Getting photos in a Photo Annual is always an honor, especially Powder Magazine in N.America. This photo of Sammy Carlson was taken in Niseko, Japan. We had been busting our asses shooting photos for days and we decided one night just to go and have a shred at one of the night ski resorts. We [...] [IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/03/09/01/30901.jpeg[/IMG]
Last winter I traveled to Japan with Sammy Carlson, Dane Tudor and Mike Henitiuk to shoot photos and film for Salomon Freeski TV. Salomon has just released the video from our trip so take a look to see how much powder we found out there! Japan from Switchback Entertainment on Vimeo. [IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/03/08/81/30881.jpeg[/IMG]
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This photo of Mike Henitiuk was just featured in the Downdays Photo Annual , a European wide ski magazine that collects together the best ski photos of the year. This shot was taken on my trip to Edmonton in 2010 with Poorboyz productions. You can see the full article about the trip HERE. It was [...] [IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/03/08/78/30878.jpeg[/IMG]
I just did an interview with the guys at B&H Photo. It’s on their website right now, please check it out HERE! [IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/03/08/76/30876.jpeg[/IMG]
These two photos of Sammy were shot on the side of a back road near the Japanese city of Sapporo. We drove a lot of the roads in the area looking for interesting features and these avalanche barriers are everywhere. There was so much snow though that many of them were filled in and didn’t [...] [IMG]http://images.newschoolers.com/images/17/00/03/08/72/30872.jpeg[/IMG]
Hey guys. This past winter I was shooting in Alaska with Dane Tudor. Salomon made a sweet poster of one of our shots. I have one that is signed by Dane and myself and I'll give it away to the 1000th friend of my facebook page. Here's the page : http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dan-Carr-Photography/134766104572 Only 26 more people needed......
I’m becoming very very familiar with the interior of the hotel room in which I’m currently sitting. The front door is a portal to the 1970s, wood paneled walls that creak in the night, vinyl flooring and a selection of electrical appliances that would make an interesting museum exhibit. They call it the “slow roast” here in Haines, Alaska, and nobody knows how long it will last. When I first arrived in town 2 weeks ago the skies were blue for a couple of days and we got right into it. But since then our fortune has changed. We have flown for 1 run in the last 7 days….. and its beginning to drive us insane. The weather patterns seem totally unpredictable, even by the most seasoned of Alaskan forecasters. We have given up even checking on them, the only way to go is to look out of the window.
I decided that it was time to update some portfolio sections on my website. At the end of each winter I have a stack of images that I would just love to show everybody. Unfortunately they have to remain under wraps until they have been used by either the commercial or editorial clients in the following winter’s ski magazine! It means that some photos can lay dormant on my hard drive for over 12 months before they are seen by people other than art directors, marketing managers and photo editors. At this time though, nearly everything that I shot last winter that is going to be published in one way or another has been so I can finally update my site with some fresh images........
I’m in the lucky position right now to have all three of Canons latest cameras sitting here in front of me. I have been using the 5dMKII since January last year , I purchased a 7d in August and just over two weeks ago I picked up the new Canon 1dMKIV. Whilst I’m not going to do exhaustive comparative testing between all the cameras (I simply don’t have the time to do this and plenty of websites out there will do this anyway) I thought I should collect together some of the thoughts I have had whilst using these cameras. These 3 cameras cover a broad spectrum in pricing so they are likely to appeal to both professional and amateur photographers. Which camera would I chose for a particular task? Read on to find out.
If you are looking to become a ski or snowboard photographer then get ready for a long shopping list of gear you are going to need. Every time I pack my gear for a trip I’m amazed at the amount of gear I have amassed over the last few years. Some of it is fairly specialized and only necessary for people that shoot full time for a living, and some of it I would recommend for everyone looking to get into the business. In no particular order here is my top ten list of things you will need to get started! Read on to find out ....
Yo guys , check out my update on my trip last week with Poorboyz to Edmonton!
Lots going on in BC!!! read on.... http://dancarrphotography.com/blog/2009/12/19/whats-been-happening-in-bc/
Click here to find out more about shooting video with the canon 7d. http://dancarrphotography.com/blog/2009/11/07/winter-is-coming-how-to-do-slow-motion-with-the-canon-7d/
This evening Canon has announced the latest incarnation of the 1 series camera, the 1DmkIV A quick run down of the key specs: 16 megapixels APS-H (27.9 x 18.6mm) size with a magnification factor or 1.3x New 45 point auto focus system 39 cross-type focusing points High ISO setting up to 102,400 300,000-cycle shutter mechanism 63-zone meter 1/300 standard flash sync Twin CompactFlash and [...][IMG]http://media.nscdn.com/uploads/member/journal_entries/4640-extcpy/0canon_eos_1d_mk4-300x300.jpg[/IMG]
Almost more than any other question I get asked is ” What camera bag do you use?” This is the answer…… well, one of them anyway. F-Stop is a company which specializes in camera bags for the adventure minded photographer. If you like to ski, hike, climb or ride a bike with your gear these [...][IMG]http://media.nscdn.com/uploads/member/journal_entries/4382-extcpy/0img_9708-200x300.jpg[/IMG]
When I decided I needed to get this video stuff dialed, I needed something to shoot. There’s no point trying to figure this all out unless you have a purpose and some footage to play with. Leigh Powis, a local skier from Whistler, told about his crazy plan to put a trampoline on top of [...]
So once you have all of your video in a format that you can work with, import it all into Final Cut and set up a new project. This is where you need to tread carefully, depending on which version of FCP you have. I have Final Cut 5 and that caused some problems to [...][IMG]http://media.nscdn.com/uploads/member/journal_entries/3707-extcpy/0picture-3-300x198.jpg[/IMG]
When I first got the 5dMKII last winter, the camera world was buzzing about the incredible HD video that it can shoot as well as the beautiful 21MP images. This will be great I thought, I can shoot some videos in between shooting photos. When it actually came down to it though, nice idea as [...][IMG]http://media.nscdn.com/uploads/member/journal_entries/3648-extcpy/0fcp-300x187.jpg[/IMG]
Back in the spring time I was asked to shoot a campaign for Whistler Blackcomb. The ads were to center around the new Peak to Peak gondola that spans the gap between Whistler and Blackcomb and the first versions have now hit the news stands in Freeskier magazine and Transworld Snowboarding. We had some difficulties [...]
