Dancers in Motion: The Art and Technique of Dance Photography

Photographer Susan Michael's Dancers in Motion is a collection of breath taking images that showcase the essence of the dancer's gesture. The artist has combined her love of visual storytelling and the compelling subject to produce studying visual images, by capturing the beauty of the physical body in motion. When she photographs dancers she captures their movement and tension.

This book will teach the reader how to direct and work with dancers. It will give you practical advice on your workspace and the equipment needed to get the most out of every dance session. The posing examples provided will spark the reader's creativity and passion for photographing dancers and give you ideas for working with dance schools as well as advanced dancers. This book answers questions and enthuse the reader into working and producing images in the field of dance photography.

Susan Michal is an internationally published, award winning portrait artist. Her adorable and unique photographic images have been used in calendars, greeting cards and posters around the world. She is a respected lecturer both in her community and within professional photographic associations. Susan holds the Master Craftsman Degree in photography and is certified by the Professional Photographers of America. She is an ASP fellow, one of only nineteen women to hold this distinction from the American Society of Photographers.

She has been named North Florida’s photographer of the year and is an active member of Professional Photographer’s of North Florida and Professional Photographer’s of America. She has won numerous awards including Best of Show at Southeast Professional Photographer’s. Susan is a past president, Professional Photographer’s of America and is a member of the Society of Twenty Five.