Archive 2024 · Figure Skater Portraits
p.1 #1Figure Skater Portraits
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These are portraits of a figure skater in motion. The figure skater, Brooke, actually competed in the US Nationals last month, and so we did a portrait session on ice at her training ice skating rink. I had two continuous lights, Light & Motion's CLx10s, on each side of her, and two Godox AD600's on each side of her as well.
All the images here were shot at 1/3 sec, f/8, and ISO around 200 or so. We turned the house lights off for these shots. I had the flash trigger in hand, and I fired them in an effort to catch her in profile to me. These were the shots that worked out pretty well like that. I took some other normal shots of her with the house lights on, but those were just normal shots. These ones here are the ones I was really interested in from an artistic perspective.
1. This was one of the shots I was really hoping to capture. A double-exposure if you will, caught in camera, at 1/3 sec. Very little editing, no compositing.
http://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53564471984_47a3b9bdbb_h.jpg
2. This one is a composite of the main shot of her at 1/3 sec shutter, and two different motion blur shots of her at 4 sec shutter.
http://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53564341848_abba6c7204_h.jpg
3. A shot of her at 1/3 sec shutter.
http://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53564153371_611d153f41_h.jpg
4. Another shot of her at 1/3 sec shutter.
http://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53564589445_2f932a2ad9_h.jpg
5. I really liked how 3 and 4 came out, but I felt like it could be even cooler if I put them together in one image. So I composited them together like this.
http://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53564589505_326c21edd8_h.jpg
Mar 02, 2024 at 09:07 PM
p.1 #3Figure Skater Portraits
Ron,
Excellent way to convey motion! Some years ago I did something similar - in terms of lighting - that involved a Strawberry, a chef's knife, and a disco strobe. Well done!
Jim
friscoron wrote:
These are portraits of a figure skater in motion. The figure skater, Brooke, actually competed in the US Nationals last month, and so we did a portrait session on ice at her training ice skating rink. I had two continuous lights, Light & Motion's CLx10s, on each side of her, and two Godox AD600's on each side of her as well.
All the images here were shot at 1/3 sec, f/8, and ISO around 200 or so. We turned the house lights off for these shots. I had the flash trigger in hand, and I fired them in an effort...Show more →
Excellent way to convey motion! Some years ago I did something similar - in terms of lighting - that involved a Strawberry, a chef's knife, and a disco strobe. Well done!
Jim
friscoron wrote:
These are portraits of a figure skater in motion. The figure skater, Brooke, actually competed in the US Nationals last month, and so we did a portrait session on ice at her training ice skating rink. I had two continuous lights, Light & Motion's CLx10s, on each side of her, and two Godox AD600's on each side of her as well.
All the images here were shot at 1/3 sec, f/8, and ISO around 200 or so. We turned the house lights off for these shots. I had the flash trigger in hand, and I fired them in an effort...Show more →
Mar 02, 2024 at 10:15 PM
p.1 #4Figure Skater Portraits
Bravo, the best I have ever seen 
I wish I could vote more than once.
I wish I could vote more than once.Mar 03, 2024 at 05:07 AM
p.1 #5Figure Skater Portraits
Really exceptional work, it feels like I am at the skating rink. Derek
Mar 03, 2024 at 07:50 AM
p.1 #6Figure Skater Portraits
Stunning photography Ron! Top shelf in creativity, uniqueness and ability!
You did her VERY proud!
So well composed and executed!
Suzanne and I are avid figure skating watchers!
Dan
You did her VERY proud!
So well composed and executed!
Suzanne and I are avid figure skating watchers!
Dan
Mar 03, 2024 at 09:50 AM
p.1 #7Figure Skater Portraits
Very cool, the last one is my favorite. I was wishing for at least one traditional portrait as a reference to see her.
Mar 03, 2024 at 09:54 AM
p.1 #8Figure Skater Portraits
A wonderful set and the combination a great idea.
Mar 03, 2024 at 11:09 AM
p.1 #9Figure Skater Portraits
Is this Brooke Tuft Ron? If so I know what she looks like. Saw her in the finals of dance skating.
Super athlete even if this is NOT her!
Dan
Super athlete even if this is NOT her!
Dan
Mar 03, 2024 at 06:07 PM
p.1 #10Figure Skater Portraits
#1 is truly amazing. Love the slow shutter to show motion on these Ron.
Voted.
Voted.
Mar 04, 2024 at 07:23 AM
p.1 #12Figure Skater Portraits
friscoron wrote:
These are portraits of a figure skater in motion. The figure skater, Brooke, actually competed in the US Nationals last month, and so we did a portrait session on ice at her training ice skating rink. I had two continuous lights, Light & Motion's CLx10s, on each side of her, and two Godox AD600's on each side of her as well.
All the images here were shot at 1/3 sec, f/8, and ISO around 200 or so. We turned the house lights off for these shots. I had the flash trigger in hand, and I fired them in an effort...Show more →
Wonderful work!
Steve
These are portraits of a figure skater in motion. The figure skater, Brooke, actually competed in the US Nationals last month, and so we did a portrait session on ice at her training ice skating rink. I had two continuous lights, Light & Motion's CLx10s, on each side of her, and two Godox AD600's on each side of her as well.
