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jakubtoborek · Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 2:59 pm Post subject: Bike polo portraits

Anyone interested in doing a portrait shoot for bike polo portraits? Player and bike, also of player only, and bike only. More of a documentation of sorts, and try and do these periodically over time. I think this might be a fun way to document the upcoming year of lexington polo.

Would anyone have anything that we might be able to use as a backdrop (about 10' x 6'), or know where to get one?

Let me know if you could help out, or if we might want to switch photographers for portrait sessions since we have a rather large amount of picture takers in the group.

elzie5000 · cutter Joined: 25 Oct 2007 Posts: 1177

I'll help. I've got seamless background paper, lights and stuff at my office.

brokebike · cutter Joined: 21 Oct 2007 Posts: 2434 Location: local

I'll help!
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roller · d'oh! Joined: 17 May 2008 Posts: 294 Location: duncan park

I'll help and bring out the 4x5 black and white. I've got a couple soft light screens.

rocknroll · Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 8:10 pm Post subject:

I'll help... by looking good in the photos

But i think this is a great idea on the real

jakubtoborek · Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 7:32 am Post subject:

Now to wait for some nicer weather.

brokebike · cutter Joined: 21 Oct 2007 Posts: 2434 Location: local

what are your thoughts on this if we have multiple photographers? Have each person with a camera take a stab at each portrait, or delegate who gets to do just people, just bikes, both, etc? I think either could be cool. I'm especially pumped to see what Boyd pulls off with that press camera. Makes me wish I had my Hasselblad and my Graflex up and running.
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pbarmy · Joined: 17 Jan 2010 Posts: 5 Location: lexington

ill help out....
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jakubtoborek · Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 2:59 pm Post subject:

My idea was more that everyone who wants gets a month or a specific date. That way we can also see changes over the year, as well as the styles of each photographer. Seems like we've got 5 interested parties at the moment, with more to come. That might make for a good monthly schedule, though the date planning is all for each individual photographer to set. Post a date you want to shoot, and we'll try and help each other set up for the shoot. Try to make it evenly spread out, and see what happens.

roller · d'oh! Joined: 17 May 2008 Posts: 294 Location: duncan park

elzie5000 · cutter Joined: 25 Oct 2007 Posts: 1177

rocknroll · Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 9:16 pm Post subject:

COURTS!!! Its polo

brokebike · cutter Joined: 21 Oct 2007 Posts: 2434 Location: local

I agree with Chris... no backdrops will make it more natural for a polo portrait. We don't want them too sterile, right?

short DOF... bokeh up the background... it'll look sweet.
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elzie5000 · cutter Joined: 25 Oct 2007 Posts: 1177

I thought only girls said 'bokeh'.

the great zombo · hipster Joined: 06 Jul 2009 Posts: 74 Location: lex

oh i am so in. take all the pictures.
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