2022 Harbor Springs Middle School Girls Basketball

Lighting. I am asked, often, how I achieve the ‘dark gym’ look in my photographs. Believe it or not, this is a fully lit gym. The secret is strobes. When I photograph teams, I always shoot in manual mode. I set my exposure so it greatly underexposes the environment in gyms or rinks. I then add light back in with two strobes – one a main light at a 45-degree angle and slightly above my subject and another at an angle behind the subject to highlight their hair. I then tweak color and contrast in post, bumping up highlights and dodging & burning to contour the faces. 

I absolutely love photographing athletes, especially girl athletes. 

Harbor Spring Photography. Harbor Springs Sports Photographer.