Analysis of Photographer's Work

Chris Nash:

Chris Nash is a London based photographer specialising in Dance Photography. He has many exhibitions and he is in demand because of his ability to take eye-catching photos of key choreographic movements. Most of his photos are for promotional purposes.

The photo to the right has been taken using a slow shutter speed, this is how he would have got the blurred effect. The background colour works well with the colours that the performer is wearing, but perhaps Nash could have edited out the creases in the sheet at the bottom, as they are kind of distracting.




The photo above would have been taken on a fast shutter speed to get the sharp movement without having the photo blurred. I like how we are able to see the reflection of the dancers, but perhaps it would have been nice to see the whole of the reflection and not more space above the dancers. Compared to the other two photos, their are two performers instead of one.

In this photo Chris Nash has captured the movement using a fast shutter speed. It is sharp in the movement and very clear. I would have liked it if the performer was looking into the camera, instead of looking up, as I feel it breaks a connection to the audience who are viewing the image. 

Nicola Selby:

Nicola Selby is a UK photographer know for her dance photographs. Her fuel for dance photography derives from her former training as a professional dancer. 

I can see that one of the studio lights is on the left, as the light falls on the performers face while she is leaning back to the left. I can also tell that there isn't a light on the right as the right side of her body is in shadows. I like how Selby has captured the woman 'en point' on one leg. 

I like that this picture is black and white which makes it different to the other two. Selby has captured the sharpness of the jump. I would be interested to see what the image looks like when it's not in black and white, and I think that black and white photos are always more appealing that coloured images.

In this photo Selby would have had the camera on a fast shutter speed to capture the movement without getting a blurred effect. I tend to prefer studio photos when the background is all black or all white so I would have edited the background in this photo.