Who doesnt want to shoot their own magazine covers and wall hangers?
Me shooting Joey Van Der Meer at the West Coast Session.
Photo: Jamie Walter
1.
There are no rules in photography, only guidelines.
Sometimes breaking the rules can lead to some amazing photos.
That being said you should know WHY you are breaking them.
Pay attention to detail.
You dont NEED the nicest camera to take good photos.
Sure it may help, but you’ve got the option to take great photos on any camera.
As the cliche saying goes, the best camera is the one you have with you.
Communication with the skier is important.
Talk to your athletes, figure out how they feel about certain features and tricks.
This is a big one, and a mistake beginning photographers miss.
Share your work and accept the feedback you get.
The internet is an amazing resource for critique and advice.
Butt shots are bad.
Well, in skiing they are.
Getting up close and personal with Noah
11.
This is another really important one.
A clean, uncluttered background helps make your skier really pop and stand out.
Good riders certainly help, but they arent essential.
Shooting low and wide to fill the frame with the skier and minimize the distracting BG, trees.
Understand your camera prefs.
Shoot in manual mode.
This will force you to learn your camera controls and give you full control of the image.
Use a fast shutter speed.
Skiers move fast, so you gotta use a fast shutter speed to freeze the action.
Staying at about 1/1000 is a good way to avoid motion blur.
- attempt to stay at lower a lower ISO.
The higher your ISO the brighter the picture will turn out, but this also means more noise.
Shoot RAW and dont over-process.
Processing is a very important tool, but needs to be approached with moderation.
Learn to read histograms and other tools that can help with processing.
Shoot as much as you’ve got the option to, things that arent skiing, too.
