Cross Country Girls for ESPN Rise Magazine
I have been doing a lot of portraits lately (as you can see) and after Jamie (my boss at Icon) sent some of my portraits to a few magazines I got a email from the editor at Rise with three upcoming assignments. Here are a few images from the first assignment.
For the shot my two assistants and I hiked up the side of a hill to try and get away from the “school feel.” The girls were nice and once they got the “giggles” out of them they were awesome models for the shoot.
p.s. Thanks to Jake and Brian, who are awesome for hiking up about a mile to the spot on the hillside with 7 lights about 60 pounds of extension cords, battery pack and extra lightstands and modifiers and we only used two, oops. Thanks!
The lighting is very simple. big Softbox in the front. (30×60 inch with an alienbee 800 inside) and an alienbee 800 with an umbrella on the right to give the background a little light.
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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Dustin.. You have been doing some great stuff.. I really like your style and the way every image just stand outs.. Keep it up… Hope Cali is treating you well.
Really cool tones on this one. Thanks for sharing!
Dustin….
Great stuff….some great ideas for the Other “Iconettes” out here.
Hail the Aliens !
Fantastic stuff Dustin. Your blog may be my new favorite. Keep it up.
Thanks for looking everyone!
Dustin,
Found you via strobist……
What time of day were these shot at? I really like how you overpowered the ambient. Great tones in what could have been a boring shot.
-bill
Very nice approach to the subject (s).
I have noticed that You have a favourite way of post processing Your images. If it is not a secret, can You explain in general how do You do it?
Especially the skin tones are very nicely balanced.
Thanks!
Dustin,
Also found you through strobist. Fantastic work.
Similar to Bill’s question - what time of day are you typically shooting this style? And the basketball shots?
Best to you!
Kristopher
I am amazed by Your photographs. Probably it will cost me a lot of time… on reading all of Your posts
Hey, Kristopher and Bill, It varies a lot. I shot at all times of the day. In these photos I acually started at 6pm and ended at like 7:30. I have a few more photos with a great orange sky in the background. Also I picked this spot because the girls were shaded enough so I can balance them out with the sky and make the background dark.
Hope that helps.
Amazing Stuff Once Again
So This Was Just a two Light Set-up, Wow..
You’ve Shared so much If you don’t mind I would like to know What Kind Of Lens did you Use, and what Settings Aperture , ISO, etc.????
Hey, here is some camera info I pulled from the shot.
16-35 f2.8 lens at 16mm
Iso 100
Shutter 160
Aperture f8
Camera 1D Mark III
Hope that helps! Thanks. Ill be sure to include everything from now on.
Dustin
Dustin, this is astonishing! Incredible! You speak about such a simple light and at the same time show us such an amazing pic. I very like it!
Can you tell us how to achieve that look? What is the magic key for pictures like this? I think to myself: If I would go out right now with my nikon d200 at the sunset with girls and a big softbox I will get a usual red-to-pink-to-yellow skin and very boring light. How do you achieve that semi-monochrome look? I beg you please share the secret!
Wow, stumbled across your work and I must say you’ve got the lighting down to an art! Keep it up man, top top stuff here
Laura
love these shots Dustin. The lighting, composition and colors in the sky really make these outstanding.
Ed
I love your shots, Dustin!
Any suggestions for post processing? What’s your technique for skin softening?
Thanks (and your awesome btw!)
-DS
Just recently found about you thru strobist. I got to say your shots are amazing. As a big fan of photography comparison…can’t be help. I have seen works like Hill and Greenberg, your’s is totaly a trademark to be acknowledge and a skill of your own that should be taken notice and your feeds is on top of my list of feeds in my blog! Salute!
HI Dustin, you do great works! bravo! i want to ask you in which program you modified the photos? thanks
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