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12-10-2012, 10:44 AM #1
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Well, this is crazy...
Only three or four years ago I was clicking photos with a point and shoot camera and posting em in trip reports here. Some of those TRs led to ski trips with people who I'd only known by screen names before. Trackhead introduced me to NoHow, who invited me on an AK expedition and a year ago Powder ran photos and a story about that trip. That was the first time stuff I made was published.
A lot of working photographers have well-founded reservations about sharing work for free. Magazines are particular about not printing photos that have been blogged and that's a big disincentivizer for posting photos one thinks might sell. In my experience, sharing work without hope of getting paid for it has benefits that are hard to quanitfy but are very real.
From getting hooked up to attend GordyCamp, to the Revelations trip, to a Smith/TGR/Iceaxe Expeditions contest that landed me in Antarctica last year, there's absolutely no way I'd have a stack of business cards that say I'm employed as a photographer without a lot of generous opportunities from the TetonGravity forum.
Last winter, I took this pic from the Wildcat chair at Alta as bros who got first chair were ripping the liftline. I dont know who it is. If it's someone who posts here, well, that would just be awesome.
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12-10-2012, 10:47 AM #2
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sick. and POC and Armada approve!
congrats GW
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12-10-2012, 10:55 AM #3
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3 cheers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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12-10-2012, 10:56 AM #4
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wish it was me...great shot!
Something about the wrinkle in your forehead tells me there's a fit about to get thrown
And I never hear a single word you say when you tell me not to have my fun
It's the same old shit that I ain't gonna take off anyone.
and I never had a shortage of people tryin' to warn me about the dangers I pose to myself.
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12-10-2012, 10:57 AM #5
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I told Powho way back in the day, that a photo just like that, in a similar spot, from the Kitty would sell like hotcakes. He didn't want it. Way to make it happen Gnar! Congrats on the cover of the greatest ski mag ever!!
"... she'll never need a doctor; 'cause I check her out all day"
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12-10-2012, 10:58 AM #6
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nice photo and even better story! keep em coming!
Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature... Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. -Helen Keller
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12-10-2012, 11:07 AM #7
<--- FEED ME!!
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Congrats Jim! Even when you were just tinkering around with a P&S you always took fantastic pics. it's exciting to see what you've managed to accomplish in a few short years!
Originally Posted by Hohes
Originally Posted by skifishbum
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12-10-2012, 11:12 AM #8
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Very Cool!
"This Could Be You" is apt
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12-10-2012, 11:15 AM #9
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Congrats Gnarwhale. You take great shots and share great adventures.
Let me lock in the system at Warp 2
Push it on into systematic overdrive
You know what to do
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12-10-2012, 11:16 AM #10
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Rookie photag's wet dream come true.
Photo Annual no less!
Besides, it was time for Gunder to share the cover shots...
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12-10-2012, 11:20 AM #11
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Sick!!! I love this shot.
Originally Posted by SpinalTap
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12-10-2012, 11:24 AM #12
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Congrats!!!
I dream about being reborn as a photographer. You made it happen for yourself.
About blogging photos: If no one ever sees your work, how can you get discovered? It's a great idea, especially if you watermark the images.
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12-10-2012, 11:35 AM #13
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Awesome! Nice work and great shot!
There's nothing better than sliding down snow, and flying through the air
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12-10-2012, 11:38 AM #14
To the Thingamajigger!!!
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wish it was me...
Great shot!"You can't drink all day if you don't start in the morning".
-Scottish Proverb
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12-10-2012, 11:39 AM #15
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Sweet shot! Congrats on the cover.
Maybe I'll finally renew my subscription...Move upside and let the man go through...
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12-10-2012, 12:16 PM #16
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Congratulations on the cover, that is sick!
What a great story, both for you and the skier. How stoked is that guy gonna be?
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12-10-2012, 12:23 PM #17
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Yeah Jim! Congrats.
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12-10-2012, 12:54 PM #18
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FNKA! Very nice!
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12-10-2012, 12:58 PM #19
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sweet and awesome!
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12-10-2012, 01:01 PM #20
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That's going to be crazy for the skier who out of nowhere ends up on the cover of Powder.
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12-10-2012, 01:02 PM #21
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Love it on so many levels!... Congrats. Can't wait to see who it is.... They may owe you a bevy or three
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12-10-2012, 01:28 PM #22
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hunting down the skier on facebook now. will report back if we can find 'em.
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12-10-2012, 01:32 PM #23
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Wish I had shot that cover, wish it was me on that cover! anyway STRONGWORK! Originally Posted by TahoeJ
carpe diem vita brevis
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12-10-2012, 02:06 PM #24
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congratulations. Hopefully you'll still post some TR'S. In my opinion the best trips are the ones you do with friends for the adventure. Not the staged crap for money.
off your knees Louie
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12-10-2012, 02:09 PM #25
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Cheers and congratulations, awesome work man. Glad to have you around this place.
"The skis just popped me up out of the snow and I went screaming down the hill on a high better than any heroin junkie." She Ra
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