Chicago Dance Photography with Lovabull Brittany Brown

On our love for Chicago Dance Photography–In addition to our deep love for photography, there are a few other things that make Laurie and my heart pitter-patter. Travel, makeup, a great book, an epic song, and of course, dance.  Though neither of us are formally trained, we each have spent hours at salsa clubs shaking our bootays.  Laurie even met her husband salsa dancing.

We love the freeing feeling that comes over us as we twirl until our hearts are racing and can’t contain our laughter.  It’s liberating when when your hips loosen up and you no longer feel inhibited.

Even watching dance ignites the same uplifting emotions.  Seeing the Joffery ballerinas leap into the air brought tears to my eyes, and I have to confess, I’ve seen the live show, “So You Think You Can Dance” not once but twice.  Each time left me inspired to move, create, and live more fully.

So after years of passionate talks about our shared love for dance, we finally decided to photograph the lovely art form.

Last week we had our first dance photography session with the truly lovable Chicago Luvabull dancer, Brittany Brown. Makeup artist Emily Wolf  met us at the studio at 4 a.m., prepping Ms. Brittany with a soft, dewy look and big, flowing curls.  With the look in place, we were off to catch the sunrise of North Avenue Beach.

We love this single frame of Brittany leap high into the sky.  We’ll share all our favorites from the shoot next week and talk about our upcoming Dance Chicago Series.  If you’re a dancer and would like to be involved, please e-mail us at [email protected] or call us at 773-273-9063.