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|| SportsShooter.com: Member Message Board Looking for Sports Portrait Inspiration Ian Hurley, Photographer Beverly | MA | United States | Posted: 9:13 PM on 02.06.08 ->> I am trying to improve the quality of my sports portraits and was looking for some ideas on different photographers whose work you think I should check out. Any help is appreciated! Thanks!!  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Carlos Gonzalez, Photographer Minneapolis | MN | USA | Posted: 9:24 PM on 02.06.08 ->> Check out Robert Seale. http://www.robertseale.com/  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Charles Ludeke, Student/Intern, Photographer Columbia | MO | USA | Posted: 9:48 PM on 02.06.08 ->> Al Bello. Donald Miralle.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Chip Litherland, Photographer Sarasota | FL | USA | Posted: 9:59 PM on 02.06.08 ->> Bob Croslin.... http://bobcroslin.com/main.php Damon Winter.... http://damonwinter.com/ Robert Seale.... http://www.robertseale.com/ Allison V. Smith.... http://allisonvsmith.com/ Not all entirely sports, but these are my favs when I need a mental kick in the pants for a portrait shoot. Chip  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Michael McNamara, Photographer, Photo Editor Phoenix | AZ | USA | Posted: 10:01 PM on 02.06.08 ->> The ones that come to the top of my head are Robert Seale, Walter Iooss, Bill Frakes. But don't limit yourself to only looking at people who do mostly sports. Look at people like Mark Seliger, Patrick Demarchelier and Richard Avedon too.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Wesley R. Bush, Photographer Nashville | TN | U.S. | Posted: 8:36 AM on 02.07.08 ->> I've got a file full of notes that I've jotted down when browsing through the contest entries. Now if I'll just ever get around to shooting again, I'll be set.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Ian Hurley, Photographer Beverly | MA | United States | Posted: 6:08 PM on 02.07.08 ->> Thanks everybody! Chip, I'm quite familiar with Croslin's work that's come across on apad (which is damn good). I've been a bum and haven't contributed in way too long. Thanks again...  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Jeff Etessam, Photographer, Assistant Dallas | Tx | | Posted: 10:22 PM on 02.07.08 ->> Robert Seale  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Jeff Loy, Photographer Hurst | TX | USA | Posted: 10:36 PM on 02.07.08 ->> David Leeson - http://davidleeson.com/ Rick Rickman - http://www.rickrickman.com/gallery.html?gallery=Portrait%20Gallery&skipno=0...  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Greg Foster, Photographer Atlanta | GA | | Posted: 3:08 PM on 02.08.08 ->> In addition to the great portrait photographers already listed, here are just a few others that don't get mentioned on here very often. Danny Turner, in Texas- http://www.danman.com Lee Crum, in New Orleans- http://www.leecrum.com Peter Gregoire, in NY- http://www.petergregoire.com Joey Terrill, in LA- http://www.joeyterrill.com Al Tielemans, in Philadelphia- http://www.altielemans.com Brian Smith, in Miami- http://www.briansmithphoto.com Nadav Kander, in London- http://www.nadavkander.com Ben Van Hook, in Orlando- http://www.benvanhook.com Jeffery Salter, in Miami- http://www.jefferysalter.com  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Armando Solares, Photographer Englewood | FL | USA | Posted: 3:27 PM on 02.08.08 ->> My all time favorite sports photographer; http://www.walteriooss.com Also check out David Bergman's work; http://www.davidbergman.net and Eliot Schechter http://www.ejsphoto.com/ enjoy, Armando  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Fj Hughes, Photographer, Assistant Baltimore | MD | USA | Posted: 6:24 PM on 02.09.08 ->> A subject near and dear to my heart! Some of my favorites: Embry Rucker - http://www.embryrucker.com/ Carlos Serrao - http://www.carlosserrao.com/ Paul Aresu - http://www.paularesu.com/ Tim Tadder - http://www.timtadder.com/ Markus Swanson - http://www.swansonstudio.us/ Dylan Coulter - http://www.dylancoulter.com/ Patrik Giardino - http://www.giardinophoto.com/  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Ken Ritchie, Photographer Madison | IN | USA | Posted: 8:00 PM on 02.09.08 ->> Not all sports, but great portraits: Matthew Gilson, http://matthewgilson.com/ Damon Winter, http://www.damonwinter.com/ Kyle Green, http://www.kylegreenphotography.com/ Erik Lunsford, http://www.eriklunsford.com/  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Michael Fischer, Photographer Spencer | Ia | USA | Posted: 4:03 PM on 02.10.08 ->> Joe McNally, who just had a book come out and is in a different thread on here, is certainly worth a look as well.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Matt Lange, Photographer Baton Rouge | LA | USA | Posted: 11:47 AM on 12.19.08 ->> How do you break into the world of sports portraits? I'm a 'portrait' photographer in Baton Rouge, LA. But it's just regular portraits. How do I get to where companies call needing portraits of athletes?  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Nick Adams, Photographer Houston | TX | | Posted: 4:16 PM on 12.19.08 ->> I would say Matt Roth, has been kicking ass in the sport portrait area. http://www.mattrothphoto.com - his site isn't up. Here are some links to his newspaper work. http://www.explorehoward.com/sports/14048/paynter-fashions-career-work-art/ http://www.explorehoward.com/sports/14042/competition-keeps-junior-yep-focu.../ http://www.explorehoward.com/sports/14079/martinelli-helped-shape-mustangs-.../ - number 2 pic. http://www.explorehoward.com/sports/14050/girls-soccer-defender-changes-gam.../  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Add your comments... If you'd like to add your comments to this thread, use this form. You need to be an active (paying) member of SportsShooter.com in order to post messages to the system. NOTE: If you would like to report a problem you've found within the SportsShooter.com website, please let us know via the 'Contact Us' form, which alerts us immediately. It is not guaranteed that a member of the staff will see your message board post. 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