Our initial shoot on Centennial's super track athlete Alana Alexander as she gets ready to make her third run to the state track and field championship meet also provides a glimpse at the incredible care, attention to detail and planning we put into our portfolios. One thing you'll notice in this initial set of Alana's images is they contain only a few action photos.
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That's because the configuration of the track was not to our liking. The backgrounds were cluttered, the long jump and triple jump pits - Alana's specialty - were severely backlit, with a milky-white sky. Not good for pictures; not good at all. But we know that in a couple of weeks, we'll be shooting Alana in the league meet and the area meet in a venue more favorable for the action shots we need. So we call an audible, take the action shots of Alana where we can obtain a favorable result, but we don't force the issue. Quality of light and clean backgrounds are an obsession with Shooting Star. We decide that we will do most of our action shots next time.
Still, there's plenty of work to be done for Alana's portfolio. We spend the afternoon gambling on a few different angles, a few motion effects and mostly taking all of the extra intangiable photos that make our portfolios so special. Alana with her friends, family and coaches; the intensity of Alana as she peers down the track; Alana being Alana. We're so much more than just action shots. Alana's portfolio is not a set of pictures, it is a carefully woven story reflecting a very special time in her life. And we'll deliver big time. Good luck, Alana, we're rooting for you!
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