Sports Portraits: Tips and Techniques for Capturing Athletic Photographs

Taking the Portrait

Photographing indoors allows you a lot more time to set up and take the portrait, because you don’t have to worry about changing light conditions or any drastic changes in the weather. Once the lights are set up and you have decided on their placement, you can work with the model to get the right expression and attitude for the photo.

Here is the same goalie with a different expression on her face, which changes the whole meaning of the image.

Many times, shooting against a solid black background can cause the subject to ...