The Assignment
My girlfriend manages a dance studio, so occasionally small gigs float my way. A few days ago, I received an email from a parent whose daughter, Kaila, is enrolled at the dance studio. Her daughter was applying to a number of intensive ballet camps this summer; each application required her headshot as well as photographs of a few dance poses. The applications were due in less than two weeks so the images needed to produced and delivered quickly.Research and Preparation
Dance, especially ballet, is very detailed and very precise. A pose or leap can be ruined by a shoulder that is slightly too high, or an arm slightly too straight. In real-time, an incorrect pose can be covered up by swift motion or forgiven due to the complexity of the dance routine. A photograph, however, freezes that motion and removes the dancer from any form of context. Any mistake, slight or significant, becomes glaringly obvious. So in terms of an application process, she had to look perfect.With perfection in mind, I made a few executive decisions:
Josh is a great guy and really getting his photography into shape for a possible run at full time pro. I am constantly delighted to hear and see former students making the break and getting after it.
Too many people wringing hands and acquiescing to fear out there. Josh has no time for that stuff, he is far too busy building a portfolio and getting his work in front of the people that matter.
I am glad to present his work to my 'people that matter' - the readers of my blog.
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