correctly to get it. I can’t even get people to pose for a still portrait let alone freeze this kind of action. I’m incredibly impressed by this.
Beautifull! ghmmz interesting how that made.
Steve is an expert on off camera lighting and given that I’ve hardly ever used a flash, I plan to learn as much as I can from his work.
Hey Richard,
Thanks for the support. I get a little nervous when someone refers to me as an expert anything, but I appreciate your interest and encouragement!
You’re welcome Steve. I don’t say these things lightly. And, had you produced a single killer photograph that would be one thing, but given what you’re producing these days it’s quite certain that you’ve got a handle on lighting and exposure and you’ve always had a great eye for making people look good. That, to me, is an expert.
Beautiful action pose and excellent lighting technique.