Erik Umphery, Photographer, Atlanta

Description

This black and white portrait by photographer Erik Umphery captures a dynamic scene featuring a man in a dark suit holding a basketball prominently in the foreground. The composition employs significant motion blur and overlapping exposures, creating a sense of rapid movement and energy around the central figure. The lighting is high-contrast, emphasizing sharp details on the basketball's texture and the man's determined expression. Faint, ghostly echoes of motion surround the subject, enhancing the cinematic quality of the monochrome image.

Style

Horizontal, Action, Cinematic, Monochrome

Techniques

Long exposure, Low-key / chiaroscuro

Industries

Basketball

Color

Context

Portrait / Headshot