Filed under: Action Photography, Adventure, Alaska, Behind the Scenes, Events, Outdoor Photography, Photo Workshop, Skiing | Tags: Alyeska Resort, Ancourage Int'l Airport, Chugach Powder Guides, EpicQuest, Girdwood, heli-ski, High action sports, Hotel Alyeska, Mammut PULSE Barryvox, SMP
Come and join me and Chugach Powder Guides for my second annual Alaska Heli Ski Photography Workshop Mar. 24 – Apr 1, 2012. I’m really excited to be back in Alaska to show participants the best skiing, snowboarding and photographic opportunities in the world, with hands on experience shooting in these incredible mountains while taking the best runs of their life.
The Scott Markewitz Workshop package includes:
7 Days of world class photo instruction from Scott Markewitz
Premier lodging at the Hotel Alyeska
Guaranteed 80,000 – 100,000 vertical feet of helicopter skiing and boarding
Round-trip transportation on a scheduled shuttle from the Anchorage International Airport
Snowcat back-up for no-fly days
Use of a Mammut PULSE Barryvox avalanche transceiver
Lunch on fly days
Use of a variety of professional cameras and lenses
Workshop Package Dates & Prices:
7 Day, 8 Night: Sat., Mar. 24 – Sun., Apr. 1, 2012.
Single Occupancy – $10,025
Double Occupancy – $8,900
“This one of a kind experience will focus on teaching you about ski and snowboard photography through access to the worlds best professionals while experiencing the best skiing or snowboarding you’ve ever done in your life. The Chugach Range has been the subject of photographic passion for good reason. Not only does the Chugach provide some of the greatest photographic opportunities in the world, it provides fantastic skiing for the shooter.
This experience groups participants together an unmatched ski / snowboard and photgraphy experience. This will allow the group ultimate flexibility to travel the range in search of the best photographic setups and opportunities. Participants will not only shoot in this amazing playground, but will also serve as subjects, so you will be sure to finish the week with some great photos of yourself in this amazing terrain” ref.1
Click HERE to learn more.
See you there!
Thanks to EPICQUEST for contributing to this post.
Filed under: Action Sports, Behind the Scenes, Events, Skiing, Sports Photography, Winter X Games | Tags: Aspen, Big Air, Bobby Brown, CO, National Geographic Adventure, Sarah Burke, Scott Markewitz, Slopestyle, Superpipe, Tom Wallish, Tucker Perkins
SMP x Winter X Games 2012
I just returned from another incredible Winter X Games in Aspen, CO. Every year these athletes showcase the most incredible feats in action sports, pushing themselves to higher and higher levels and performing tricks that seemed impossible only a few years ago. From Bobby Brown‘s and Tom Wallish‘s flawless runs in Big Air and Slopestyle to the incredibly stacked field in the Superpipe, the level of competition was really inspiring. Tucker Perkins said it well in his quote to National Geographic Adventure,” [Sarah Burke] would have wanted us to ski our hearts out at this event. We all did it for her.” In the spirit of Sarah, everyone did ski their hearts and put on an incredible show.
I don’t usually alter my images much, but I thought it would be fun to play around and experiment with some of my X Games shots, and here’s what I came up with. I would love to see your comments.
Filed under: Behind the Scenes, Indoor Photography, Local Scene, Photography, Real life | Tags: action sports, Bar photoshoot, bron color, bron imaging, Chris Stringham, Chris Swainston, Indoor Photography, Lighting, Mac Group, mountain bike photography, Night life, Nikon, Outdoor Photography, Photo Mechanic, Photography Workshop, Pocket Wizard, Pool table, running, Scott Markewitz, Sekonic, SMP, Snowbird, Trail running, Twilite Lounge
SMP x Behind the Scenes
A few weeks ago I got to go behind the scenes with outdoor photography legend, Scott Markewitz. Only this time I was able to see Scott in new light, literally. In this section of Behind the Scenes with SMP, Scott decides to show off his lighting skills by braving the indoors — at the Twilite Lounge in Salt Lake City, UT.
One of the greatest challenges of shooting in the outdoors is conquering proper lighting. Scott being extremely strong in this area of expertise, put his knowledge and skills to use indoors where the dark areas are abundant.
This was a fun lifestyle project. Scott was out to capture real people in real life situations. In this given scenario, he wanted to keep true to the authenticity of what you might expect to find in the local night life scene.
If only I looked that cool taking the cue ball deep to the pockets..
As always, it’s humbling to see this guy taking his lens to new limits and new settings. To check out some more of Scott’s work, check out his website by clicking HERE. Also, be sure not to miss out on Scott’s upcoming photography workshop taking place at Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort Feb. 9-12. For more details on this epic event click HERE.
Thanks to Chris Stringham, Twilite Lounge, Chris Swainston, and all of those who contributed to this post.
- Twilite Lounge is located at 347 East 200 South Salt Lake City, UT 84111
- To check out more of Chris Swainston’s photography, click HERE.
