I’m currently on assignment in Anchorage, Alaska, shooting outdoor and lifestyle images. My client always finds such great models for our shoots, which always makes my job easier. When photographing in Alaska, you’re at the mercy of the weather. So far, so good, although it’s supposed to turn at the beginning of next week, so we’ll try and get as much done as we can before the rain comes! Here’s some of what we shot today.
(Portrait of Jody Swigris running on her birthday.)
It’s always interesting to track sales and see which photos do their part to keep the business rolling along. Here is a selection of images from my stock library that have recently been licensed to clients. In addition to US and North American sales, during the past few of months, I’ve also seen sales come in from Finland, Norway, Spain, China, Japan, Czech Republic and the UK.
If you’re interested in licensing any if my images for your next project, please click here.
I shot some inside adventure photos this week, of master welder and frame builder extroardinaire, James Bleakley, in his workshop. James is the owner of Black Sheep Bikes and builds incredible handbuilt bike frames here in Fort Collins, Colorado. James built titanium bike frames for us when Eric Parsons and I did our mountain bike expedition to Ladakh in the Himalayas of Northern India, where we rode over the highest passes on the planet. You can see info and images from that trip here.
To kick off the Spring season, I’ll be giving a free slide show about my Little Switzerland, Alaska rock climbing trip next Thursday, 7:00PM at The New Mountain Shop located at 172 N. College Ave. in downtown Fort Collins.
A longtime staple of the Northern Colorado outdoor community and dedicated sponsor of many of my previous slide shows, the Mountain Shop has recently reopened under new management. They have an great new store and an awesome, friendly atmosphere. Come by, see the show and hang out with some of your fellow Fort Collins outdoor junkies! Who knows, you might even win some free gear…
Rock climbing season is upon us once again!
(Juston Ledoux bouldering at Horsetooth Reservoir, Fort Collins, CO)
(Hiker on the summit of Mt. Huron: 14,003-feet, Sawatch Range, Colorado.)
I am adding a new four-week online photography course to my class offerings at The Compelling Image. The new course is titled “Exploring Long-Lens Success,” and is designed specifically to have students learn and apply the full spectrum of optical benefits offered by telephoto lenses, so that you can make them a working part of your photographic repertoire.
Long lenses offer a dramatic close-up view of the world, and they allow you to shoot subjects at distances that would otherwise be dangerous, impractical, or even impossible. They also possess characteristics that, if used properly, allow you to impart a very creative and unique vision to your photography, one that is geared around very selective focus and distinct perspectives. Regardless of what subjects you like to shoot, by mastering the use of telephoto lenses, you can take your imagery to a stunning new level.
Sign up now for the next session, which begins March 12. Classes at The Compelling Image feature interactive Q&A, student galleries, weekly lessons and assignments, flexible learning schedules and personal image critiques, as well as a 100% money back guarantee if you are not satisfied.
Seven straight days of snow.
What more can you ask for when going on a ski trip? It literally snowed every day, all day long for the entire week that we were up there at Rogers Pass in the Canadian Rockies, and in fact, the entire system dumped three meters of powder on the area over the course of about ten days. That of course made for a great week of skiing and ski photography, and as promised, here are more images from our trip.
To see even more photos from this trip, please visit my Fresh From the Camera Page at my regular website.
Here are a few teaser shots from my recent ski trip to the Selkirk Mountains of British Columbia, Canada. We had five feet of snow fall on us over the course of seven days, which of course meant endless big powder turns and some VERY DEEP conditions!
(Heath Mackay swimming through shoulder-deep powder.)
(Ryan Miller carving telemark turns through fresh snow.)
(Zac Wiebe cruising through the snow covered forest.)
(View of Mount MacDonald.)
I used my new Nikon D300 exclusively during the trip with excellent results. The D300 picks up right where the D200 left off, as a rugged, dependable, professional quality camera that is well suited to action and adventure photography. The D300’s new 51 area 3D focus tracking worked well locking onto skiers at 6 frames per second, giving me the ability to shoot impressive bursts of photos, such as the series of 18 shots below.
Stay tuned for more photos from this trip and more of my personal reviews of the Nikon D300…
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