Thomas902 Loc: Washington DC

Wardrobe: Designer skirt by @ishboutique
Off-the-shoulder top (Wild Fable)

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jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

Nice work with the gal in the air. I prefer the first shot over the second.

SqBear Loc: Kansas, (South Central)

Remarkable photos!
The girl just stood in place and Jumped into the air?
I like the second one just because it appears that she is running away from the pool.
Still, both are remarkable!
And such clarity too!
However, this is to be expected with such a beautiful model!

kubota king Loc: NW , Pa.

I like them both , even zoomed in they are very nice . I have a question . Did you have your camera set to multi fire so you would be lucky enough to catch her up in the air like this .Tommy

Thomas902 Loc: Washington DC

Tommy a.k.a. kubota king using HSS at full power makes it nearly impossible to use continuous high speed release mode... have worked with this ballerina many times, know/understand her repertoire... team synergy... enough said.

Thanks all for the kind words, rest assured they are appreciated... however all credit goes to the entire team i.e. model, hair, makeup, grip (lighting assistant) and wardrobe stylist... again, team synergy...

wayne barnett Loc: Grants Pass, Oregon

Great shots

ZPhoto Loc: Lancaster, PA

They don't appear to me to be actual 'action' shots. Very nice work....but they seem to be composites.

Thomas902 Loc: Washington DC

You are not alone in your inference ZPhoto... other of my previous post have been thought to be achieved through post production albeit rest assured these captures are straight out of the camera... what is likely influencing your judgement is that this ballerina was illuminated with 350 watt/seconds using HSS... exposure for ambient was first carefully measured and then underexposed by 2/3 a stop.... ISO and aperture were locked... only the shutter speed was used to control ambient (1/2000)... off camera strobes were controlled via radio transmitter (also a voice activated light stand... lol) this this scenario would have been seriously difficult without a lighting assistant... That said hair, makeup, wardrobe styling were equally important... however it was the gifted ballerina that give life to these pose dynamics...

If you are interested in achieving this effect I would suggest you explore the artistry of Dave Black who was on the vanguard deploying HSS and slightly underexposing ambient... however his efforts have been eclipsed by others who now take this technique entirely to the next level...

Hope this helps or is at least food for thought...
I wish you well on your journey ZPhoto