CLICK ON THUMBNAILS TO VIEW LARGER IMAGES.Amateur Latin heats in the J2, J3, J4, J5, J6, U21, and Adult divisions from the 2008 Ohio Star Ball in Columbus, OH. Comments are welcome. These images are the copyright property of the photographer and may not be copied or reproduced without permission. (The dancers pictured have my permission to use these images, which are of sufficient resolution for e-mailing or displaying on a monitor; to print photos, please click here to visit an online photo-processing site to which I have uploaded full-resolution images that can be printed up to 20x30 inches.

Dancers pictured include:
J2: Mark Lozovnoy and Nina Lozovnoy.
J3: Christian Young and Ariel Balaguta, Aaron Krumer and Elisabet Depakin, Kamil Falkowski and Katarina Hermanova, Patryk Ploszaj and Anna Kaczmazski, Alonzo Magsino and Nicole Fleyshman, Andrei Raducanu and Cassidy Dupree-Sood, Cole Rietenbach and Sapir Aminov.
J4: Larry Tokar and Julia Haff, Daniel Romaikin and Olga Ozerova, Krystian Matuszewski and Gabriella Castello, John Geylan and Alexandra Gutkovich, Nazariy Blaggy and Grason Coulter, TJ Stanton and Annabella Washzkiewicz, Paul Shklyaver and Jocelyn Perchik, Jason Sydorchenko and Beata Polyakova, Erik Fisher and Sasha Garifova, Craig Campos and Samantha Campos, Landon Anderson and Vashti Reed, Alex Raducanu and Ana-Maria Cerner, Daniel Faynerman and Gabriella Krumgalz, Denis Bykov and Sasha Kondrashov, Misha Vorobiev and Sonya Tsekanovsky, Piotr Ploszaj and Sylvia Jemielty,
J5: Winston Tam and Anna Nina Kus, Niki Malyeyev and Lizabeth Puckett, Taras Savitskyy and Liya Podokshik, Vlad Kvartin and Mariva Ilin, Patrick Rucinski and Ella Nusenbaum, Bogdan Tabaka and Rachel Benin, Nurlan Galliamov and Anastassia Soboleva, Slavic Ben and Yana Orlova, Daniel Shapiro and Katya Kovalyova, Brandon Armstrong and Lindsay Arnold.
J6: Mircea Cernev and Jennifer Fales, Brandon Segovia and Serena Pav,Stan Faynerman and Daniella Karagach, Kiki Nyemchek and Nesya Serebro, Nikita Malakhov and Sarah Gleyzer, Sergey Golubtson and Alina Iougai, Gregory Grzymek and Magda Fialek, Jason Dai and Patrycja Golak, Steve Bleynis and Elizabeth Satarov, Ron Garber and Soya Zaytseva, Stanislav Kestel and Virginia Primeau-Poirier
Ilya Kvartin and Ann Stillman.
U21: Alon Gilin and Anastasia Trutneva, Jason Dai and Patrycja Golak, Artur Adamski and Alex Plaza, Nikita Malakhov and Sarah Gleyzer, Stan Faynerman and Daniella Karagach, Vlad Kurchevsky and Sandra Rucinski, Vahan Horsepyan and Astghik Avetisyan, Steve Bleynis and Elizabeth Satarov, Stanislav Kestel and Virginie Primeau-Poirier, Ron Garber and Sofiya Zaytseva, Gregory Grzymek and Magda Fialek, Ilya Kvartin and Ann Stillman, Kiki Nyemchek and Nesya Serebro.
Adult: Igor Zabrodin and Nina Estrina, Marlon Enriquez and Meagen Mendoza, Vlad Kurchevsky and Sandra Rucinski, Anton Belyayev and Antoanetta Popova, Ted Volynets and Jolene Gurevich, Ilya Vidrin and Maya Tydykov, Stephen Larose and Marie Josee Beroit, Zsolt Katona and Timea Potys, Alexey Karaulou and Sasha Nissengolts, Pavel Gorokhov and Mona Xia, Pavel Balykin and Natalia Barantseva, Alexandre Moreau and Sophie Tremblay, Gregori Sedrakyan and Lilit Avagyan, Valeryi Chirkov and Maryana Dudchenko, Arkadiy Stepanchuk and Jacqueline Dikansky, Alon Gilin and Anastasia Trutneva, Boris Rudenko and Ekaterina Fedosova, Anton Shklyaver and Genevieve, Maxim Fomin and Alina Litvak, Oleksandr Altukhov and Oksana Dmytrenko, Andrey Tarasov and Alla Kocherga, Jean-Phillipe Milot and Laurence Boldoc, Kamil Studenny and Katya Trubina, Gene Bursten and Zhanna, Igor Mikushov and Anna Demidova, Ryan Lewis and Veronvka Chernyvska

Equipment used: Canon EOS20D digital camera in RAW mode using a Canon EF 70-200mm F4.0L USM. Flash photographs use a Canon Speedlite 580EX2, Really Right Stuff B870B Flash Bracket, and Canon Compact Battery Pack CP-E3. Images not handheld are stabilized using either Bogen #3021 tripod legs, Acratech Ultimate Ballhead, and Canon TC-80N3 remote release or a Manfrotto #3245 monopod with #3232 head. I use Really Right Stuff QR clamps and plates and protect my lenses with B+W Multi-Resistant Coating UV filters. Software used: RAW image conversion, white balance correction, exposure correction, highlight recovery, and correction of lens distortion and lateral chromatic aberration through DxO Optics Pro 5.1; noise reduction through Noise Ninja 2.2, adjustments to color, tone, and sharpness through Adobe Photoshop CS3. I use a 16-bit digital workflow modelled after that of Bettina and Uwe Steinmueller.