Monday, January 25, 2010

Amanda – Ballet Session

Posted in Anytime Portrait, Ballet, Child Portraits

I love experimenting with textures, colors and effects, so I thought I would use Amanda’s images to experiment on. I am working on a new site that will show larger images, but for now remember to click on any of them if you want a closer look.
Ballerina
Amanda and I are always thinking of shoots… love that she has a creative mind too. This time we planned on a more traditional ballet session, but turns out I drove to an untraditional spot:). The weather just wasn’t right for the original idea, so we quickly changed course and came to this garage I found in downtown Tacoma. I have shot here before, but the graffiti is a new addition to it. It’s a great spot to use if it rains… there was even some fresh art being worked on as we shot.

I get my inspiration from a lot of different places… for this one it was a Marilyn Monroe photo I recently saw.
Marilyn Monroe

Sometimes the inspiration comes from the place I happen to be at… the light behind Amanda is magical and I love the grainy look if this image.

Or sometimes it is just from my thoughts in the middle of the night or how I am feeling at the time…

I have loved ballet since I was a child. There is just something about the movement of the ballerinas and the powerful and romantic music behind it. I love how I feel when I watch it… it envelopes me. Amanda attends the same studio I did as a child and she loves it too. It might have started out because of my influence but it has continued because of her love and dedication to it.

I have another ballet session coming up in a few weeks with another ballerina from the studio. Can’t wait! I know it will keep me up at night thinking of ideas for it, but that is ok… I am most creative then.

I love the power of this image…

And the beauty of this one…

My sweet girl…

There is just something about this that I like…
Ballerina

It’s funny, we never even noticed some of the writing and images on the floor of this garage, but when we got home and reviewed them on the computer I had to skillfully do some editing:)hee hee

Notice the red polish…
Ballerina

Love eye shots!

Ballerina

And close-ups…
Ballet Portrait

Hope you enjoyed! xoxoxo

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Stephenie Bradley - January 26, 2010 - 2:47 pm

Gorgeous Connie!! She has sure grown into a beautiful young woman! I love it when I check your blog in the mornings and you have new photo’s up!! I always feel so inspired! <3 Stephenie

connieriggiophotography - January 26, 2010 - 3:51 pm

Thanks Stephanie… love that it brings you inspiration! What a great compliment! Photography has a passion to it and you can quickly tell a person’s heart and their passion when you see the images that they capture. Images should always make you feel something… emotions… or it is just an empty image… xoxoxo

Olivia Bidleman - January 28, 2010 - 11:42 pm

Hi Connie! I know you don’t know me, but you do know my parents, Dirk and Cheryl B. We all really love your photos, you have an excellent talent that I really admire. I take photos too (my Dad claims to have started the photography kick in the household, but I started it, trust me :) ) and I look to your awesome pictures for inspiration. They’re very versatile and gorgeous, and I can interpret them in many ways. I hope to become as talented as you one day! It would be fun to organize a little tutoring session for me and Mom to learn from your expertise, if you’re up to it! It would mean so much if I could tag along! (:

Keep up the awesome work,

Olivia

Olivia Bidleman - January 29, 2010 - 12:29 am

here’s my flickr- flickr.com/livbidleman

connieriggiophotography - January 29, 2010 - 5:34 am

Nice job Olivia… you have talent girl! I would love to help both you and your mom, sounds like fun :) . Thank you so much for the kind words, I am glad you find inspiration in my work – what a great thing! I am going to send you an email and call your mom sometime tomorrow.

Paul - April 27, 2012 - 9:01 am

Hi Connie

beautiful emotive images, how old is this little girl- seems like quite “mature” images of her, I’m looking at getting into some ballet photography- had a look at ballerina project on FB, and wanted to try this concept with a friend of mines daughter, but the king of photos one takes of an older ballerina are very different from that of say a 10 year old- your thoughts on this?

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