The snow message is something that Connor Walberg and I do for Vail Resorts. Vail resorts is a huge corporation that owns eight resorts in the US and Europe. I decided to share my experience about the snow message, because it puts us in unique situations, and there’s always something to be learned. Since we are action sports photographers, I am sure that some of you do something similar for…
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One of the most accesible places for learning to shoot snowboarding and skiing photography is the terrain park. It allows any photographer to capture great shots even if they don't have athletes to work with yet. On top of that, it will help you land athletes to shoot with for future shoots. Terrain parks are accessible to most ability levels of skiers/boarders from beginner to expert. They are also safer…
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There is nothing new about shooting skiing at night, but what's different in this photo is the double exposure. By that I mean that this photo was created from two different exposures. One for the athlete, and another one for the night sky, and the buildings. This technique works really well, because it creates a lot of depth in the shot. Instead of having a black backdrop behind the athlete,…
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Connor Walberg explains how he captured this dynamic image.
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