Athlete Features
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Kid_Film
Registered: Jul 02, 2005
Total Posts: 329
Country: United States

I'm not sure whether this belongs in the people forum or sports so I'll just post it here. I work at my college newspaper and we often do features on some of our standout athletes. Most of the time when I or any of the other photographers get a photo for the feature they are fairly bland. I've been trying to experiment more lately, but would like to look at other photos for some inspiration. Anyone have any they can share or possibly point me to some of their favorites from magazine's etc. I know I've seen some good ones before so let's see 'em.

-Curtis

Carl Auer
Registered: Mar 15, 2004
Total Posts: 9074
Country: United States

http://www.robertseale.com/

Kid_Film
Registered: Jul 02, 2005
Total Posts: 329
Country: United States

Thanks! That's some great stuff...

joe_boyd
Registered: Sep 02, 2004
Total Posts: 91
Country: United States

http://www.daveblackphotography.com/workshop/index.htm

Environmental sports portraits and great (if Nikon-oriented) how-to's

polarbare
Registered: Feb 20, 2008
Total Posts: 381
Country: United States

Great link to Dave Black! I remembered the four square but not where I had seen it. Very helpful link.

cm0rris0n
Registered: Mar 29, 2005
Total Posts: 809
Country: United States

Oh man. Robert Seale is soooo good. Just looking at his site made me want to pick up my camera and go shoot something cool.

DannWunderlich
Registered: Oct 08, 2007
Total Posts: 2440
Country: United States

cm0rris0n wrote:
Oh man. Robert Seale is soooo good. Just looking at his site made me want to pick up my camera and go shoot something cool.

I WAS just thinking that.

Marty Bingham
Registered: Feb 05, 2006
Total Posts: 1904
Country: United States

cm0rris0n wrote:
Oh man. Robert Seale is soooo good. Just looking at his site made me want to pick up my camera and go shoot something cool.

Makes me want to delete everything I ever shot and start all over...............

Marty

John Gangloff
Registered: Mar 25, 2007
Total Posts: 297
Country: United States

Marty, I'm with you.
John

Kid_Film
Registered: Jul 02, 2005
Total Posts: 329
Country: United States

Thanks guys.

-Curtis

S_Dreslinski
Registered: Jan 04, 2006
Total Posts: 135
Country: United States

Dustin has done some cool stuff also.

http://dustinsnipes.com/blog/

rbianco
Registered: Nov 12, 2003
Total Posts: 1381
Country: United States

Carl Auer wrote:
http://www.robertseale.com/

Wow Carl, that was some pretty awesome stuff I really like is style....

Jonathan Knight
Registered: Aug 05, 2006
Total Posts: 2295
Country: United States

These threads always just make me re-affirm I have no idea how to light a portrait. I look at these websites (and others) all the time wishing I had that much command over studio lights. Most of my good portraits are happy accidents. =)

Rob001
Registered: Sep 07, 2008
Total Posts: 661
Country: Canada

Jonathan - I'm with you! The accidental photographer!

Guess I'll start deleting now and go spend some more time at Robert Seale's site...

Jonathan Knight
Registered: Aug 05, 2006
Total Posts: 2295
Country: United States

The things that my head comes up with never seems to pan out in reality. Oh well... =(

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