How weather can affect team picture day
If there's one thing ... just one thing ... that can impact team picture day with Creative Sports Photography, that's the weather.
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CSP uses high end on-location lighting to deliver athlete portraits. It's a critical part of the service and a crucial way CSP differentiates itself from other team photo services.
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That means high winds and precipitation can impact team picture day. But you know what? That's true for any photography service, even natural light photographers who don't use fancy strobes.
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Today, let's dive into how weather can impact team picture day and what you can expect.
Team Pictures Any Time of Day
Let's face it. Everyone loves a great sunset, and if we can get a great sunset for team picture day, the results are eye popping.
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But that's not always possible.
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Sometimes a whole team can't get together until late afternoon in the harshest sun light imaginable.
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For CSP, that's no problem. Go ahead and schedule that noontime photo session.
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I wanted to create an athlete portrait service that can deliver fantastic results any time of day.
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So if your team picture day happens in less-than-ideal natural light conditions, my job is to make the best possible athlete and team portraits with the conditions we've been given.


Embrace a cloudy day
I know. I feel it too. The disappointment that comes with a cloudy day for team picture day.
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We all want that rich blue sky as our background, me included.
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However, I want to encourage you all to embrace the clouds, too.
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Clouds can make for dramatic backgrounds in athlete portraits.
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To be honest, I get as excited for cloudy days as much as I do sunny days.
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Part of my job is to make you say "Wow!" no matter what the sky looks like.
Wind and Rain: Not quite kryptonite but bad enough
The two elements of weather that wreak havoc on team picture day are wind and rain.
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Let's tackle wind first.
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Windy conditions, usually about 15-20 mph, can do some serious damage to CSP's lighting system.
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Fortunately, I have methods in place to adjust that can keep everyone and the equipment safe. But if winds go above 20 mph, chances are, we'll have to postpone.
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Rain is the other factor. Even a sustained light rain can damage the equipment. Rain would definitely prompt a postponement.
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Some of you might immediately have a question that just popped into your minds. And I'm going to answer it in the next section.


CSP's Style: Bold, Dynamic, Elite
Dave, if it's windy or if there's a little bit of rain, why not ditch the studio lights and just use natural light?
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You might've thought about that question during the previous section.
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Why do I have to use studio strobe lights during team picture day?
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It's because the studio lights are essential to the high quality athlete portraits CSP delivers.
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I aim to provide teams, players, and parents with images they can't get anywhere else.
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One way I do that is with studio lights. It's central to the service and products I deliver.
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If we have to postpone for weather, I will do everything I can to find a new date that works.
And so far, I've never had to fully cancel.