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Whether the task at hand is a big budget multishot campaign shot in studio with LeBron James or a recent Sports Illustrated assignment with tennis pro Jack Sock where he shot solo,\u00a0 Pete puts the same attention to detail and creativity towards the job.<\/p>\n
A lot goes in to putting together a shoot in advertising and even some editorial jobs.\u00a0 There are seemingly a million things that need to be considered and arranged.\u00a0\u00a0 Dealing with professional athletes brings with it special considerations, like do they have special needs or requirements?\u00a0\u00a0 It is not uncommon to get a list of requirements such as transportation to and from the shoot,\u00a0 specific menu or chef for catering,\u00a0 studio or dressing room requirements,\u00a0 type of music preferred etc. Couple this with the common shoot logistics of finding locations, acquiring wardrobe, special lighting, arranging RV\u2019s\u00a0 and it\u2019s enough to keep a team of producers and PA\u2019s busy.<\/p>\n
This series of images came from a project for Remicade which is pharmaceutical product of Janssen Biotech. The athlete we were to shoot was the Edmonton Oilers right winger, Fernando Pisani.<\/p>\n
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Every job comes with its own unique set of challenges and this job was no exception. Being a pharmaceutical client they come with a laundry list of do\u2019s and don\u2019ts from their legal department.\u00a0\u00a0 On this particular shoot we were tasked with putting Fernando in wardrobe that had to be generic and non specific.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 No logos are allowed.\u00a0\u00a0 No Nike logos,\u00a0\u00a0 no Oilers logos,\u00a0 no team colors,\u00a0 nothing\u2026\u00a0 Not as easy as it sounds.\u00a0\u00a0 It couldn\u2019t even be a blank jersey from a team as the design of the shirt is patented.\u00a0\u00a0 This requires the stylist to have a generic jersey custom made in solid grey to have only his number on it.\u00a0\u00a0 This way no other companies can get ruffled by the use that they themselves are not promoting.<\/p>\n
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One has to be ready for anything and be able to solve problems quickly. We had one such problem almost derail the shoot entirely. Fernando broke his ankle 3 days before the shoot and his ankle was now in a cast.\u00a0\u00a0 Since two of the shots had him skating and 4 others were to be full figure portraits in gear this put an obvious damper on the plans. Pete quickly solved the problem and the shoot went on as scheduled. \u201cI called my producer and had him source a body double.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 We then shot every shot twice,\u00a0\u00a0 once with Fernando and again with a body double dressed the same way with full gear and skates on in the same position. I then removed Fernando\u2019s legs and broken foot and replaced it with that of the body double in post. This was easier said than done as you need to also retouch in shadows and reflections. The biggest challenge was getting the action shots of him skating and showing speed. We built a platform rig that he could stand on which consisted of several sheets of thick plywood with hockey pucks screwed to the bottom of it so it would slide easily on the ice. Two photo assistants towed Fernando across the ice on this thing while a third pushed me alongside sitting on a folding chair while I shot. \u00a0It worked great! Fernando just stood hunched in a prone position swinging his arms and I did a little flash and drag where the flash freezes him and the shutter stays open a bit longer to show the motion. \u00a0In the end it worked out great. Happy clients, happy athlete, happy photographer!<\/p>\n
Here are more of my photos:<\/strong><\/p>\n This shot is from a Cannondale Bike shoot we did up at Mount Tam outside of San Francisco. To get a consistent low angle on the cyclist as he rode through the hilly landscape, my crew built me a shoot platform that extended out the side of a minivan about 6 feet. \u00a0We paid for several off duty police officers to stop traffic for about a mile and spent the morning chasing this guy up and down Mount Tam while I knuckle dragged it hanging off the gang plank.<\/p>\n This shot was done for self promotion and for stock. For this we shot at night. We hung a huge sheet of black duvateen fabric across the back of the pool on highboy stands and speed rail. Lighting was from 4 Dynalite heads,\u00a0 two on grids back lighting the water and two from the sides to flank the swimmer.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Power on the strobes was dialed way down to keep the flash duration short to freeze the action.<\/p>\n This was shot for self promotion and for stock. We did a whole story of this guy starting from pulling his board out of the car and followed him through his morning,\u00a0 down the path, up the beach, watching waves crash and then paddling out. \u00a0We are shooting a motion version of this as well that will be cut together to make a spec commercial that will target the financial markets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The website “A Sporting Life” \u00a0just ran a feature article on me. \u00a0 See the link http:\/\/www.asportinglife.com\/doing-what-it-takes-pete-barrett\/ \u00a0or read below: Pete Barrett is an advertising photographer who shoots lifestyle and sports photography for a virtual who\u2019s who of clients ranging … Continue reading ![\"Pete](\"http:\/\/www.asportinglife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Pete_Barrett_aSL02.jpg\" "\\"Pete-Barrett-04\\"")
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