Well, this new year is all about one big resolution:  to push my portfolio into a new style, something more commercial and more distributed across the realm of sports.

Recently I had the opportunity to shoot with a parkour crew down in Miami.  We had tested some concepts months prior but hadn’t yet executed the final shoot.  As it turns out, that final shoot is going to become a multi-month project as there are still plenty of concepts to be shot .

A friend of mine Sam Robles is also fortunate enough to be shooting with this crew as well and you’ll be able to see his perspective on the sport in his portfolio soon enough.

Enough said, let’s have a look at the future of Kaare Iverson Photography.

Portrait of Derek Klein of Miami Parkour - Kaare Iverson Photography - commercial and editorial sport photographer

Bitchin' Back Flip by Bozer of Miami Parkour - Kaare Iverson Photography - commercial and editorial sport photographer

Portrait of Rachael Johnson of Miami Parkour - Kaare Iverson Photography - commercial and editorial sport photographer

Derek Klein of Miami Parkour - Kaare Iverson Photography - commercial and editorial sport photographer

 

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Tags: action, commercial, freerunning, KO, MFPF, Miami Parkour, parkour, photography, portrait, shoe, sport

Pushing a New Visual Style – Parkour Photography

Well, this new year is all about one big resolution:  to push my portfolio into a new style, something more commercial and more distributed across the realm of sports.

Recently I had the opportunity to shoot with a parkour crew down in Miami.  We had tested some concepts months prior but hadn’t yet executed the final shoot.  As it turns out, that final shoot is going to become a multi-month project as there are still plenty of concepts to be shot .

A friend of mine Sam Robles is also fortunate enough to be shooting with this crew as well and you’ll be able to see his perspective on the sport in his portfolio soon enough.

Enough said, let’s have a look at the future of Kaare Iverson Photography.

Portrait of Derek Klein of Miami Parkour - Kaare Iverson Photography - commercial and editorial sport photographer

Bitchin' Back Flip by Bozer of Miami Parkour - Kaare Iverson Photography - commercial and editorial sport photographer

Portrait of Rachael Johnson of Miami Parkour - Kaare Iverson Photography - commercial and editorial sport photographer

Derek Klein of Miami Parkour - Kaare Iverson Photography - commercial and editorial sport photographer

Tags: action, commercial, freerunning, KO, MFPF, Miami Parkour, parkour, photography, portrait, shoe, sport

Reworking a Shot – aka Kicking a Mostly Dead Horse?

I’ve been reworking a previously “completed” image recently.

For me this is a big question of composition vs. story vs. attention vs. me.  So I’m putting it all out there for you readers to decide.  Which composition/processing recipe/crop is the most powerful and why do you think that is?

CrossFit rings pull up - sports and fitness photography - Miami - Kaare Iverson Photography

Rafael Crespo, co-founder and coach at RingFit, Fort Lauderdale works the rings. - Kaare Iverson Photography

CrossFit rings pull up - sports and fitness photography - Miami - Kaare Iverson Photography

Tags: athletic, chin up, chinup, cross fit, crossfit, pull up, raf, ring fit, ringfit, rings

Kaare Iverson – Circa 2012 – End of the World Self Portraiture

Self Portrait - Circa 2012 and the End of the World - Kaare Iverson Photography

I tried to wrap myself up in a single self portrait.  This is almost 100% accurate.

Strobist: Two bare speedlites for rim (seen in frame), One Honl Speedgrid Speedlite for the backdrop, Paul C. Buff Einstein up high through a socked beauty dish for front fill.  I like the 3 part wrap of this setup.

Tags: beauty dish, home, life, muslin, self-portrait, studio, wrap light

Ham Radio – Couple’s Portrait Series

Alright, first off, let me preface this by saying that this image was totally self-serving.  I really liked this “angry couple” dynamic that I was creating here and just decided to go with it.  I wouldn’t consider this to be the kind of thing that I would deliver to a happy couple as a happy couples portrait.  I guess it depends on the couple though…maybe they would think this story telling was awesome – I don’t know…you tell me Kara/Brit?

Kara doesn't want you touching her radio! - Couples Portrait by Kaare Iverson Photography

Strobist:  Speedlite in a Westcott Apollo Softbox from camera right on Brit (in the red dress) and a Honl Speedgrid on another speedlite hitting Kara (on couch) also from camera right.  There was also a third speedlite firing into the ceiling to bring up the overall ambient.

Tags: couples portrait, miami, values, vintage