1st place
gold star award
Andre Magarao
brazil
title
Sports and Light
On this particular session we managed to get the full moon as well.
Since I’ve always been into sports it was a natural step to start shooting my friends doing sports. I quickly noticed that shooting during “the golden hour” led to shots I liked more. But then I started shooting sports like skateboarding and it’s very hard to talk skateboarders into walking up at 5am to get that good light. That was when I started studying artificial light.
Nowadays I travel with a pretty big amount of gear and place flashes where I probably shouldn’t be placing to get the shots you will see here.
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entry description
This is a study of the possibilities of shooting high performance action sports with studio lights. I was lucky enough to work with some of the best kiteboarders, skimboarders, bmxers in the world what allowed me to try all my ideas, including putting my flashes on pool floaties so I could place them where I needed on a lagoon. Working with the best athletes in the world was very key. They were able to perform their tricks and avoid landing on my gear.On this particular session we managed to get the full moon as well.
about the photographer
My interest in photography began during a time I was also really into mountain biking. So I was mainly shooting the landscape of the places I got to go on my bike. Since biking is a sport that teaches you the importance of waking up early, I’ve also learnt to appreciate the beauty of that early morning light.Since I’ve always been into sports it was a natural step to start shooting my friends doing sports. I quickly noticed that shooting during “the golden hour” led to shots I liked more. But then I started shooting sports like skateboarding and it’s very hard to talk skateboarders into walking up at 5am to get that good light. That was when I started studying artificial light.
Nowadays I travel with a pretty big amount of gear and place flashes where I probably shouldn’t be placing to get the shots you will see here.
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