Ben McKeown

Greetings again from the land of Blogstoolittle!  I hesitate to even say it (because I seem to inevitably prove myself wrong), but I will make a genuine effort to change the name of this town from Blogstoolittle to Blogsalot.  Or at least Blogsenough.

At any rate, I simply wanted to share with you some thoughts and images from my most recent shoot for Vype Magazine, one of my favorite and consistently awesome clients.

The concept this time was simple: dynamic duos.  Involved were three pairs of footballing duos from the area.  We took shots of the individual pairs as well as some group shots.  Every single one of the guys was a pleasure to work with and meet.  I am constantly impressed by the charisma that emanates from the athletes I meet; these six footballers proved as impressive as any.

The challenges for the shoot were few, but tough nonetheless.  First, it was hot as hell outside, which was attributable to the fact that we were shooting outdoors at noon on a July afternoon in North Carolina.. which, of course leads me to the next challenge: god-awful light.  So solutions included copious consumption of H2O, utilizing shade as much as possible, and just sucking it the heck up and dealing with the fact that the light just really wasn’t going to improve.  All in all, it was a pretty successful afternoon.

Such, I guess, is the nature of life… Always assessing your surroundings, understanding your limitations and moving forward with the equipment you have, trying all the while to make something beautiful happen.

Peace y’all.