Posts Tagged swimming

Head First

Last week, I was assigned to shoot a portrait of a new swimming coach at a local high school. The day before, I had just lit another portrait with three lights, but this time I tried to see what I could do with a single (direct, since I don’t have an off-camera cord) strobe. Natrona [...]

Back in the Pool

After a brief hiatus, I’ve started shooting high school sports again. It’s a love/hate relationship, but mostly love. Kelly Walsh senior Logan Smith stretches her arms out before competing in the Girls’ 50-meter Freestyle during a meet between the Trojans, Natrona County and Cheyenne East Sept. 16, 2011 at Kelly Walsh High School. Swimmers dive [...]

Subtle Water

Managed to catch this detail while I was shooting the Missouri Grand Prix (a big deal swimming meet) last Friday. I’m sure I looked downright creepy standing about 2 feet away from this girl in a swimsuit. Just doing my job, I promise. Water drips down the back of Eunate Garro, of the Davie Nadadores [...]

Women’s Swimming: MU v. Iowa State

I don’t know what it is about swimming, but I just don’t get too excited when I shoot it like I do with basketball or football. That said, I did try to challenge myself during my first swim meet of the year. When I first started, I had trouble just getting the swimmer’s face in [...]