It was interesting to see how some photographers produce their images. I was also interested to find out that certain aspects of images like these are set up, when they always look so spontaneous
Researching for competitions to enter, I cam across Red Bull Illume, which is a competition for action and adventure sports. Whilst looking through previous entrants, I have picked out a few images that have inspired me to be much more creative with sports photography.
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| Photographer: David Lehl, Monument Valley USA 2013 Entry to Red Bull Illume Category: Spirit I find this image so inspiring as it highlights the reality of skateboarding, that it goes wrong, a lot. I also like how the image is funny, and the contrast between the beautiful setting in the background, and the messy fall happening right in the foreground. |
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| Photographer: George Karbus 2013 Entry to Red Bull Illume Category: Close up I like that this image is taken from such an unusual angle, something that people will very rarely be able to see. The rarity of this image is what makes it so interesting, I would like to explore things within sports that aren't usually seen. |
Photograpgher: Lorenz Holder
2013 Entry to Red Bull Illume
Winner of category 'Playground' and overall winner
I love that in this image, the snowboarder is not the dominating feature. It shows the creativity of this sport, that it's not 100% about sticking to the mountains. The image is stunning and the colors are dark and have a very eerie quality.
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| Photographer: Morgan Maassen 2013 Red Bull Illume Entry |
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| Photographer: Stuart Gibson 2013 Red Bull Illume Entry |
The two images above, I like for similar reasons to the other surf image above, they are things that you would not normally see. I also like the images in black and white, as I am mostly interested in black and white photography for the project I am currently doing, as i think that they create a completely different atmosphere than if they were in colour.
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| Photographer: Rami Hanafi 2013 Red Bull Illume enrty I love the simplicity of this image, how it is more about the composure and the formality of the image than the snowboarder, it is still a sports photograph, with a much different quality. The image feels isolated and very quiet, and perfectly represents what is feels like to be in the mountains, in such a daunting place with very few people around, which is a very big aspect of the sport that isn't usually represented in photography. |
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| Photographer: Zakary Noyle Red Bull Illume 2013 entry I am very interested in the technical skill within this image, I would love to learn how to create series images such as the one above, as I think this type of image is very useful within sport photography to show the stages of a performance, whilst at the same time being very visually interesting. |
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