Impromptu Dancing
When I was shooting the Fiesta de Santa Fe, I spotted an old neighbor, who told me that her young daughter was going to be dancing with other dancers in a show. I had my camera with me, so I decided to see if I could get some good photos of my friend’s daughter.
It was all a bit boring, until the girl, along with her friend, decided to dance, as little girls will do. As they twirled around in pure delight, I was snapping photos, hoping to get some good ones. In a crowded situation, I haven’t figured out how to get the non-competing backgrounds I like (without resorting to more Photoshop than I care to do), but I still think these photos are full of the pure joy that is little girls having fun.
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I no longer have the advantage 🙂 They’re beautiful!!!!
Ah, Juanita, thank you! Your photos of you kids are great! Glad you like these photos; I was nervous about posting them, as I see lots of things I’d like to change, but I do like these photos, as to me, they’re just fun. 🙂
So it IS true! All the artist sees is things to fix, while everyone else sees the beauty in what it is. Great work!
Thanks for liking the photos! I love them too! 🙂
These are delightful!
Adorable! 🙂
As for the background, you could use a telephoto lens, zoom in and use a VERY shallow DOF (aperture of 2.8, 3.2, or 4).
Otherwise, I would add a ‘vignette blur’ in PS to isolate the girls.
Thanks for your suggestions! 🙂 Those shots were shot at f/2.8, and it was a mid range telephoto/zoom, not a long one, as I wanted to include both girls in the photo. Also, these were shot in a crowd, so I had to be near the girls to not include people in the foreground, so a long telephoto lens, would not have worked, unfortunately. So not an ideal shooting situation for sure.
I could have played with Photoshop to make the girls stand out, but nah, these shots were for my personal use, so I left them the way they were. Good suggestions though, if the situation had been right. 🙂 Thanks as always for your feedback!
Such delightful photograph!!
Thank you!
Ahhh to be a kid again!!
I know!!! 🙂 Loved your comment, thank you!
Aww….cute! 🙂 I have yet to shoot people!
Thank you! I want to shoot more people, but it’s a bit out of my comfort zone. Starting with kids, who are natural show offs, is a good way for me to kind of ease into it, and it’s fun! 🙂 Thanks for stopping by!
They are so cute…and I like their costumes.
Thank you! I really thought they were so cute when they started dancing like that. 🙂
They are so lovely, and how beautiful their dresses… Thank you dear Katie, with my love, nia
Thanks, Nia. I really liked those dresses, it really does make the photos feel different. There was a whole school of girls in different dresses getting ready to take the stage, but these girls were the only ones I saw who just started dancing for fun.
Wonderful!
Can it be that I had such joy when I was a little girl? Thanks for an almost-memory —
I know, if only we were that happy. 🙂 I’m sure we were at some point! Thanks for stopping by!
Love their ruffly dresses! So colorful and sweet.
cute and beautiful subject and your photos have captured their innocent and gay spirits…i also love the flow of their dress… very graceful !
Thank you so much for the wonderful compliments. I truly appreciate it!
I love the series, wonderful. Congrats for such a great captures.
Thank you so much. I just visited your site, and your work is so creative. Thanks for visiting, so I could see your photography. 😉
They are so beautiful. I stopped by after you liked my Santa Fe outing post. You have great work =)
Ah thank you so much for the very nice compliment. Truly appreciate it! 🙂