Shoot Journal: Basketball Dunk

Looking through my current portfolio, and thanks to my friend Daniel Milchev, I've realized that I need to expand my realm of shooting.  The idea is to capture more mainstream sports and work those into a more full portfolio.  I'm also trying to achieve a more "commercial" look to my work.  Sure, I've got a ton of great skiing and biking shots that are very artistic.  But I would also like to be shooting exciting portraits and sports action from other sports.  So the other night I headed out and shot some basketball images with a friend.

Luckily for me, my friend has some serious talent and can actually dunk!  Exactly what I was hoping to capture!

Anatomy of an Image #5: Basketball Skiing?

Good photography helps make the image, but it's the content that will bring it to the next level.  Anyone can readily shoot basic subjects in studio or household settings.  But take something out of it's element and combine it with another sport, and you have a one of a kind image, the type that will bring your portfolio to the next level!  I'm not talking down studio or tabletop photography.  There is TONS of room to be creative with those, but it all relies on the subject matter of the image.  Here is how I captured the image below: