Night Photoshoot in the Park

matt.rad

matt.rad

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Here are a few untouched throwaway shots from the first jump session of the season at Seven Springs, PA. Let me know what you think. I'm the skier, not the photographer, but any constructive criticism about the skiing or the photos is greatly appreciated. Thanks, Matt.
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5 reverse tail, take one.
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5 reverse tail, take two.
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5 reverse tail, take three.
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Rodeo 5, take one.
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Rodeo 5, take two.
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Rodeo 5, take three.
Photo creds: Dave DiNuzzo. Check out www.flickr.com/photo/davedphoto
 
4th is real good I think, looks like he got the flash just right, didnt blow you out and got decent lighting on the jump..

I love night shoots, they always turn out sick
 
Here are a few of mine shot with an ebay popper.. Not as good, but still turned alright.. (not trying to threadjack?)

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Hahaha, don't worry about it. It's no problem. Yeah, the fourth one is my favorite also. The frontflip sequence you have is dope. Thanks for the input.
 
ha I couldnt get the flash to go off fast enough to finish it.. oh well?

oh and your lucky for having that guy as a friend lol good publicity..
 
The first Rodeo is sick man. The photographer did a good job with the lighting and the timing of the shot. It's crisp and the colours pop, just what you want from a strobe shot.
No abuse, you just need to grab that shit...
 
Actually, looking at it full size, it's slightly blurry around the edges. Small size though it's sick. What speed and fstop was it shot on, and what strobe setup are you using?Peace
 
No joke, but that was actually my first ever rodeo attempt. I fell on the first two and stomped the third one. Such a good feeling. So no worries, I'll be grabbing that shit soon.
 
all looks really sweet. this actually made me really wanna play with my flashes on the hill. shiiit, I need to get on that.
 
every shot is sick just the second one the person is a little overexposed but over really nice, and nice flash placement
 
I really like the composition of 4 and 5, the color spot perfectly in the lower right corner balanced by the black and white jump and all the dark negative space... noice. The only thing I'd say is shoot it from a slightly higher angle that way you might avoid looking awkwardly close to the lip of the jump.
 
really good shots, but the photographer should try to get different angles or lighting effects, kinda repetitive to look at the same picture, but with the skier in a different body position if ya know what I mean.
 
Thanks to everyone for the comments and criticism, it's all very helpful. Hopefully there will be much more to come, the season is still young.
 
sorry but....

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composition blows. and Its the exact same for every shot, the skier centered, and very low in the frame, making the jump look to be about the size of a rail lip. Why were these shot vertical and from behind the jump? The lighting is meh in most of them, and there is a fair amount of motion blur.

but ya the composition and size of the jump just ruins the photos. There is nothing to them.
 
Maybe a little harsh? But thanks for the criticism. It was kind of a spur of the moment thing for less than an hour right before the hill closed on a Sunday night, so we did the best we could with the limited time and terrain (skiing in PA is nothing special). Oh and your picture made me lol.
 
What I would have done:

shot from below the jump looking up, this will make the jump appear

larger then these shots do. If you were able to get a rodeo 5 around

the jump must be bigger then it looks in these pics.

Also shoot at 1/250, and increase the power of the strobes, there is

too much motion blur going on. With two flashes there should be no

reason for that unintentional motion blur.

Get close, shoot wider.

Move the Strobes. one behind to provide a rim @ 1/2

then double up two and place them 45 degrees from the camera, both @ full power

 
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