Went out again this afternoon to hike a bit above Taylor Pass to check out this singletrack that i’ve been obsessed with lately… and brought Cath… what a great little hike. 4wd up Xpress, then hiked for a while to just below the top of the M&M’s… had some rain showers, hail, awesome clouds, and Osprey Packs to carry gear with. What an amazing load-carrying system… certainly one of the finest i’ve had the privilege of using to-date. Hauled around 50lbs of camera-gear up with us, and the only thing that felt the weight a bit was my legs. My back was unencumbered by the equipment… and i felt super-stable hiking to well over 12kft (in sandals)
I wanted to get my carrying-system dialed in before i leave for the Grand Canyon in 2 days to support www.projectathena.org. I’m volunteering a few days of hiking and photo-support for a fund-raising trip they’re taking to the Grand Canyon. Hiking the Rim to the Rim (and then back to the Rim). 44miles over 2 days to support their non-profit with photos for 3 publications who are coming along to document the trip. I’m stoked! I’ll post up if i can while out there, and certainly upon returning back to base, with photos edited and ready to go.
I’m STILL attempting to solve some power-in-the-field issues i’ve been having, centered around our desperate need to have a means to recharge while on-location. Calls have been made to several companies, but nobody seems to answer their phone/check emails/return phone calls out there… How do businesses stay in business? I’ll get it sorted out hopefully, but it’s looking dire, what with the upcoming bike-trip for around a week with no plug-in-options along the way (in the middle of the desert), and solar being our only option. Can you HEAR me Goal-0 ?
OK, enough… It’s 0120hrs and it’s time to call it a night…
here are a few shots from this afternoon.
So i decided after a phone-chat with the good-people over at Yakima the other day, to show them some lifestyle-stuff that hasn’t been shot in Oregon.
I’m having a difficult-time understanding why companies insist year-after-year, and season-after-season, on shooting the majority of their collateral in their backyards. Doesn’t this
make location-photographers obsolete? How do you introduce VARIETY to your campaign materials?
Are companies THAT pinched that they can’t spend an extra several hundred dollars to get to another location?
REALLY? wow… Just for the sake of giving someone something different-looking, i wouldn’t even charge transportation-time to get to another location… hell, i’d even drive all my shit there to-boot!
Here’s some stuff shot in what amounts to our backyard… 30min from the house. Minimal-prep (we decided to go about an hour before we packed up and left), some lighting, some props, and some people (including myself in the frame for filler). What did it cost? Less than $100k ?… Think we could do the same for your company? Eh…. probably. Think it would be equally painless? Eh… who knows. We’re not really into drama over here… so my guess is= yes.
I’m off the back once again. Been tied to the desk doing retouching-work and prepping for the OR-show in SLC.
Heading to CB tonight to ride this weekend. May have some photo-updates upon my return!
What a fun weekend! Actually stepped away from the computer and got out and did some shooting! My friend Dave Clifford (www.davecliffordphotography.com) was teaching at the annual Rock and Ice Photo Workshop up in Marble, CO. So i went up there to (ostensibly) help him drag lights and gear about, and to lend a hand with answering questions etc. What a fun-day we had! Met in Redstone and then drove up past Crystal City… hiked up a scree field and then worked with some 5Ten athletes (climbers) and chatted about photography with students who’d signed up for the workshop! What a fun day! Weather cooperated, light was ok (mostly mid-day, but workable), and everyone was stoked i think! Was super-great to meet new and interesting people and to be outside doing what i love most! Photography!!!!
