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River Dance

Posted on August 30, 2010 by DL Dorr

The middle fork of the Flathead River is one of Montana’s premier whitewater rivers and the landscape is world class with the deep emerald greens and sapphire blues of the water.  Because of scheduling conflicts the only time we (Keiko … Continue reading →

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Avalanche Gorgeous

Posted on August 27, 2010 by DL Dorr

Megan had emailed me last year and wanted to be a part of the first Ballerina Project shoot.  Unfortunately, I had already selected four girls to be part of it and, eventually, between Marisa (owner of Northwest Ballet Company) and … Continue reading →

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McKenzie’s Midsummer Daydream

Posted on August 1, 2009 by DL Dorr

McKenzie, Keiko and I left Kalispell last Friday at 4:00 AM in order to reach the summit of Logan Pass in Glacier National Park before sunrise.  As soon as we arrived we set about girding our loins for the battle … Continue reading →

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Keiko: Barn Dance

Posted on June 21, 2009 by DL Dorr

Session four took place the day after shooting the  “Water Ballet” session and took place at my favorite barn studio near Somers.  Keiko had suggested doing a barn theme and I had been thinking the same thing for several days … Continue reading →

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Keiko: Water Ballet

Posted on June 18, 2009 by DL Dorr

Session three and four was with Keiko S. another exquisite ballerina who dances for Marisa at Northwest School of Ballet.  In “A Night of Classics”, their spring recital I saw Keiko dance a selection from “Don Quixote” in a red … Continue reading →

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Meredith: On The Rocks

Posted on June 12, 2009 by DL Dorr

My second Ballet shoot took place at a state park near where I live.  My model Meredith and her mother met me there on a warm spring evening just before sunset.  The place I remembered from a previous session I … Continue reading →

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Project: Ballerina

Posted on June 1, 2009 by DL Dorr

While driving home from the MT PPA convention in Helena several weeks ago I began to think about next year’s competition and what I could create to raise the bar.  In one of the seminars I watched a slide show … Continue reading →

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