At first glance, working as a full time videographer & photographer in Idaho Falls might sound like a really limiting place to live and work. I’ve found that this is far from the truth! Not only have there been a wealth of interesting people and projects I’ve got to work with in this area, but I’ve been fortunate enough to be able to travel a good amount as well.
Last week’s assignment – Travel to Miami, Florida and capture images & video of a basketball skills camp. Ok, twist my arm 😉
The focus of this trip was shooting video for a short documentary, but I found the time to grab a few candid portraits of a couple of the students during their practice.
The next morning we were able to get down to the beach and shoot some product shots during the amazing Florida sunrise.
I’ve been inspired by the work of photographer Joel Grimes. He does these edgy sports portrait composites with athletes. He shoots the model in studio and then shoots his backgrounds in HDR and combines them in photoshop. There is a great workshop on Kelbyone.com where he walks threw the entire process.
I think I may be the only photographer in Idaho Falls attempting this style of composite, but there is no doubt that this workflow is becoming more and more mainstream.
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