Washington DC ballet photographer- Abby Grace Photography

Film

I was sitting in the airport in Vienna, Austria when I was finally able to look at my film scans from the lab. Aware that drawing attention to yourself as a foreigner isn’t the smartest move, it took a lot of self-control to keep from squealing and dancing as I clicked through each new image. […]

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Jane- springtime DC ballet portraits

April 21, 2015

Washington DC and Virginia ballet photographer- Abby Grace

Ballerinas

Things that I do not suggest doing: deciding the DAY BEFORE a shoot that you’re going to “just make” your own 12 foot x 16 foot backdrop. The last time I photographing Christa in studio (remember that pas de deux session?), I did so without any backdrop- just the white cyc wall of the studio itself. […]

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Christa- a simple, classic ballerina session in the studio

January 20, 2015

Washington DC ballerina photographer- Abby Grace Photography

Ballerinas

And we’re back! That break was exACTLY what I needed. I love my blog, and I LOVE writing! But sometimes it’s nice to take a step away and just BE. Having the chance to spend the holidays with my family, without the worry of needing to publish posts, edit images for the blog, etc. My […]

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Monday Mash-Up

January 5, 2015

San Francisco film photographer- Abby Grace

Personal

I sat down to create a “favorites” post for 2014 and ended up pulling WAY too many images for one post, so I decided to break it into two! Today’s will feature all of my favorite personal work photographs- mainly ballerinas and travel :). And then in a week and a half, we’ll do a […]

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Favorites from 2014: Personal Work

January 2, 2015

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