All the images here were shot at 1/3 sec, f/8, and ISO around 200 or so. We turned the house lights off for these shots. I had the flash trigger in hand, and I fired them in an effort...Show more →
Wonderful work!
Steve
Mar 04, 2024 at 03:39 PM
p.1 #14Figure Skater Portraits
thx Rusty!!!
RustyBug wrote:
Very nice. I dig the use of time.
RustyBug wrote:
Very nice. I dig the use of time.
Mar 05, 2024 at 09:17 AM
p.1 #15Figure Skater Portraits
Thanks, James! Always fun to play with time a bit. I'd be curious to see what you came up with!
James Markus wrote:
Ron,
Excellent way to convey motion! Some years ago I did something similar - in terms of lighting - that involved a Strawberry, a chef's knife, and a disco strobe. Well done!
Jim
All the images here were shot at 1/3 sec, f/8, and ISO around 200 or so. We turned the house lights off for these shots. I had the flash trigger in hand, and I fired them in an effort to catch her in profile to me. These were the shots that worked out pretty well like that. I took some other normal shots of her with the house lights on, but those were just normal shots. These ones here are the ones I was really interested in from an artistic perspective.
1. This was one of the shots I was really hoping to capture. A double-exposure if you will, caught in camera, at 1/3 sec. Very little editing, no compositing.
http://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53564471984_47a3b9bdbb_h.jpg
2. This one is a composite of the main shot of her at 1/3 sec shutter, and two different motion blur shots of her at 4 sec shutter.
http://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53564341848_abba6c7204_h.jpg
3. A shot of her at 1/3 sec shutter.
http://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53564153371_611d153f41_h.jpg
4. Another shot of her at 1/3 sec shutter.
http://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53564589445_2f932a2ad9_h.jpg
5. I really liked how 3 and 4 came out, but I felt like it could be even cooler if I put them together in one image. So I composited them together like this.
http://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53564589505_326c21edd8_h.jpg
James Markus wrote:
Ron,
Excellent way to convey motion! Some years ago I did something similar - in terms of lighting - that involved a Strawberry, a chef's knife, and a disco strobe. Well done!
Jim
friscoron wrote
These are portraits of a figure skater in motion. The figure skater, Brooke, actually competed in the US Nationals last month, and so we did a portrait session on ice at her training ice skating rink. I had two continuous lights, Light & Motion's CLx10s, on each side of her, and two Godox AD600's on each side of her as well.All the images here were shot at 1/3 sec, f/8, and ISO around 200 or so. We turned the house lights off for these shots. I had the flash trigger in hand, and I fired them in an effort to catch her in profile to me. These were the shots that worked out pretty well like that. I took some other normal shots of her with the house lights on, but those were just normal shots. These ones here are the ones I was really interested in from an artistic perspective.
1. This was one of the shots I was really hoping to capture. A double-exposure if you will, caught in camera, at 1/3 sec. Very little editing, no compositing.
http://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53564471984_47a3b9bdbb_h.jpg
2. This one is a composite of the main shot of her at 1/3 sec shutter, and two different motion blur shots of her at 4 sec shutter.
http://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53564341848_abba6c7204_h.jpg
3. A shot of her at 1/3 sec shutter.
http://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53564153371_611d153f41_h.jpg
4. Another shot of her at 1/3 sec shutter.
http://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53564589445_2f932a2ad9_h.jpg
5. I really liked how 3 and 4 came out, but I felt like it could be even cooler if I put them together in one image. So I composited them together like this.
http://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53564589505_326c21edd8_h.jpg
Mar 05, 2024 at 09:19 AM
p.1 #16Figure Skater Portraits
Thanks so much!
Dragonfire wrote:
Bravo, the best I have ever seen
I wish I could vote more than once.Mar 05, 2024 at 09:20 AM
p.1 #17Figure Skater Portraits
Thanks! It really helps when you can be out on ice with them for these shots.
Dneufarth wrote:
Really exceptional work, it feels like I am at the skating rink. Derek
Mar 05, 2024 at 09:21 AM
p.1 #18Figure Skater Portraits
Thanks, Dan! I've always loved figure skaters, actually interviewed Tonya, Nancy and Kristi back in their day before the '91 or '92 worlds. Maybe '93. I was a sports writer back then in Europe.
Danpbphoto wrote:
Stunning photography Ron! Top shelf in creativity, uniqueness and ability!
You did her VERY proud!
So well composed and executed!
Suzanne and I are avid figure skating watchers!
Dan
Mar 05, 2024 at 09:23 AM
p.1 #19Figure Skater Portraits
airfrogusmc wrote:
#1 is truly amazing. Love the slow shutter to show motion on these Ron.
Voted.
Thanks, Allen! I love how that turned out, but the face isn't quite as sharp as I would have preferred. I want to print one of these large for my studio, and I'll probably go with the composite that's somewhat similar.
#1 is truly amazing. Love the slow shutter to show motion on these Ron.
Voted.
Thanks, Allen! I love how that turned out, but the face isn't quite as sharp as I would have preferred. I want to print one of these large for my studio, and I'll probably go with the composite that's somewhat similar.
Mar 05, 2024 at 09:26 AM
p.1 #20Figure Skater Portraits
Thanks! It was an experiment that turned out pretty good. and of course some bad ones you guys don't get to see (or want to see). :-)
BeatX wrote:
Interesting..
Mar 05, 2024 at 09:27 AM