21-year-old dance photographer, Eva Nys, whose work is featured throughout this magazine, has only been doing photography seriously for four years. In such a short time, she has been able to capture the grace of so many wellknown dancers and has even traveled to gorgeous locations like NYC and Paris to do so! Growing up, Eva danced at a studio in Arizona and on her high school dance team. So it only makes sense that while she started with other types of photography, she quickly realized that her niche was dance photography. "I've always danced throughout my life," Eva told us, "It felt so natural to capture what I love!" While finding her niche was seemingly a nobrainer, breaking into the industry wasn't easy. "Being young
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and female, it was tough to get people to take me seriously as the majority of the dance photographers 3-4 years ago were older men," Eva explained. "I feel like the photography industry has evened out a bit more now and it makes me so happy to see a lot of other young female dance photographers killing it!"
anything else you might need at the shoot." Her second piece of advice? "Know your strengths, be confident about them, and use them at the shoot," she said. "Prepare ahead of time by trying out different poses and movements in the mirror. Be able to improvise! Some of the best images come when the dancer is able to just move in front of the camera."
Since Eva has gotten the experience of photographing so many young dancers, we had to get her advice for dancers who are going to be modeling at a photo shoot. She had two pieces of advice for dancers. The first is to come prepared. "Bring a suitcase if you have to. You'll only regret not bringing enough," she told us. "I recommend a nude leotard, a black leotard, pointe shoes, high socks, tights, and
While she still loves dance herself, she now spends most of her time on the other side of the camera. For those who want to try out dance photography, she has a few pieces of advice for you as well. "Take a class, but only to learn how to use the camera," she said. "Then, just start using the camera to figure out what works for you. Most importantly? You have to photograph what you love, not what you think is going to make you the most money."