Olympic Photos Done Right
Photographer, Dean Rogers, shoots this brilliant campaign for Adidas that feature the British Olympic Athletes.
Credit to Aden Priest for the find.
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One Race, Every Medalist Ever (Presentation)
Usain Bolt holds the record for the fastest man to run the 100M race. However, how does this compare to every other runner in history? What has changed and how much has evolved? Here’s a great look at what it looks like if every medalist from every Olympics ran at the same time.
The presentation is just a couple of minutes, but it shows how our kids today, compare to the athletes in the 1890’s.
For instance, our kids today, run fast enough to have scored a Bronze medal in the 1980’s.
What Over $5 Million In Canon Gear Looks Like
This is Canon’s Professional Service room at the Olympics. There is apparently a lot more that you don’t see, and the camera bodies amount to at least $2.8 Million (in and out of the picture).
(Source: slrlounge.com)
It’s 1912 And This Is What The Olympic Contestants Look Like
100 years ago, in Stockholm, we take a look at the Olympic field. Be sure to click on each one to read the descriptions.
The most interesting part is that this was the last Olympics that you could just show up and hope to enter into the competition.
How times have changed!
Joe Klamar Responds About The Olympic Photographs
You might remember this post we made 2 weeks ago. It features the photographs taken by Joe Klamar at the Olympic Media Summit.
Original link:
http://solsticevisuals.com/post/26229830602/outrage-over-the-photographs-of-the-united-states
Eventually, photographer Joe Klamar found out about the public’s reaction and took the time to respond.
Response:
“I was under the impression that I was going to be photographing athletes on a stage or during press conference where I would take their headshots for our archives,” he explained. “I really had no idea that there would be a possibility for setting up a studio.” It was the first time AFP had been invited to participate in the U.S. Olympic Committee’s Media Summit, which was held this year, in May, at a Hilton Hotel in Dallas.
I work for a news agency and I wasn’t taking pictures for a Nike ad
Do you think the response justifies the end result? Tell us what you think below.
[Thank you to Jeff for sending this in]
(Source: aphotoeditor.com)
Robo-Cams For The Olympics
Reuters covered a great story that talks about how robo cams will play a pivotal roll in getting fantastic shots this Olympics.
Reuters photographer Pawel Kopczynski and I have been developing since the 2009 athletics World Championships in Berlin a new technology, which enables Reuters sports photography to shoot pictures from unusual angles and make them available to our customers around the world in minutes. We tested the technology at the World Athletics Championships in Daegu, South Korea and at the world indoor athletics championships in Istanbul.
At the upcoming Olympics for the first time we are using robotic cameras made specifically for the high elevated roof positions than can only be covered by a remote camera and not by a photographer.
Over the next few weeks until the Olympic Games open on July 27, I will install our new robotic cameras, often using climbing equipment. From now on, getting up early in the morning and spending more than 12 hours at the various venues is my daily business as a photographer to make this picture dream come true.
The robotic camera can be released by a photographer over wireless transmitters or externally triggered by a cable. All images are directly transferred into our Paneikon remote editing system and from there can be transmitted on the wire.
A lot of athletes will look into these robotic cameras but they will never see the photographer behind the lens. They will only see the image when it has been sent around the world.
You can read the full story here.
What Really Happens Behind The Scenes At The Olympic Summit
We recently featured a story that got the attention of the Internet, with the photos taken at the Olympic Summit (link here). Photographer, Kevin Jairaj, shows us what it’s like behind the scenes and what happens. Take a look at his beautiful photos as well as well as what he’s working with.
London 2012 Olympic Games - BBC Trailer
BBC launched this spectacular trailer for the Olympics. Check out the full spot here:
Full Trailer
Outrage Over The Photographs Of The United States Olympic Team
UPDATE: Joe has responded after the images went viral:
“I was under the impression that I was going to be photographing athletes on a stage or during press conference where I would take their headshots for our archives,” he explained. “I really had no idea that there would be a possibility for setting up a studio.” It was the first time AFP had been invited to participate in the U.S. Olympic Committee’s Media Summit, which was held this year, in May, at a Hilton Hotel in Dallas.
I work for a news agency and I wasn’t taking pictures for a Nike ad.”
