Photos by: Zoe Litaker, zo after dark (dancer model Elizabeth Hernly), Amber Wheeler, Stacey Barnhouse Wright (model Anna E Sikes), Marcstudio1761 (dancers @lexi.dancingonsugar & @liv.k_official), Amanda Tipton(dancer @thatsveze_), @ronmckinneyphoto with @Lovingthispaige
2023 Pas de Deux Dance Photography Conference
The 2023 Conference is being held Friday, July 21 through Sunday, July 23. It will take place in downtown Chicago at the Michigan Avenue Hilton (720 S Michigan Avenue).
Registration is open. Applications for dancers, volunteers and speakers are also open. Early registration rates are good until October 15.
We are excited to share the city with all of you. Our location allows us urban looks as well as the lakefront and premiere Chicago parks as well as skyline shots.
Get Involved
The 2022 Conference was a celebration of dance photography. Watch our video to see it all in action!
2022 PAS DE DEUX CONFERENCE
Video by Ten Sixteen Media
What photographers have to say
"If you are a dance photographer you HAVE to be at this convention! So much to learn, so many photographers to network with and a perfect way to build your portfolio!"
"From the day I first contacted Beth with questions about the conference, I felt that I was welcome and that something about this conference was going to be different."
"If you are in the dance photography world you can not afford to miss this conference. It is jammed packed with the industry's leaders in photography, gear, and knowledge."
"Cannot recommend this conference enough. Whether you're an experienced professional, hobbyist, or anywhere in between, there's something for you here. Great variety of speakers and hands-on experiences. Overall 10/10 would go again."
Webinars
Filmmaker Yoonha Park will discuss how he created 7 Chagall inspired tableaus using still images from the NYC Ballet's "Firebird." The tableau was captured using a combination of two photographic techniques: Bullet-Time Photography and Long-Exposure Photography. “Bullet-Time” or “frozen moment” or “time slice” is a filmmaking technique that utilizes several still cameras arranged around the subject and fired simultaneously. When edited together the images create the illusion of a fluidly moving point-of-view that floats around a subject caught in a frozen moment.
Yoonha Park is an American filmmaker based in New York and has been directing music videos and short films since 2007. He is represented in North America for commercials and music videos by Neighborhood Watch Films.
Susan Gietka
Hammonton, NJ
On Location &
Portrait Winner
Teen Portrait
Greensboro, NC
@abowenstudios
Andrew Bowen
Fine Art Winner
Monroe, UT
@forevermoreportraits
Brad Winegar
Studio Portrait Winner
Jingzi Zhao
Portland, OR
@jingziphotography
Preteen & Children
Portrait
Melina McGrew
Brooklyn, NY
@Melinanastazia
Performance Portrait
Winner
Scott Serio
Colora, MD
@scottseriophotos
A big thanks to our competition sponsors!
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