3. Personal Background Went to Brandeis University in Waltham Massachusetts During freshman year of college in 1996, worked for college newspaper as photographer Had no prior interest in dance, knew nothing about it Once she started photographing, she researched other dance photographers to get inspiration Barbra Morgan- who photographed many Martha Gram company dancers
4. Historical Events Lack of knowledge in dance required a lot of research Discovered Max Walaman and Barbara Morgan Admired Max Walaman for his form, use, and techniques with the camera Modeled after Barbara Morgan for position and movement of dancers, along with costume and prop usage Improvement of technology=improvement of Greenfield’s photography When cameras were becoming more digital, didn’t requite film and had many more features-sped up photography process Made more successful
8. Influence of the Art World By expanding abilities from journalism and news to dancing and other movement, she inspired many others Reached outside her comfort zone, and inspired others to do the same Also able to inform society about nature, beauty and elegance of dance
9. Stylistic Traits #1-Beauty, effortlessness, elegance #2-Strength and power #3-Movement, time, motion #4-Extension and grace
10. Extension, beauty, effortlessness- the extension of her legs and arms, the angle of her body, and the beauty of the costume. Makes movements look effortless Strength, power- power required to create big movements Movement, time, motion- the motion of the costumes, hair, leg position and body position. Demonstrates element of time. Elegance and grace- position of dancer, costume’s connection with dancer’s pose. Lenore Pavlakos
11. Extension, beauty, effortlessness- precision of each body part Strength, power- power of turn and jump. Demonstrated through facial expressions and costumes or hair. Movement, time, Motion- demonstrated through position of hair, and where the dancer is in comparison to the ground. Suspended in the air Grace, elegance- elegant and graceful movements, yet still contain the strength and power to maintain jump. OdaraJaeali-Nash
12. Extension, beauty, effortlessness- dancer’s graceful and natural beauty that is often found on ballerinas. Strength, power- Required to make jumps and keep position looking good Movement, time, Motion- each dancer isn’t in a pose that they could hold for a while, it requires little time to stay in that specific pose. Grace, elegance- again, mainly found naturally in ballerinas, the elegance of their movements really stand out compared to other dancers. New York City Ballet
13. My Original Artwork Picture 1and Motion and movement Picture 2 Elegance and beauty Picture 3 Femininity and poise
14. Conclusion -Challenges -Motion, movement, time -Props (scarves, dresses etc.) -Strengths and weaknesses -Photograph quality- not as clear and professional as Greenfield’s - captured accurate facial expressions -What have you learned? -requires a lot of concentration, patience, proper equipment etc. -outcome pays off
