Ben Hopper

I was looking through the Internet for some inspiration, also when speaking with my tutor he recommended Ben Hopper who has captured several pieces of dance images along side other forms of performers such as circus performers. I found his work interesting and inspirational because of the use of natural lighting as well as flash lighting he uses. Also, how he includes the different backgrounds and props but as well as that the different poses the performers are in the structure of their body is.

Below are examples of his work



You can see from the shadows that there was artificial lighting uses in these images. I like the way the person who is doing the flipping how is stood and the positioning of his arms and the person he had flipped are.

The use of different camera angle, how is low down using a wide angle lens emphasises the dancers and the use of the sun flare. I like the image but I am sticking to studio work and the lighting but I may try different camera angles, so instead of being straight on the dancer I may try going lower or higher but I want the focus to be of the structure of the person so If I found the camera angle distracting I may not use it. This is an idea I may use when capturing the dancers in the studio

The silhouette of the images makes your focus on the shape of the performers rather than their facial expressions. Nice use of the light from behind. 

I like the flexibility of the dancer and the use of props are included and the sunlight caught in the background emphasis the structure of his body.

Overall, I found his images inspirational and different and it has given me a few ideas to think about when in the studio capturing images of the dancers