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Lifestyle Portraits with Florida Gators Women's Basketball

Marketing photo shoot with the student-athletes from Florida Gators Women’s Basketball

By Matt Pendleton Photography

December 20^th, 2019

Go Gators...Again!

St. Augustine is the location for my latest lifestyle portrait session with Florida Gators Women's Basketball. The beach is a huge part of Associate Head Coach Kelly Finley's vision (take a look at last year's shoot) and it was extra special that it worked out while the Gators were in St. Augustine for their preseason team retreat.

I had a blast taking over the beach and St. John's County Pier with 12 student-athletes over a few early hours! Each student-athlete brought their own personality and flair to each session. They also showcased their favorite Jordan Brand gear (read more).

Sessions like these allow the Gators to have unique creative content that sets them apart from other universities and colleges.

Lifestyle Portraits with Florida Gators Women's Basketball

The Gear

I'm very fortunate to have Profoto gear to use for my outdoor sessions. The ability to shoot with wide open apertures on prime lenses in bright natural light allowed me to deliver these images to the Gators. Here's the gear I used for this shoot:

Photographers: Matt Pendleton
Videographers: None
Camera Gear: Canon 1D-X Mark II, Canon 24-70mm f2.8L II, Canon 85mm f1.4L IS, Lexar 32GB Memory Cards, and Tiffen UV filters
Lighting: Profoto B1X with Profoto OCF Beauty Dish Silver
Locations: St. Johns County Ocean Pier, St. Augustine, Florida

Paige Robinson

Senior forward from London, England

Emanuely de Oliveira

Sophomore forward from Criciúma, Brazil

Zada Williams

Redshirt Senior forward from Lake Wales, Florida

Danielle Rainey

Redshirt Junior guard from Washington, D.C.

Nina Rickards

Freshman guard from Queens, New York.

Lavender Briggs

Freshman guard from Provo, Utah.

Kristina Moore

Sophomore guard from Sydney, Australia.

Brylee Bartram

Freshman guard from Tampa, Florida.

Ariel Johnson

Sophomore guard from Tracy, California.

Kiki Smith

Redshirt Junior guard from District Heights, Maryland.

Emer Nichols

Redshirt Sophomore center from Pearland, Texas.

Faith Dut

Freshman forward from Vancouver, British Columbia.

Team Shots

Thank you Gators!

A huge thanks goes to the Florida Gators Women's Basketball team especially:

Associate Head Coach Kelly Finley and Director of Basketball Operations Serena Lamar for their vision and logistics coordination
Director of Scouting & Video Operations Scott Schmelzer and Assistant Director of Communications Scott Stolte for their behind-the-scenes photo action
Grad Assistants Kat Wright and Mikaela Berza and Recruiting Specialist Miriam Rutzen for lending a big helping hand with props and getting players prepped

We're so excited to see this year's images all over the GatorsWBK social media accounts.

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