Updated February 2026 Photographer B. Alyssa Trofort has produced stunningly clean and crisp long exposure shots, capturing the model “on the move”.
“B. Alyssa Trofort is a sports and portraiture photographer for commercial and editorial clients, based in Atlanta, GA. A graduate from Virginia Commonwealth University in May 2013, she received her Bachelor’s in Fine Art for Photography & Film. She has been published in numerous publications including PEOPLE magazine, Estetica Hair Magazine, Richmond Magazine, B.O.S.S. Magazine, KRAVE Fit Magazine, UPTOWN Magazine, Elegant Magazine, and many more. Her resume extends to working as a photography and production assistant, assistant to prop stylist, freelance camera operator, and grip for various photography and film sets. She is determined to become the master of her craft, using every day as a blueprint to learn, grow, and create.”
Long exposure for sports and fitness creates that painterly motion blur effect you see in these images. Instead of freezing action at 1/500th of a second, you drop down to maybe 1/4 or 1/2 second and have your subject move through the frame while staying sharp in one spot. The key is using strobes to freeze them at the start or end of the exposure while the ambient light captures the blur trails.
Getting clean results with this technique takes practice and usually means shooting more frames than normal. Your subject needs to understand they’re creating a blur trail, so coach them to move smoothly through the motion and hold the final position completely still for that last split second when the flash pops. Black backgrounds help the blur show up clearly without competing elements, which is why blackout spaces work so well for this style. Shoot tethered if you can so you can check the blur trails in real time and adjust – sometimes you need to slow down even more, other times speed up to keep the subject recognizable.
Stage B is a benchmark blackout stage designed to provide complete control over the strobe light. Painted all black and with shut off windows this stage preserves complete darkness for your photo and video projects. As any of our stages, B comes equipped with black, gray, and white background paper, three strobe lights and numerous modifiers for your choice. To check the availability for this stage as well as find more helpful information about our rental please see the WEBSITE.