Photography for Dancers Virtual Workshop

From finding the right photographer to styling choices that will best represent your artistry and brand, everything you need to know to make your next dance photo shoot a success.

Chicago-based dancemaker, teaching artist, and photographer, Ashley Deran, will guide you through the best practices for documenting your creative work and choreography, sharing images digitally, and more.

In 2013, Ashley co-founded Project Bound Dance, a tri-focal contemporary dance theatre collaboration aiming to foster community engagement, dance/technology experimentation, and socially conscious performance. Her work with co-director Emily Loar was selected as one of the “Top 10 Performances of 2019” by SeeChicagoDance.

Specializing in dance performance photography and studio portraiture, her clients have recently included Chicago Dance Crash, The Seldoms, Chicago Repertory Ballet, Momenta Dance, Columbia College, and Western Michigan University.