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| Composite Portrait of Drew, a Fairport Varsity Soccer Player |
Creating the Story of Someone in Photographs
Sometimes your job as a photographer is difficult. Maybe your subject woke up on the wrong side
of the bed…maybe they aren’t having a good hair day….maybe they just don’t want
their portrait taken. It’s days like
those that truly make me appreciate the session I had recently with Drew, a
junior from Fairport High School. Not
only is he easy-going, but has great looks, a great personality, and was
actually looking forward to his session.
That is what we in the photography world call a “trifecta”. I was the big winner that day.
Drew
plays varsity and travel league soccer, and has been playing it forever, so the
sport was going to be a big part of his session. But there were plenty of other aspects of his
personality to investigate. He is planning on going into the ROTC program at his college of choice, Grove City, which is where is parents went and older brother is. But I couldn’t
get away from the soccer images. I
selected several images and created a composite that included several other
elements. Because sometimes just one or
two (or three or four) images do not tell the story of a person. Sometimes it takes many.
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| Drew brought his own flag for this patriotic-themed image |
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| The monochromatic grey tones work well together in this color image |
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| Soccer plays a big part in Drew's life, so we had to make it larger than life |
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| This head shot is dominated by cool blue and grey colors |
You did an outstanding job capturing Drew and his interests. It seems like Drew was a great subject to work with. I love all of the photos.
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