Original Post:
People are not happy (per the comments below) about the quality of the photographs by photographer Joe Klamar at the U.S. Olympic Committee’s Media Summit in Dallas, Texas. The complaints came as a whole, but primarily from photographers, who claim that these photographs do not represent the upcoming U.S. Olympic team very well.
The U.S. Olympic C.M.S. invited photographers to take pictures of our country’s best athletes.
What are your thoughts on the photographs? Are people over reacting or or do you feel they could have been done better? Keep in mind that the media during these events do not have much time for setup and execution. You can check out this article for what goes on behind the scenes.
You can see the full set over at CBS: Link.
You can also see how Germany did in comparison: Link.
Our friends over at Reddit.com have also looked further into the event. Take a look at the conversation for more on the backstory and some other speculation: Reddit Link.
With that in mind, we’d like to know your thoughts.
Michael Phelps of the US Olympic Swimming team
Jonathan Horton of the US Olympic Gymnastics team
Cassidy Krug of the US Diving Olympic team
Nastia Liukin of the US Olympic Gymnastics team
Rebecca Bross of the US Olympic Gymnastics team
Siblings Diana Lopez and Steven Lopez of the US Taekwondo Olympic team
Sarah Robles of the US Olympic Weightlifting
Tony Gunawan of the US Badminton Olympic team
Leshawn Merritt of the US Track and Field Olympic team
Debbie Capozzi of the US Women’s Olympic Sailing team
Gaby Douglas of the US Olympic Gymnastics team
Lindsey Berg of the US Olympic Volleyball team
Shot putter Jillian Camarena-Williams of the US Track and Field Olympic team
Lashinda Demus of the US Track and Field Olympic team
Kayla Harrison of the US Judo Olympic team
Brendan Hansen of the US Swimming Olympic team
Credit to Matt for sending this story in.
Nike’s New Olympic Suit For Sprinters
That’s it, I’m dimpling everything from now on. I’ll even wear this when I go get my groceries.
Members of the American Olympic athletics team will have a technical advantage over their fastest rivals.
Thanks to a high-tech running suit that takes inspiration from a golf ball.
Nike - who sponsor the U.S. team - have unveiled the TurboSpeed suit, which they claim can knock 0.23 seconds off a 100 metre sprint.
The time may not sound much by your ordinary jogger’s standards but when it comes to the fastest race in the world, every millisecond counts.
Take U.S. sprinter Walter Dix’s time in the 100 meter sprint at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, for example.
The bronze medal winner lost out to world champion Jamaican Usain Bolt by a mere 0.22 seconds.
(Source: Daily Mail)
Canadian Paralympics Campaign: Alister McQueen
We posted this images before and we were totally inspired by the campaign. Take a look at the incredible video that went with it. How can you not be inspired by this?
The man you see running is Athlete Alister McQueen
Check it out.
Canadian Paralympics Campaign
Whoever had this idea, is brilliant. It’s so well executed and makes such a perfect point. It’s also very inspiring and encouraging.
Fashion Of The Summer Olympics By Ralph Lauren
The Olympics are coming up! Aren’t you excited! Well, we are. Either way, if you like fashion, here’s a sneak peak to what Ralph Lauren has in store. Who knew they designed the clothes? I guess just another perk of being an Olympic athlete, amazing clothes - ha!
Ralph Lauren, one of the official designers for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic team, unveiled some early sketches of the U.S. team’s outfits for the 2012 London Olympics. The U.S. Olympic Committee has appointed the U.S. designer to create male and female outfits for the Olympics’ closing ceremony this summer. Peter Zeytoonjian, managing director of consumer products and licensing for the U.S. Olympic Committee said of the designs:
Ralph Lauren takes great pride in understanding our U.S. athletes and creating a sense of patriotism through clothing. The Closing Ceremony garments embody our national sentiment of what it means to be an American.
The U.S. team’s closing ceremony uniform revolves around a nautical theme while the village wear outfits include more casual pieces, such as mesh polos, tanks, and tunics. All of the clothing is emblazoned with the red, white, and blue Team U.S.A. logo and Ralph Lauren’s signature Big Pony logo. The U.S. Olympic Team’s opening ceremony uniforms is set to be revealed sometime this summer before the July 27 opening day of the 2012 London Olympics. In the meantime, fans can purchase the Ralph Lauren 2012 Team USA Olympic Collection on Ralph Lauren’s website and select stores.
