Photographing Melbourne Fitness Model Rei
Melbourne Sports Photography's Craig and Phil had a fun and productive shoot with fitness model Rei - with the team collaborating on unique images which demonstrate strength, fitness and vitality.
For this style of shoot we use mobile studio equipment. If you have a suitable size space, we can come to you. Or if you prefer, we can organise a venue.
Studio strobes are used to create the lighting effects. We use both battery powered and mains powered strobes, giving us flexibility on where we use the lights. For this shoot we were utilising an indoor hall with multiple power points, and so were primarily using mains powered lights. Our key light was battery powered making it easy to re position the light through out the shoot without power cables being in the way.
Different colour effects can be achieved with the strobes complimenting the subject's wardrobe.
To discuss a studio shoot, get in touch via the Contact page here on the Melbourne Sports Photography website.
Creating Cool Sports Portraits
The team at Melbourne Sports Photography are getting more and more questions about sports portrait sessions which produce the style of images shown in this blog post. Here's some answers in advance of your questions!
1. What type of space is needed for this type of shoot?
This style of shoot needs a reasonable size indoor venue. The two images shown here were shot in a church hall, where Phil and Craig had one 'station' set up to shoot football themed images, and another 'station' for basketball themed images.
If you have a hall or club rooms with some open space, we will be able to do this style of shoot on your premises. Alternatively, an indoor court or stadium is ideal. The Melbourne Sports Photography team's equipment is mobile and we can come to you.
2. What sports can you cater for?
Our normal answer to this question is 'all sports'! We do our best to theme the environment to your sport - for example, artificial grass to simulate the playing field for football, soccer, hockey, cricket, rugby, rugby league etc ... and lino to simulate the wooden floors used in basketball, netball, volleyball and other indoor sports.
We haven't done a sports portrait shoot for swimming yet, but we already have some ideas on how to do it!
If you are thinking about how this style can be adapted for your sport, please get in touch via the contact page here on the Melbourne Sports Photography website.
3. How long does this shoot take?
For an individual athlete this style of shoot can be done in 45 minutes to 1 hour using a combination of different lighting techniques and poses. To have a discussion about how this could work for you, give Craig a call on 0419 010993.
4. Can you photograph teams in this style?
Yes. This style of shoot can be adapted to photograph teams, with both small groups and individual portraits. There are some practical limitations on numbers but it is a lot of fun to work with groups of people in this environment. We will aim to use coloured lights to compliment your clubs colours and add some pizzazz to your portraits!
Depending on the size of your team, it's likely to be a 90-120 minute shoot to cover your team and individual players.
5. What about school sports?
Add some flair to your school sports images! This style of shoot works very well in environments where we can photograph multiple sports in a single shoot. The Melbourne Sports Photography team can set up themed 'stations' flexible enough to cover a variety of sports. If you are thinking about how this style can work for your school, please make contact.
We hope this has covered some of your initial questions. For more details please use the Contact page here on the Melbourne Sports Photography website.
Photography at Camberwell Hockey Club
It's June, and the Melbourne Sports Photography team are busy photographing all the action of the winter season.
This year we have been back at Camberwell Hockey Club for the third season.
Melbourne Sports Photography's founder, Craig Dingle, has been shooting player portraits right before the Premier League Hockey season started, and has then returned to shoot 6 games for the club so far.
If you are looking to see some terrific hockey, get down to Matlock and cheer on the Wellers!
If we can help your club with portraits and action photography, please get in touch via the Contact page here on the Melbourne Sports Photography website.
For portraits, we have mobile studio photography equipment and can come to you. Contact Melbourne Sports Photography for details.
Melbourne Sports Photography Returning to Melton Phoenix Football Club
May and June is a very busy time for winter season sports team photos. The season is well underway, teams are settled, and there's some urgency to get team photo sessions complete, prints sorted and delivered before the end of the season looms.
This year the Melbourne Sports Photography team have been working with a series of new clients. In recent weeks it's been great to get to know the people at South East Melbourne Magic basketball club, and more recently, South Springvale Football Club.
And among the new clients, it's great to reconnect with clients that Melbourne Sports Photography has worked with before. This week Craig Dingle and Sally Jacob are back at Melton Phoenix Football Club. Craig and Sally shot their team photos last year, and have already commented on the growth in numbers, particularly in the juniors. The first day of shooting was completed yesterday, and the second day is on tomorrow.
While we enjoy working with our new clients, it's terrific when clients invite us back year after year. Thanks for having us again in 2023 Michelle, Danni, and all the players at Melton Phoenix Football Club.
Broncos and Dragons Team Photos 2023 Complete
Melbourne Sports Photography's, Craig Dingle, photographed the Hume Broncos vs Camberwell Dragons Big V Youth League Men's game at the beginning of April 2023. It seemed fitting to shoot 2 of Melbourne Sports Photography's team photo clients in action against one another, right at the time we have delivered each club's team photos. (Incidentally, it was a terrific game with Broncos coming away winners 90-86).
Broncos photos were delivered several weeks ago. We have since had inquiries from families who had missed out on ordering. If you fall in that category, please drop us an email. We will do what we can to help.
Dragons photos were delivered to the club in the week before Easter. The club is in the process of distributing these via Team Managers. One final team, Girls 16.2, was delivered to the club this morning. Again, if you missed out on ordering, please send us an email.
Thanks to all the people we met during these shoots, and the many officials, team managers, and families we have swapped email with since! If you missed out on ordering, or would like extra print copies, send us an email. Have a great season. See you next year.