This dramatic double rim light is just made for athletes. Of course these guys don't exactly need my hero lighting to look tough. If you ever told someone "You fight like a girl", you haven't seen these girls. Meet Lauren:
Profiles done, I turned things over to my assistant Joe to capture some of the gruelling training the contenders are going through. I'd have done it myself, but the sessions coincided with some other commitments of mine, so I stuck around to make sure things were running according to plan and left Joe to it.
Of course before I left I couldn't resist the temptation to shoot some motion stills to try and capture the dynamism of the training sessions.
Just using ambient light here, which was nice and bright in the gyms.
The only trick was to shoot from a tripod to keep things nice and sharp while the longish exposures (around half a second) created the motion blur on the fighters.
It's a technique I like but haven't really had much opportunity to do, so had some fun and got some ideas for future projects.
Seeing the training sessions and listening to the contenders talk about their motivation for fighting is quite inspiring and I know they'll all be very entertaining bouts.
Think seriously about attending, and giving a little to one or more of the charities concerned. I know you'll have a good time and do some good as well.
In fact, I'll guarantee you a good time. Doug (that's him standing behind Joe above) not only engaged me to shoot for him, my blues band will be playing before and after the fights. We're a pretty gritty combo, so we'll be a good match for some great boxing.
See you there!
Wahoooooooooooo Go Lauren!!!!!!
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