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You, Me, Dancing by ~AlexJHH:iconAlexJHH:

Categories Photography > Photojournalism > Public Gatherings & Events

©2008-2009 ~AlexJHH
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It took me a couple of beers to realise...

That being the white photographer at the ball for the Afro-Caribbean Society was going to require a slightly different tactic. This tactic ended up being to ignore a lack of self confidence and dance as well as I could while waving a DSLR around and blinding myself constantly with the flash.

Apparently this ' party photography ' is becoming increasingly popular in LA and places like that. Seems a reasonable excuse to mix drinking and photgraphy in ways that doesn't involve dangerous darkroom chemicals.

It took a couple of pints for me to start getting shots I was anywhere near happy with, but I got there in the end. So did my wallet - this ball was at the Hilton.

The things we do to get the shot :D

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*Alexeiz Apr 3, 2008, 6:39:27 AM
I really like the face of the one by the wall. So the opposite of the dancers! Real good shot!

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-You're a photographer?
-Not really, mostly just a past-time... I like to say that I'm an experimental photographer, but it's mostly because I lack experience. When I screw up, I make up reasons.
-Yeah, you're a photographer.
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~AlexJHH Apr 3, 2008, 11:13:28 AM
Thank you :)

--
'Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?'
'That depends a good deal on where you want to get to,'
'I don’t know where. . .'
'Then it doesn’t matter which way you go,' said the cat.
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Mood: Joy *vampire-love Apr 3, 2008, 11:22:20 AM
I'm glad you had a good experience at the ball :) The shot is great, the expressions really make it.

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~AlexJHH Apr 3, 2008, 12:18:06 PM
It sort of sucked at first, then became good as I loosened up a bit. They didn't stand a chance once I bust out the super-white man dance :D

--
'Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?'
'That depends a good deal on where you want to get to,'
'I don’t know where. . .'
'Then it doesn’t matter which way you go,' said the cat.
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~kique-ass Apr 4, 2008, 1:57:14 PM
Lol how you suffer for your art! I like the idea of party photography = ]

And I love watching white people dance :P :P :P

And you're still coming up Cerilol in my devwatch, I love it! :D

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"Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative." - Oscar Wilde
:iconalexjhh:
~AlexJHH Apr 8, 2008, 5:01:47 AM
Thank you :)

--
'Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?'
'That depends a good deal on where you want to get to,'
'I don’t know where. . .'
'Then it doesn’t matter which way you go,' said the cat.
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`contains-mild-peril Apr 19, 2008, 11:22:12 AM
Really nice shot, captures all the fun and motion of the party :)

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Beards not bombs.
:iconalexjhh:
~AlexJHH Apr 19, 2008, 3:22:49 PM
Cheers muchly!

--
'Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?'
'That depends a good deal on where you want to get to,'
'I don’t know where. . .'
'Then it doesn’t matter which way you go,' said the cat.
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