Today I had a photoshoot for an upcoming show for PushPULL dance. The weather was FANTASTIC, giving some spectacular lighting for us.

The purpose of this photoshoot was for an ad for their upcoming dance show, "Unspoken Conversations" in June. PPD is a dance company for working professionals who share a passion for dance, but are working in fields outside of dance.

I don't have an SLR camera (YET) so i enlisted the help of a co-worker of mine who is an amateur photo enthusiast. Although she only has a film camera and only does this on the side, her passion has been for photography for the past 5 years and was thrilled to be asked to help out here. Equipped with her camera + goodies (tripod, light deflector, lenses, bounce flash) we took photos of 2 dancers in typical "professional" outfits.

Taking from the "push pull" conflict these dancers with day jobs endure, the concept I have for this ad is to showcase the contrast between "dancer" and "working professional". The models will be staring at each other, engaging an "unspoken conversation", further expressed by a colourful ghosted shot of the same couple dancing in the middle. Show details will be added and the company logo too.

We shot a bunch of scenarios on the Subway, each time at opposite ends: Opposite ends of TTC escalators, ends of each platform (one going Nbound, one Sbound), or ends of entrance/exit of the entry ways. The live action shot will be fluid, vibrant and lively, again contrasting between the grey, structured and obtuse backdrop of the TTC and snarky working professional.

I hope that out of all the different scenarios we did, one or two great shots will emerge. Working with dancers was great b/c they knew how to frame their bodies and give the expressions that I wanted. Unfortuantely Vistek nor Henry's aren't open on Sundays, so i'll have to get it developed digitally tomorrow. Apparently photograhers don't work on Sundays! Then the real work begins when I have put the ad together!

Hope it works out.

-RE