I’ve only had a few opportunities to photograph figure skaters on ice rinks so far, and it’s always a fun challenge to come up with something new each time I go out there with them. We need a minimum of one hour on the ice together to come up with some creative art, and 90 minutes is even better.

My skaters down below are Madeline Stammen, a professional figure skater who is from the Chicago suburbs, and Emma Suwanski, a competitive figure skater from Algonquin, IL.

It is the skater’s responsibility to get ice time on a rink. We can then use the edgy lighting for more dramatic portraits, or use the available light to get action shots.