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Christo Nicolle
This was just a couple on the dance floor lost in the music and each other. Things were moving fast, the music was great and the atmosphere was electric.
I noticed them simply dancing for themselves. You could tell it was a special moment.
Moments like these are ruined when subjects become aware of a camera, so I crept around the dance floor with my cameras hidden. I framed everything in my head first, using the lights behind as a backdrop, knowing that a shallow depth of field would render them well; and some lights above me illuminated the couple providing a great separation between them and the rest of the dancers.
There was very little light, but I don't have a problem shooting at high ISO's and was aiming for at least 1/160th - 1/200th second to freeze the motion, so this was shot without a moments hesitation at ISO 6400.
The Canon 5D MkII isn't all that when in comes to focusing in these conditions, and I was already focusing manually for most of the evening. A really good investment is a focus screen other than the factory provided one. I can manually focus faster and more accurately during those quicker paced action moments with this focus screen.
I shot the couple to the right of the frame noticing how a space around them had grown and wanted to emphasis this if I could.
I quietly shot 6 frames before moving away and letting them go undisturbed. This was the 6th and for me captures everything I felt was unfolding in front of me.
Because I'd had a few seconds to think about the finished shot before I took it, it was a matter of a few seconds to convert this to my black and white custom profile and apply a small amount of noise reduction. Colour would be fine, but for a shot like this stripping out all distractions (like colour) really forces the emotions to shine through.
Shot Using Canon 5D MkII, Sigma 35mm 1.4, ISO 6400, 1/200 second
I noticed them simply dancing for themselves. You could tell it was a special moment.
Moments like these are ruined when subjects become aware of a camera, so I crept around the dance floor with my cameras hidden. I framed everything in my head first, using the lights behind as a backdrop, knowing that a shallow depth of field would render them well; and some lights above me illuminated the couple providing a great separation between them and the rest of the dancers.
There was very little light, but I don't have a problem shooting at high ISO's and was aiming for at least 1/160th - 1/200th second to freeze the motion, so this was shot without a moments hesitation at ISO 6400.
The Canon 5D MkII isn't all that when in comes to focusing in these conditions, and I was already focusing manually for most of the evening. A really good investment is a focus screen other than the factory provided one. I can manually focus faster and more accurately during those quicker paced action moments with this focus screen.
I shot the couple to the right of the frame noticing how a space around them had grown and wanted to emphasis this if I could.
I quietly shot 6 frames before moving away and letting them go undisturbed. This was the 6th and for me captures everything I felt was unfolding in front of me.
Because I'd had a few seconds to think about the finished shot before I took it, it was a matter of a few seconds to convert this to my black and white custom profile and apply a small amount of noise reduction. Colour would be fine, but for a shot like this stripping out all distractions (like colour) really forces the emotions to shine through.
Shot Using Canon 5D MkII, Sigma 35mm 1.4, ISO 6400, 1/200 second
My name is Luigi Rota. I've been a wedding photographer for many years working in Italy. I have always been fascinated by photography and the study of photography through various
I'm glade you have chosen my photo as one of the best to feature in your magazine! I'm a Italian photographer based in Catania. I love to travel, explore new places and capture
