Capturing the Magic of Dance: Ella Sanfilippo's Heirloom High School Senior Album

Capturing the Magic of Dance: Ella Sanfilippo's Heirloom High School Senior Album

“Thank you so much for your beautiful work and for making the photography process so seamless and comfortable! I love how the images turned out, and I’m so glad you are helping us document this part of my life :D”…”also I’m still so completely in love with my @edeaskates and they look GORGEOUS in your photos”

~ Ella S.

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Actor’s Portfolio: Sarah Grand

Actor’s Portfolio: Sarah Grand

Sarah Grand as Soupy Sue in Sewickley Academy’s 2022 Senior School Musical “Urinetown”.

‌Sarah‌ ‌is a Sophomore‌ ‌and this is ‌her‌ ‌fourth ‌Senior‌ ‌School‌ ‌production as a lead dancer!‌ ‌She has also performed in Middle School ‌musicals, as well as ‌various‌ shows‌ ‌with‌ ‌PAC.‌

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Christmas at New York City: a portrait session with Shania Shields

Christmas at New York City: a portrait session with Shania Shields

Day 5, Part Two of photography workshop with Joe McNally in a New York City studio.

I was looking forward to this part of the workshop most of all as this involved photographing a professional dancer in a studio.

Shania Shields is a 2021 graduate of the New York University Tisch School of the Arts and she is a professional dancer, singer and actress who received her BFA studio training in the drama department at Playwrights Horizons, Atlantic Acting School and Stonestreet Studios. @shania.aprill

Shania’s stage experience was greatly appreciated by everyone in our group and it was mostly up to our skills as photographers to work fast enough to capture every graceful pose and elegant move. Anyone who had ever modeled for a photography session would agree that posing is not an easy matter. You are asked to freeze and keep the pose or repeat a movement over and over, maintain precision in your position and perfection in your moves and while doing all that, your face needs to express ease and happiness at all times. Kudos to Shania for being a perfect model.

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