So whats new....
Well a bunch of stuff! First off, I'm really pumped about having one of my shots selected for the cover of Sun Peaks Resorts 2010-11 winter brochure, as well as using my images throughout the rest of their advertising. Check it out here...
I get so much satisfaction looking at this shot and there are several reasons for that. I love the collaboration it takes to make images like this. Brett (the skier) and I knew that we were going to have really good, early morning sun, so we planned to meet up super early and be the first guys up the lift in order to take advantage of the light...and the light was perfect. I had also scouted this location a couple of times and imagined in my minds eye what the shot would look like. We arrived at the spot and hiked up through deep snow, and because I didn't want to have our tracks in the shot, we had to hike up in a long, roundabout way.
Next I had to explain to Brett what the shot looked like in my head. Then he had to hike up even further to get the speed he would need for the shot. Then of course we had a bunch of clouds rolling past the sun, so Brett had to wait patiently at the top for the perfect break in the light...and thankfully Brett knew exactly what I was imagining in my head and laid down a huge powder slash...right in the perfect sunny patch of snow...and presto...a cover shot.
I also really enjoy this shot because in the world of action sports photography, people often get hung up on the idea that you need a half dozen off camera flashes to take an epic shot, or that the athlete needs to be performing a death defying trick to make a shot look good (I am guilty of this all the time). So this image feels all the more satisfying in its simplicity. No complicated light setup, no crazy ass trick...just shredding powder on a sunny day.
