Have you ever ordered school sports pictures and felt like you had to even though they often don’t turn out well? My wife and I have found ourselves in that situation a few times. We want the team photo because what is an athlete without a team, but the individual image is shot with poor lighting or just doesn’t turn out all that great.
That’s the situation I found myself in last year with my oldest son. His cross country photos weren’t that great so I wanted to see what I could do for his track photos.
They ended up turnout out so well, I began offering them to other sports.
I wanted to offer something different than what other local photographers were offering. I wanted my photos to better capture the athlete and who they were than just a standing pose.
After shooting a few of Noah, I put out a quick message to some of the local families and was able to have a couple of soccer girls take me up on the offer to try something different.
I loved the way they turned out. They weren’t super complicated, and felt realistic, but captured more of who they were than just having them stand there on the field. Better yet, they each got 3-5 images when they were done instead of just one.
I pushed myself out of my comfort zone and tried something different. I wanted to do something creative, in a short amount of time and see what was possible.
Of course, I can still do the standing pose. It’s probably the most consistent pose you could do over a series of years and really see how they have changed.
If you have an athlete and want to try something different this year, shoot me an email at alan@alancombsphotogrpahy.com or call/text me at 573.544.3501. I’d love to work with you. I have worked with individuals and teams. I’ve got your traditional solutions that you are used to along with maybe a few options you haven’t yet thought of.
Let me know how I can help you!