So last week I spent the majority of my time shooting or editing photos. I was an invited photographer for the 2010 Deep Winter Photo Challenge put on by Whistler Blackcomb. I was stoked to get an invite and worked hard to make sure I represented my style of photography. I had so much fun over the 4 days of the event and despite some stresses, I’d do it again any time I have the chance. I took home 3rd place, $1000, and most importantly, I was able to present my style of photography to a large audience. Unfortunately, the sound techs were not on the ball during the event and the sound for my show (which ran first) was way too quiet. Hopefully I can get the show online and you can crank the sound in the comfort of your own home.

I shot with Matty Richard and Matt Elliot, both Rossignol riders and both rippers. My game plan was to use my creativity as a way to shoot every single action shot in a different way. I utilized a few techniques I’ve practiced while shooting mountain biking and others that I tried for the first time and they worked great. A bunch of these unique shots will have to remain off line until printed in the magazine, but here is a sample of some of shots from the event. Stay posted for Perspectives #3 which will provide a behind the scenes look at Day 1 of the event. Thanks to Matty and Matt for skiing hard the whole time and getting up early and staying up later to get the lifestyle images I was after. Dylan Dunkerton also came up to Whistler to help with some editing…although his computer crapped out Wednesday morning but we managed to run final cut on another comp. thanks for your dyl, and thanks Stevo for constructing the music fully from scratch the day of.

peace
-nicolas teichrob
dendrite studios