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PAC-10 Basketball Portraits

Submitted by Dustin Snipes on Friday, 9 November 20078 Comments
PAC-10 Basketball Portraits

One room, one chair (which i stole from the lobby..err ask politely for), and like 30 people with an average of 1-5 min each. Here are some of my favorites.

Remember to click on the photos for larger sizes and true color.

Bryce Taylor, Oregon


Taj Gibson, USC

O.J. Mayo, USC

Kevin Love, UCLA
Dustin Snipes, Awesomeville


The set up, it was different depending on the person but this is the room i was in. The white background over on the wall was used for headshots. The table had a white table cloth on it and we used it as a reflector. The shot with the dark background was done with a black table cloth held up by Ric.
Thanks for looking!

 

Dustin Snipes is a staff photographer with Los Angeles, Calif. based Icon Sports Media, Inc. His work appears regularly in major national and international publications including ESPN, Sports Illustrated, Time Magazine, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, The Chicago Tribune, The Seattle Times, Los Angeles Magazine and numerous others. Learn more about his work at www.dustinsnipes.com.

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8 Comments »

  • Daniel Berman (author) said:

    Hey Dustin,

    I love the first two. Until I saw the setup shot I thought they were all with a ring flash. Great lighting and compositions — what an awesome chair!

    Daniel

  • Ben McKeown (author) said:

    Dustin,
    Amazing portraits. Very modern and edgy feeling to me. Thanks a bunch for sharing.
    Ben

  • Cary (author) said:

    that is god damn amazing
    -cary

  • Curtis Campbell (author) said:

    Awesome shots bro!

  • Anonymous (author) said:

    Dustin-
    Great shots! Tim

  • Jarrett Baker (author) said:

    That’s so dope I don’t even know where to begin. Awesome, man.

  • Malia Johnson said:

    Great photos!

  • Ed said:

    Love that you stole that chair for the images…Great move! It really brings charisma to the portraits.

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