Speed Skating
With the upcoming Olympics in Vancouver, we decided to have a go at a few niche sports. The first in this series is a shoot in the Silverdome, Zoetermeer, of three well trained athletes in a dimly lit ice rink.
The first few results can be seen after the “read more” link, below. (More noticeable where to click now, Barend?)
A few more will follow, but given the speed changes and lighting conditions, the production of this shoot turned out to be fairly limited.
With a special “thank you” to the Silverdome for allowing us this opportunity for this “test match”, pushing the boundaries of our abilities. In return, we are pleased to provide you with some editorial photos, taken under even more challenging conditions. We hope they’ll find good use!
Also, we’d like to extend our gratitude to Anne-Marije, Marlies en Willem to provide the modeling of speed, despite having to go over their routine in slow motion – over and over again…;)
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