Category Archives: senior sports portraits

Enjoy the moment…

A high school athlete will have accumulated countless hours on the bus to and from events by the time he or she is a senior in high school. Players share in the joy or pain that comes with a post-game bus ride that allows the them to absorb one of the key life lessons of sports:  Appreciate and accept the moment…

As an athlete…

As a coach…

As a fan…

As a parent…

It goes by so fast.

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Sports, lighting and a misfire…

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Image by Joyce Meyer

It was getting towards dusk and the plan was to light the subject from both sides, but it was at the end of the session and the batteries were getting tired. Hence, one flash fired and the other didn’t. After looking through the images I decided this one was worth saving after all. I’m a sucker for drama.

Canon 5D Mark 3, 580 EX 2 speedlight, 3.0 at 1/125, ISO 400

Sports portraits and off camera lighting

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Image by Joyce Meyer

While available light is easy to use, I don’t like how it blows out the sky when doing backlit portraits. This portrait setup involved strong sunlight as it lowered in the sky, football field light, and two Canon 580 EX II speedlights with Cyber-sync radio triggers. Speedlights were on both sides of the subject to outline and define his strong features at manual 1/4 and about 10 feet away from subject. Camera angle low to give the portrait a feeling of strength and size while keeping the field light in view. Canon 5D Mark 3 settings were ISO100 at 8.0 and 1/125. Post processing involved basic adjustments in Lightroom and HDR in Photoshop with a few other tweaks.

We were so fortunate to have such a beautiful evening with no wind and pleasant temps. Go Bulldogs!! Yeah, life is good…

Vimeo Versus YouTube

Best wishes to the class of 2016… Slide show and images by Joyce Meyer

Following is the link to the same size YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/edit?o=U&video_id=C0_Ru2v0Zow

Both Vimeo and YouTube slide shows are the 960 x 540 option.  Both sites utilized the free plan option and were shared from IMovie.

So, what’s the difference between YouTube and Vimeo?

YouTube is owned by Google, and therefore by linking your YouTube content in with your Google My Business account is most likely to gain you some SEO points. YouTube and Google also give you the ability to stream videos live via Google Hangouts. On the other hand, your videos on YouTube will be subject to more ads and a more cluttered interface.

For businesses looking for higher quality video presentation there is Vimeo. Vimeo will allow you to upload your videos at a higher quality, and less distractions.
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Another interesting link comparing YouTube and Vimeo:

http://sproutsocial.com/insights/youtube-vs-vimeo-business/

 

High School Baseball… Go Lancers!!

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~ Quote by Bill Veek

Determination

Playing around with an edgy style of editing to give the impression of toughness.

Backlit with Canon 580 EX 2 flash.  Front slightly filled with reflector. Reflection is real and not edited into the image, but I did blend another image with jersey on the subject. Edited with Photoshop CC 2015 HDR and added some texture to the edges.

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State Bound…

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Congratulations to the Milbank Bulldogs volleyball team. Earning a trip to the SD state tournament is an accomplishment you’ll remember for a lifetime!

The battle is won within…

Hustle, attitude, respect, discipline…

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Images and blended photography by Joyce Meyer

A season may be winding down, but its effects will linger for a lifetime.

 

Friday Night Lights…

Kraus-3645blendfirewebPlaying around with a blend… a little HDR, a little fire and a little fun to get the day going.  GO LANCERS!!

The Hunter

Image by Joyce Meyer

Playing around with Photoshop Creative Suite 2015 HDR toning. I can see this printed on metal.