Divine Expressions Ministry // North Park Event Photography

I love the work of Joe McNally, specifically his work with professional dancers. I love how he captures the dancers’ grace, elegance, and expressions. Dancers poses a control over their body that most of us just don’t have any idea about, self totally included.

I was honored to photograph Divine Expression Ministries graduation ceremony a few weeks back at the beautiful North Park College. I was very excited to work with DEM for many reasons, one being that I would be able to capture their dancers in action. I was also very encouraged by the type of organization DEM is and I appreciate what they are about. It was great being able to walk around and capture the tension and nervousness that comes with such an important event. All went very well and ended up being a lot of fun being there and meeting so many great people. The band they had performing that night was AMAZING!

Here are a few of my favorite photos from the DEM graduation at North Park College:

My many thanks to Wendy Matthews, DEM’s HR & Admin extraordinaire. I hope to work with you all again!

The Set-Up

  • Nikon D700 – Shooting in RAW
  • Nikon 80-200mm f/2.8 lens
  • Nikon 50mm f/1.4
  • Nikon SB-800 without dome diffuser
  • Tokina 12-24mm f/4
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    By The Way: Be ready for challenging shooting situations. Get your exposures down before the performances begin and get a good feel for the room you are about to shoot in. Knowing the best ISO, shutter speed, and f/stop combo before the action starts is huge.

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    February 12, 2010 - 12:44 pm

    Wendy Matthews - Otto,

    It was a blessing and pleasure to have you and Rick helping us at our event.

    I’d highly recommend you to anybody for your amazing photography, friendly & professional attitude and great service.

    We thank you for volunteering your time and talent and hope to work with you again in the near future.

    God’s blessings,

    Wendy Matthews
    Marketing Director
    (Administration & Human Resources)
    Divine Expressions Christian Academy of Ministering Arts
    Chicago, IL

    February 13, 2010 - 1:49 pm

    Rosalyn Acevedo - Otto, I was amazingly blessed by what you were able to view through your camera. The pictures were so artistic, you photographed with the eyes of your soul and captured moments of heavenly expressions.
    Thank you for volunteering your service, your talent to DEM, we are so grateful. We are thankful to God for sending you to us…Looking forward to future endeavors…

    P.S. I am officially a fan!

    February 20, 2010 - 6:15 am

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