
I’m a sucker for Halloween. It’s my favorite holiday of the year, and one of the great things about shooting weddings along with fine art, is you get to meet a lot of incredibly creative people who also love themselves a little eerie and creepy aesthetic. When Katie from Mac’s Floral asked if I wanted to work with her to create a dark and ominous ballet Halloween photoshoot, of course I said yes! Not only is she just a generally awesome person to work with, but she’s incredibly talented. I couldn’t wait to see the floral arrangements you was going to come up with!
We called up a few models and our awesome makeup artist, Sydney, put together the outfits and bouquets and scheduled a time at Billings Open Studio. Anna and Jessica (from the Billings Terpsichore Dance Company) did an amazing job. They did everything I asked, all while tangled in a ridiculous amount of fabric…in pointe shoes.
After a long day of dancing, jumping, twirling, fighting with a fog machine and retouching makeup (all while attempting to keep the flowers from wilting), we got it done! These girls were absolute troopers. I’m not exaggerating when I say that dress was feet too long, and they still managed to do every move I asked for. That’s true professionalism right there!
This was probably one of my favorite photoshoots I’ve ever done, and if there’s a chance I could create a ballet Halloween photoshoot every year, I might go for it!
Thanks again to everyone involved! I was so excited to get to be a part of this, and I can’t wait to work with you all again!
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Marla Dee
Thanks for sharing your ballet-inspired shoot! I love the flowers too! Nice!
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Thank you Marla! And yes, those flowers are gorgeous! Katie did an amazing job! 😀
Amanda B
wow, thats beautiful. love it. do you ever share what lenses you use? I love the dry ice effect.. so cool!
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Thank you Amanda! These were taken with a 50mm 1.4 and an 85mm 1.4 🙂
Amanda B
aah simply perfect, I have both those lenses in 1.8.. one day I will upgrade 🙂 thank you. I have a long way to go, I love admiring other people’s work!
francisca jorgensen
Love the shoot and the flowers…the mood and the fabric is stunning!! Well done
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Thank you Francisca 🙂
Sydney
These are gorgeous. I stumbled on your work from your “New Photographer” blog on PetaPixel. I’ve been planning out my own dark ballet shoot. I love the lighting in yours! It’s also nice to see that you’re getting these beautiful results with midrange lenses instead of refusing to shoot with anything other than a 1.2 (I know those people; there are a lot of them around here). I have the 50mm 1.4 and I’ve wanted the 85mm for awhile… I really think that’s where I’m headed next. I started as a music photographer (and it’s still in my blood), but I’ve recently been branching out to some more conceptual portraiture. I was terrified at first, but I’m loving what I’m shooting, and it got me out of the rut I’d found myself in for awhile.
Your post/site came along at just the right time. Thanks. 🙂
-Sydney
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Nice to meet you Sydney! I love my Sigma 85mm, I use it so much! Glad that you found me here, and welcome! 😀