With a roster of 13 players, lucky 13 seems like an appropriate theme for the Fighting Irish women’s basketball team this year and I was the lucky one who had the opportunity to photograph them for their 2013-14 poster.
I transported my “big” (studio) lights, a 12-foot seamless backdrop and lighting equipment into a racquetball court at the Joyce Center to create a private studio for the shoot.
Many of the players are over 6-feet tall, making me acutely aware of my petite size. While photographing the beautiful, 6’4” freshman, Diamond Thompson, my colleague, Liz Harter joked when I held my hand up to instruct Thompson to look up, it was actually down for her. Sigh!
I also had the pleasure of working along side the video crew from Big Screen Network. They too came in several hours before the shoot to set up high-tech lighting and video gear. With BSN’s lights and fog machine in place, I simply stepped in and shot a few stills in between their videotaping. If only it were always that simple!
Here is a sample of what I captured.
Barbara Johnston
![Natalie Achonwa, Senior Forward](http://sites.nd.edu/ndphotography/files/2013/09/WBB-Poster-Blog-770blog.jpg)
Natalie Achonwa, Senior Forward
![Whitney Holloway, Junior Guard](http://sites.nd.edu/ndphotography/files/2013/09/WBB-Poster-Blog-781blog.jpg)
Whitney Holloway, Junior Guard
![Diamond Thompson, Freshman Center](http://sites.nd.edu/ndphotography/files/2013/09/WBB-Poster-Blog-782blog.jpg)
Diamond Thompson, Freshman Center
![Markisha Wright, Junior Forward](http://sites.nd.edu/ndphotography/files/2013/09/WBB-Poster-Blog-783blog.jpg)
Markisha Wright, Junior Forward
![Hannah Huffman, Sophomore Guard](http://sites.nd.edu/ndphotography/files/2013/09/WBB-Poster-Blog-785blog.jpg)
Hannah Huffman, Sophomore Guard
![Lindsay Allen, Freshman Guard](http://sites.nd.edu/ndphotography/files/2013/09/WBB-Poster-Blog-786blog.jpg)
Lindsay Allen, Freshman Guard
![Natalie Achonwa, Senior Forward](http://sites.nd.edu/ndphotography/files/2013/09/WBB-Poster-Blog-788blog.jpg)
Natalie Achonwa, Senior Forward
![Kayla McBride, Senior Guard](http://sites.nd.edu/ndphotography/files/2013/09/WBB-Poster-Blog-789blog.jpg)
Kayla McBride, Senior Guard
![Ariel Braker, Senior Forward](http://sites.nd.edu/ndphotography/files/2013/09/WBB-Poster-Blog-791blog.jpg)
Ariel Braker, Senior Forward
Great individual and team photos. Everything about ND is 1st class, no more so than the W-basketball team. Can’t wait for the season to begin though I can hardly believe this is the last year for Ace, Kaymac & Ariel. Make it a greats one, ladies! Go Irish!