The 2017 wrestling all-star portraits look much different than previous years. This was the first year I shot them and I wanted to get away from the standard white background action pose. So I used a setup I was planning for the basketball all-stars (coming later this week). This portrait setup was an attempt to do something different that these from 2016. I set the light behind the wrestlers so the front part of them facing the camera was in shadow. This created a very dramatic look. Then I added a gridded spotlight behind each wrestler and used gels to match the color of their uniform. Overall a pretty cool look.
[…] are the 2017 basketball all-stars. These were shot in the studio alongside the wrestlers. Last year’s portraits were so unique it was hard to come up with a concept that was […]