Keeping up with the guys
Isabelle Beisiegel sits for a portrait at Cedar Ridge Country Club on Nov. 9, 2011. Beisiegel was the first woman to qualify for a men's professional tour, playing on the Canadian Tour this past summer. JEFF LAUTENBERGER/Tulsa World
I’m always up for assignments that involve getting to drive a golf cart around for fun. It was great working with Izzy; she was an awesome subject for portraits, patient, and excited to try some crazy things. One shot we attempted but couldn’t quite execute involved setting up two wireless strobes in a sand bunker, me lying prone on a green, Izzy taking swings and repeatedly spraying sand all over me as a result. I wish I had something to show for it, but the strobes I had just weren’t powerful enough to freeze motion the way I wanted.
These other two portraits also used two lights, in a more conventional setup. Just enough fill to make things pop.
Isabelle Beisiegel tees off on a hole at Cedar Ridge Country Club on Nov. 9, 2011. She will be in Daytona Beach, Fla., for LPGA qualifying in three weeks. JEFF LAUTENBERGER/Tulsa World
Isabelle Beisiegel sets a ball on a tee at the driving range at Cedar Ridge Country Club on Nov. 9, 2011. Beisiegel, of Broken Arrow, formerly golfed for the University of Oklahoma. JEFF LAUTENBERGER/Tulsa World