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Breathtaking and refreshing is what you might think when you go to williamfrederking.com.  William Frederking captures people, mainly dancers, moving.  Frederking is a well known photographer in the dance world of Chicago.  The first shot on the website was in face breathtaking and refreshing, a beautiful dancer leaping in a beautiful dress.  A very captivating shot however the website fell a little flat after that but then picks right back up.  The photographs he has on there are very good but the way its set up makes it a little hard to see all of its potential.  It’s set up in a slideshow format and some of the best shots are all the way at the end.  There’s even a shot of that same leaping dancer but this time a baby is sitting underneath, very cool but that shot should be the first one to pull you in and make you want to see more.  It’s very prevalent that Frederking enjoys movement and what that movement looks like on camera.  There are very few if any shots of someone standing still and posing.  It’s all about how the body looks when falling or jumping.  Many photographs of dancers turning and pulling or reaching while in the air.  Facial expressions are very real which make the photos stick out more. Shots also range from actual performances to in studio settings.  The performance ones are very captivating, you feel like you’re watching the dancers perform.  The in studio shots are nice as well, some much better than others but still good. He has shots on the website from 1990 until current; it is interesting to look at old ones to his most current works.  The older ones are all black and white but his more current shots are in color but usually with a white background. This website features only dance related shots, some are better than others but the overall website is great.  Breathtaking and refreshing.