Brooks alum Rob Perry is featured on Cybergolf site Rob Perry, who photographed the cover for the recently-published book of Chambers Bay getting the 2015 U.S. Open - Americas St. Andrews [Editors Note: the books author is Blaine Newnham] - was schooled at the Brooks Institute of Photography. He combines his training, eye and love of the game - Perry is a low-handicapper - to produce splendid golf photos. When it comes to golf courses, said Perry, who lives in Bellevue, Wash., the time of day and the time of year are extremely important. I photograph the first two and last two hours of the day. If possible, I try to shoot at a time of year that the course is in its best condition and/or showcases its special features: spring flowers, fall colors, snow-capped mountains, etc. The image of the famed lone fir 15th hole at Chambers Bay has become almost a cliché. The charge for Perry was to do it differently. Having photographed the course before and played it many times, I knew the time of year I wanted to photograph the 15th hole was around the summer solstice; the time of year the sun sets farthest north, said Perry. It was also the time when the native fescue had turned golden in color contrasting with the emerald green of the golf course. Perry, photographing with an hour or less of daylight, produced an image that captured the warm afternoon light, helping create depth and texture while enhancing color. Using a wide-angle lens, Perry tied a foreground of fescue grasses with a large bunker that leads your eye through the hole to the green. cybergolf/golf_news/a_pair_of_golfs_artists
Posted on: Thu, 06 Nov 2014 18:24:48 +0000
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