Defying Gravity

Yesterday I met up with Lenita Larsson, Alexandra Mellin and Filippa under Tranebergsbron to do another pole dance photoshoot. We met up at 16:00 and proceeded to assemble the pole in the light, but by the time we finished the sun had moved giving us only a few minutes before we were in shade. Shade means softer shadows, but you have to be careful so you do not get too bright a background. You want the focus to be on the dancer. Below are my favourite photos from our photoshoot.

Silhouette photo of Alexandra Mellin pole dancing — Alexandra Mellin. We did a few shots in sunlight, but my favourite is this one silhouetted against the sky. The hair shake was a nice touch.

Alexandra Mellin in Allegra pole dancing pose — Alexandra Mellin in an “Allegra” pose. Here we wanted to capture a bit more of the bridge, while making sure that Alexandra was silhouetted against a plain piece of concrete so we could see her lines well.

Lenita Larsson on a pole — Lenita Larsson. Here again we are placing her on a relatively simple piece of the bridge, so there are no distracting elements.

Alexandra Mellin in a Jade Split on a pole dancing pole — Alexandra Mellin doing a Jade Split. The concrete walls of the pillars make for a great background.

Silhouette photo of Alexandra Mellin doing a scorpio — Alexandra Mellin doing a Scorpio silhouetted against the sky.

Filippa pole dancing pose — Filippa hanging upside down. This pose probably has a more elegant name. Update: Just learned it is called “Cross Ankle Release”.

Filippa doing a superman pole dancing pose — Filippa doing a Superman.

Alexandra Mellin pole dancing at Tranebergsbron — Alexandra Mellin. I would call this move “Painting toenails”.

Alexandra Mellin pole dancing at Tranebergsbron, upside down. — Alexandra Mellin

Alexandra Mellin pole dancing in beautiful blue dress — Alexandra Mellin had brought a beautiful blue dress with her. I love the way cloth lets us capture motion.

Alexandra Mellin on a pole dancing pole — Alexandra Mellin

Lenita Larsson pole dancing, upside down — Lenita Larsson

Filippa doing a gemini pose — Filippa doing Gemini

Filippa in a handspring pose on the pole — Filippa in a Handspring

Alexandra Mellin tranquil on a pole — Alexandra Mellin meditating? This one is called “Handspring variation”

Alexandra Mellin in a handspring pose — Alexandra Mellin doing a handspring on the pole

Portrait of Lenita Larsson and Alexandra Mellin — Lenita Larsson and Alexandra Mellin

Portrait of Lenita Larsson — Lenita Larsson

Portrait of Alexandra Mellin — Alexandra Mellin

Happy portrait of Lenita Larsson and Alexandra Mellin — Lenita Larsson and Alexandra Mellin

We were out under the bridge for about 3.5 hours. As the sun was setting it was time to pack up and head home. It was lots of fun, a big thank you to Lenita, Alexandra and Filippa for a great photo shoot!

You can find more pole dance photos here.

— Johannes

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