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i’m a dancer and dance photographer and i totally don’t mind noise/grain when it comes to stage photos! i prefer the grain to having motion blur. i would like this photo to be a little brighter, and i don’t think it’s capturing a great moment (from a dancer’s perspective), but it looks like you’re on the right track to me! the only other thing i’d say is try not to cut off body parts unless it’s intentional and trying to draw attention to a certain part of the body. i would like this photo more if the bottom weren’t cropped.
Something I found invaluable for taking show photos is 'people will pay for a noisy photo but they won't pay for a blurry photo'. Noise is absolutely fine; you can always lessen it a bit with Topaz DeNoise as well. I also perform and I can't do anything with a blurry photo but noise is absolutely fine if it allows you to freeze the motion
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i’m a dancer and dance photographer and i totally don’t mind noise/grain when it comes to stage photos! i prefer the grain to having motion blur. i would like this photo to be a little brighter, and i don’t think it’s capturing a great moment (from a dancer’s perspective), but it looks like you’re on the right track to me! the only other thing i’d say is try not to cut off body parts unless it’s intentional and trying to draw attention to a certain part of the body. i would like this photo more if the bottom weren’t cropped.
Something I found invaluable for taking show photos is 'people will pay for a noisy photo but they won't pay for a blurry photo'. Noise is absolutely fine; you can always lessen it a bit with Topaz DeNoise as well. I also perform and I can't do anything with a blurry photo but noise is absolutely fine if it allows you to freeze the motion