Jamie.
It's annoying when photos don't get published. Anyway, this is Jamie Anderson. She's a gnarly shredder and gave me some time in New York City last spring to shoot a portrait. So thanks to Jamie and friends.
Jamie Anderson, March 24, 2008.
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December 30, 2008
December 28, 2008
The 12 pics of Christmas.
Merry. Christmas.
Too much fun. Too much work. Too much riding. Want more.
Listening: Deerhunter, Microcastle (go buy--it's my favorite of the year...)
Reading: Under the Volcano (still...) and Annie Liebovitz At Work.
Watching: Jericho Season 1 (NetFlix Watch Instantly FTW) and Helmut Newton: Frames from the Edge (on the stationary bike...)
A star is born.
Ian and Steph.
DC, Barley and Kate.
Carter Park Santa.
Dog.
Dog bite.
RG.
RG and Shred Parks Rasta Dog.
Fail.
No comment.
Self Portrait whilst out of control.
Fail #2. Photo by Steph.
December 23, 2008
Opportunity. Knocks.
From an essay by Mark Twain, published in the New Yorker this week here.
"A natural result of these conditions is, that we consciously pay more attention to tuning our opinions to our neighbor's pitch and preserving his approval than we do to examining the opinions searchingly and seeing to it that they are right and sound. This custom naturally produces another result: public opinion being born and reared on this plan, it is not opinion at all, it is merely policy; there is no reflection back of it, no principle, and it is entitled to no respect."
The opportunity to speak is one of the great wonders of this world and that plays itself out to a writer, an athlete, an artist, a photographer. And just as an athlete practices and dissects their skills before a contest, an artist sketches and contemplates before painting, a writer studies and formulates their conceits before submitting, as a photographer, I have to do many things before a photograph is published.
When Robert Frank made The Americans, he shot 28,000 images over two years. The final edit for the book was just 83 images. And to make those images he must have examined, drove, moved, looked and waited just to be in the right place with the right circumstances to capture one meaningful moment. And then to make it through and publish just those 83 images.
It drives me crazy thinking of all those moments that I miss. Writing invoices or traveling or being lazy or not being given access or being inattentive or being unskilled or not experienced or being unprepared--whatever the obstruction between the world and a finished image is. And I try to not block myself because those are the hold-ups that are within my control.
Then there's the other side of going out and capturing all this stuff: what do you show? How do I change not just the way I edit my work, but the way I shoot and the things I allow people to know I'm interested in. Hmm, lots of things I think about, act on, get scared of...whatever, here's some more photos, published on my mini blog. And some of them, someday, might even make it into a book or magazine or hang on someones wall. Happy Holidays everyone.
Redniss. GTS.
The Dumont.
Eddie sweeping the halfpipe.
Colby West.
Dew Tour pipe finals for the skiers.
Peter Olenick did well.
Tanner Hall won.
Afterward, I went and watched The Unsinkables, with Dan Monaco breaking the drums.
December 15, 2008
Snow.
Untitled 1. (December 13 storm.)
Untitled 2. (December 13 storm.)
Untitled 3. (December 13 storm.)
Untitled 4. (December 13 storm.)
December 12, 2008
BOB.
I've done a couple of shoots for Katrina with Bob Knits. She's a talented designer and graduate of FIT who also splits time between New York and Colorado. We made some pictures in Boulder last month with a couple of rad models, Charlie and Austin. Thanks to the whole crew, and I need to remember where we got Chai's from 'cause they were delish!
Go buy some beautiful hats and other knits at bobknits.com.
December 11, 2008
Help Wanted.
No blogging as of late and for that, I'm sorry. But what it does mean is that I've been shooting tons of photos and at some later date, whether it be in a magazine or a catalog or on TV or on the wall of a booth at the Vegas trade show or right here on this wonderful blog, you'll see some sweet pictures of skiing and snowboarding and skiers and models and snowboarders and funny happenings and beautiful places and ugly America and puppies and flowers and (no) unicorns.
In the meantime, I need help. There are a bunch of photos to be taken this winter and I need an assistant who can: ski or snowboard without crashing while carrying a 50 pound pack; learn a bunch of things about stuff and is preferably interested in studying those things about which I can teach (such as photography, photographs, photographic techniques, photographers, Profoto lighting equipment, Mamiya cameras and Canon Cameras); be self sufficient but still accessible to my needs and feelings; work on a freeleance day-to-day basis for a minimal amount of money and access to my aforementioned knowledge-base (and I'll reiterate that it is like a reservoir—deep but not necessarily wide) on random days during contests or other photo shooting opportunities; be available in the Colorado mountains mostly around Summit County; and basically do all those things while being good company. I'm not sure if that even makes anything clear or if it follows the rules of the English language, but if you're interested, send me an e-mail.
Back later, with pictures and more interesting things. XOXO