OMS & ESPN E-Commerce Photography
ESPN & Pro Football Hall of Fame Memorabilia Photography
Super Bowl rings. Legendary jerseys. Signed pieces of football history. When ESPN and the Pro Football Hall of Fame needed photography worthy of the sport’s most iconic artifacts, they brought in OMS to capture each one in clean, detailed images on white.
- Clients
- ESPN and the Pro Football Hall of Fame
- Subjects
- Super Bowl rings, jerseys, signed memorabilia, and artifacts
- Services
- Artifact photography, detail shots, video, in-house retouching
- Delivery
- Clean, on-white images for broadcast, digital, and print
The challenge
These aren’t products that can be reordered. Super Bowl rings, game-worn jerseys, and signed memorabilia are one-of-a-kind pieces of football history, and many carry decades of meaning for players, teams, and fans. They had to be handled with care and photographed right the first time.
Each object brought its own technical demands. Rings combine polished metal, gemstones, and fine engraving. Jerseys need fabric texture, numbers, and patches to read clearly. Signed items need ink that stays legible on glossy or aged surfaces. And every image had to work across broadcast, digital, and print.
Our approach
OMS treated every piece as an artifact. Items were handled with gloves and moved as little as possible, and lighting was planned before each object came to set.
Rings were lit with large, controlled sources and careful flagging to bring out sparkle and dimension without blown-out highlights, with detail shots of engraving and stone settings. Jerseys were shaped to show numbers, names, and texture. Signed items were lit at angles that keep glare off the signature.
Shooting on white keeps attention on the artifact and gives ESPN clean images that cut out easily for broadcast graphics and digital content. Every image was retouched in-house, cleaning the background while staying true to each object’s real condition and color.
The results
- Detailed, on-white photography of Super Bowl rings, jerseys, and signed memorabilia
- Close-up detail shots of engraving, gemstones, patches, and signatures
- Clean images ready for broadcast graphics, digital, social, and print
- Broadcast-quality video to bring the artifacts to life on screen
- Careful handling and in-house retouching true to each artifact’s condition
How we photograph artifacts
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Plan each piece
We review every item ahead of time and plan lighting, angles, and detail shots before it comes to set.
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Handle with care
Artifacts are handled with gloves, supported properly, and moved as little as possible.
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Light and capture
Lighting is shaped for metal, gemstones, fabric, and glossy surfaces, with close-ups of every key detail.
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Retouch and deliver
In-house retouchers clean the white background while keeping each artifact true to its real condition and color.
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Memorabilia photography FAQ
How do you photograph sports memorabilia?
Memorabilia is handled with gloves and moved as little as possible, then photographed on a clean white background with lighting shaped to each object’s materials. The goal is an accurate, detailed record that shows condition, texture, and signatures clearly, retouched in-house without altering the artifact itself.
How do you photograph championship rings and jewelry?
Rings combine polished metal, gemstones, and fine engraving, so OMS uses large, controlled light sources and careful flagging to bring out sparkle and dimension without blown-out highlights. Detail shots capture engraving, logos, and stone settings edge to edge.
How do you photograph signed items so the signature is readable?
Lighting is angled to avoid glare on glossy surfaces like cardboard, photos, and helmets, so ink reads clearly. Close-up detail shots isolate the signature, and color is matched to the original item.
How do you photograph game-worn jerseys?
Jerseys are carefully shaped and photographed flat or on forms to show numbers, names, patches, and fabric texture. Lighting brings out the material and any wear that’s part of the jersey’s story.
Why photograph memorabilia on a white background?
A white background keeps all attention on the artifact and makes images easy to cut out and reuse in broadcast graphics, digital content, social media, and print.
Where are OMS Photography’s studios?
OMS has studios in Cincinnati, Ohio and Golden, Colorado, and works with national brands and organizations across the country.
Contact OMS
Have a collection, archive, or one-of-a-kind piece to photograph? Tell us about the items and where the images need to go.
