Advice, Ideas And Help Wanted For Grad Picture
Bryce Wilson
Registered Users Posts: 1,586 Major grins
So, my boy is graduating from High School this year and of course that means it's picture time. I haven't been at this long enough to be comfortable with doing them all myself, so I sent him to the photography studio that was recommended by his school. They did very nice portraiture, nice poses and great lighting, but it was pretty standard fare and nothing that really spoke about him and what's important in his life.
The boy is a bit of a "jock" and hockey has played an important part of his and our families life since he was four. I decided I was going to take a shot at doing a special hockey themed portrait to hang next to his league championship banner that is displayed near the bar in our rec room as well as something we could give to his coaches and close friends along with the studio portraiture.
I had 15 mins to set up and do a shoot in the locker room before we had to be out. Just brought a cheap mono light with a snoot to try and isolate him in the light as the locker room itself wasn't very photogenic. I still like the concept of this picture and the insert of him in his varsity jacket idea, but something just doesn't excite me like the vision I had in my head did. Any suggestions on changes that could be made to make it jump some more. Layout? Design? Start from scratch?
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/60399337@N06/5574016083/" title="Hockey Player Graduation Composite by Bryce Wilson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5229/5574016083_a8516fdf3d_b.jpg" width="800" height="640" alt="Hockey Player Graduation Composite" /></a>
These were a couple of him that I did earlier in the year while I was trying out a new soft box I picked up at a garage sale. I was thinking maybe I could incorporate one of these shots into the locker room scene although I do like the idea of the varsity jacket in the insert.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/60399337@N06/5574018013/" title="Two Pose Hockey Player Composite by Bryce Wilson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5017/5574018013_18557722f7_b.jpg" width="800" height="640" alt="Two Pose Hockey Player Composite" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/60399337@N06/5574604984/" title="Hockey Composite by Bryce Wilson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5262/5574604984_eda6ff8001_b.jpg" width="720" height="576" alt="Hockey Composite" /></a>
The boy is a bit of a "jock" and hockey has played an important part of his and our families life since he was four. I decided I was going to take a shot at doing a special hockey themed portrait to hang next to his league championship banner that is displayed near the bar in our rec room as well as something we could give to his coaches and close friends along with the studio portraiture.
I had 15 mins to set up and do a shoot in the locker room before we had to be out. Just brought a cheap mono light with a snoot to try and isolate him in the light as the locker room itself wasn't very photogenic. I still like the concept of this picture and the insert of him in his varsity jacket idea, but something just doesn't excite me like the vision I had in my head did. Any suggestions on changes that could be made to make it jump some more. Layout? Design? Start from scratch?
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/60399337@N06/5574016083/" title="Hockey Player Graduation Composite by Bryce Wilson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5229/5574016083_a8516fdf3d_b.jpg" width="800" height="640" alt="Hockey Player Graduation Composite" /></a>
![http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5229/5574016083_a8516fdf3d_b.jpg"](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5229/5574016083_a8516fdf3d_b.jpg"){kind=link}
These were a couple of him that I did earlier in the year while I was trying out a new soft box I picked up at a garage sale. I was thinking maybe I could incorporate one of these shots into the locker room scene although I do like the idea of the varsity jacket in the insert.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/60399337@N06/5574018013/" title="Two Pose Hockey Player Composite by Bryce Wilson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5017/5574018013_18557722f7_b.jpg" width="800" height="640" alt="Two Pose Hockey Player Composite" /></a>
![http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5017/5574018013_18557722f7_b.jpg"](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5017/5574018013_18557722f7_b.jpg"){kind=link}
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/60399337@N06/5574604984/" title="Hockey Composite by Bryce Wilson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5262/5574604984_eda6ff8001_b.jpg" width="720" height="576" alt="Hockey Composite" /></a>
![http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5262/5574604984_eda6ff8001_b.jpg"](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5262/5574604984_eda6ff8001_b.jpg"){kind=link}
0
Comments
It is about how that thing looks photographed." Garry Winogrand
Avatar credit: photograph by Duane Michals- picture of me, 'Smash Palace' album
All nice shots. Well done!