What is it like being given a short window to create photographic magic with busy NBA stars? Welcome to media day with the Chicago Bulls.
Sam Tolhurst had to work quickly to build a rapport with players such as DJ Steward, Ayo Dosunmu and Matas Arvidas Buzelis .Wollongong photographer Sam Tolhurst has been working with NBA team the Chicago Bulls to shoot its pre-season promotional media day .Australian photographer Sam Tolhurst was given a warning before he arrived to shoot " media day " last week with iconic NBA team the Chicago Bulls .
"I try and match their energy and it's not a transactional interaction, but it is business-related and the onus is on me to make them feel comfortable when I'm working with them. Through his friendship with Luc Longley, he travelled back to Chicago with him to film a documentary.Sam Tolhurst used a simple red paper backdrop and off-camera flash lighting to create his portraits, including this one of Torrey Craig."I'd become friends with a lot of the Bulls staff and I was going to be in the States, so I sent a message to my mate Joe Pinchin and said I'll be there if you need a hand.
"To do that with one of the world's most iconic basketball brands represents a nice milestone in my career."
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