To begin this project I was fascinated with capturing the 'unseen' elements of tap dance. As a dancers legs move so quickly during this style of dance, I wanted to freeze the hard work and dedication in time. Capture the separate fragments of time within Tap and present the fun and exciting aspect of the performance style as well. 

By doing this, I wanted to increase the popularity of tap as a style of dance and encourage the younger generation to consider taking this up as a hobby. 

Firstly, within this project, I started to explore 1st Curtain lighting, as seen within the image above. 

However, this did not capture the movement in the way I desired. It caused the image captured to be too dark. This was not the aesthetic I intended to create. Even though there is interesting movement present, I gained advice from a photographic technician and was personally interested in attempting 2nd Curtain exposure instead to make my project more successful. 

After my experimentation I was a lot happier with the aesthetic created. It enabled the tap element of the image to be a lot clearer. It provided a rustic and gritty appearance within all of the images and captured the motion and long exposure elements more successfully.

To capture these images, I utilised the self-timer feature within my camera and performed multiple phrases of dance for the camera personally. By being the model, this allowed the photoshoot to be controlled and more experimental. It also allowed me to demonstrate my own passion for the style, as it is a personal hobby I have completed since the age of 3.

The passion and love I have for this style of dance was definitely something I wanted to exaggerate to inspire future tap dancers during this project.