Day 4 here, coming at you–almost live–from Aspen/Snowmass. We’ve had an epic previous 3 days…and today the weather turned milky on us. Just white everywhere, with no snow…so we took the morning off which allowed me to wrangle a bunch of behind-the-scenes photos for your viewing pleasure. 30-something photos here from our iPhones, point and shoots, micro 4/3’s etc. Big thanks to Andrew, Erik, and Jerard mostly for helping me compile some of these.
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As a heads up, we DID end up getting one of our shots in town last night and we’re back at it this morning…it’s 5:28am as I’m typing this right now and I’m due for call time here in 17 minutes so I gotta run. Feel free to ask questions of the images if you have any – I’ll answer what I can. And be so kind to follow along in the other channels, my Twitter @chasejarvis, my Facebook page, my Google+ page – which are EACH getting exclusive content this week. And be so kind to follow the great crew at Aspen/Snowmass on their twitter handle too…@aspensnowmass. Stay tuned for more helicopters, kids, and world-class athlete stuff coming up.
Yo, Chase did you get to use any of the new nikon gear on this shoot?
Those image were a real treat! Very inspiring !
Thanks Chase and Team
I kind of want our job. Can’t wait to see the images.
Street Lovely
Hey Chase! Looks like you’re having fun out there. Just a question about safety while shooting on the mountain and backcountry. I’m pretty new to shooting skiing and I try to be as careful as possible so I’m wondering what kind of precautions you take. There’s a photo with Chris shredding a line right in front of you and from what it looks like, it could turn out to be an awesome shot, but being in the middle of a slope like that seems like an avalanche trap. Do you ever find yourself jeopardizing your safety for the shot? I know I do, but I guess there’s always risk.
We are highly trained and travel with highly trained, local professional guides in most cases who are familiar with the terrain, the weather and avalanche cycles, etc. We exercise a lot of caution, despite the fact that mother nature is always in charge…
I cannot recommend strongly enough to stay OUT of those conditions if you lack experience, the proper equipment, and professional support.
I agree entirely. I’m always properly equipped and in the company of people with considerable experience. I’m just trying to gain as much knowledge as I can about shooting in these conditions. Tasks as simple as getting your camera out, dialling in settings, rigging a tripod become somewhat daunting when your’re on a 50degree slope or in sketchy terrain. I’m always prudent and asses shooting locations carefully.
As I’m sure you know, it’s an awesome thrill being out there and nothing compares with high fives at the end of a safe and productive day. Huge props to all the mountain photogs and filmmakers.
Hi Chase,
thanks to you, your AD and Alpen/Snowmass for shareing us behind the scene shots and info, appreciated.
It reminds me of the Redbull film “The art of flight” http://bit.ly/nEp4rj
CJ quote “We are highly trained and travel with highly trained, local professional guides in most cases who are familiar with the terrain, the weather and avalanche cycles, etc. We exercise a lot of caution, despite the fact that mother nature is always in charge”
What training sort of training have you undertaken in the past?
Regards
Michael
Lovely behind the scenes shots! Looks like you’re taking some serious shots down there, as usual 😛
I was wondering though, why are you shooting the old 70-200 instead of the newer VR2?
Good luck shooting tomorrow!
I have both the new and the old 70-200. In truth, I prefer the 70-200 because i think it’s the right amount sensitive to focus… the new one is too sensitive IMHO (as in it focuses on falling snowflakes instead of the skier or snowboarder, whereas the last generation generally “finds” the subject better. That said, I use the newer one on occasion when these characteristics aren’t mission critical
easy enough to deal with that vignette?
Ah I see, thanks for the explanation! I understand you don’t want the falling snowflakes in focus 😛