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For our last shoot of the workshop, we headed out to make portraits at a local boxing gym. With the help of super-assistant Shawn Cullen, I learned a lot about working with subjects while refining my lighting techniques. The athletes were grateful and patient, making the shoot a nice relaxing way to end the workshop.
The following post was written for Western Digital as part of the WD Creative Masters contest.
Our first event was track and field at the University of Colorado in Boulder. I’ve always enjoyed covering track meets because of the visual variety in such a concentrated space.
The following post was written for Western Digital as part of the WD Creative Masters contest.
Our day began at Denver East High School, where we learned about arena lighting from Sports Illustrated assistant Shawn Cullen.
The following post was written for Western Digital as part of the WD Creative Masters contest.
We started the day with a critique of our images from yesterday. It was really cool to see how much everyone has improved already. The lessons we learned in cropping from the first day were especially evident.
The following post was written for Western Digital as part of the WD Creative Masters contest.
Today started on a high note. We began with a presentation by Steve Fine, the Director of Photography (DOP) at Sports Illustrated. As the magazine’s longest-reigning DOP, he is responsible for making the final selection of what images make it into each week’s issue.
