Sumthin Sunday Wk 16- Commercial Photo

I just started a new class at school called Commercial Photography. I'm really stoked about this class. It's more of the type of photography I want to get in to so I can make that money. We get to play with dyna-lite strobes in class every week. These strobes are super dynamic with all kinds of different power variable and lighting tools, i.e. soft boxes, grids, dishes. I've had experience with this kind of equipment before through assisting other photographers but it is always a new experience every time they are used. After I buy a few more lenses this summer my next investment will be on a pack of nice strobes for sure. Here are a few rough samples of my first week shooting with strobes.

Sumthin Sunday Wk 15- Road Gap gone wrong!

I'm sure everyone saw the photo of Brad jumping over the road in an earlier post. Well, Brad went to do it again and it just didn't work out right. The jump washed his legs out cuz of the lip. Here's the sequence:


After he hit I immediately put my camera down and rushed to him. I took off his board while alex lifted his arms up to help him breath. Brad started choking on some spit, we all though it was blood until it actually came up. there was a serious worry about internal injuries because he hit this snowbank right on his left side right in the gut. I rushed him to the ER. Luckily after some tests we found out nothing was broken or damgaed. Just some muscle tears and bruised ribs. He is seriously super lucky. If he would've landed straight on his back, he would've been paralyzed.

Moral of the story, don't come up short on road gaps.

Brad is recovering well and will be back on the board next week.

Birds, rails, and water

Entered this photo in the Spring Contest for Transworld.

Rider:Alex Fitzgerald



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Sumthin Sunday Wk 14- A little Urban for ya

This last week was really fun. My pelvis is feeling good and I have been able to get out and shoot a little more. I recently just met a few people down to get down on the urban shit. I was able to shoot a road gap and another deck gap.

Here are the photos:

Rider Levi Chaffin throwin down the shifty before moving on to the flips and spins.


Brad Sorensen sends his carcass over this big road gap in South Lake. We're definately re-shooting this feature real, real soon.

I was super stoked on the riders I met this week, it's just too bad we have to hurry before all the snow melts. There's always next season, but of course I can't forget about our May and June Donnor pass jumps.

Can't Wait!

Sumthin Sunday Wk 13- Skate Park

Despite my broken pelvis, I can still manage to get out and shoot some urban style photos. Today Nick Brownsberger called me and arranged a session at the local skate park in South Tahoe. The skate Park was super filled in but there was still a little vert wall left. Nick had a snowmobile for a tow in so it made speed super easy.

I tried use the sun as a back light and use few other flashes to balance the light. I knew of a few things I could have fixed but one of the flashes was sort of inaccessible for me.


Not sure what trick Stoney did here but it was the steezier of the bunch with the sunburst.

Then the clouds started rolling thick.


Claire working on her Vert game


Nick Brownsberger Rockin' and Rollin'

All in all no keepers but it was super fun to get out of the house and take some photos. We're going to wait for the snow to melt out a little bit and rock some handplant shots, maybe get creative at night.
Can't wait to shoot again

Sumthin Sunday Wk 12- Broken Pelvis

So yesterday, during an epic pow day, on my third run right before I had to go to work, I broke my pelvis. We had just gotten about 18 inches and I wanted to do some runs before I had to go to work at 10:30. So Joe, Dave, and I went up to Heavenly at 8:30 and started raging the trees skiers right of "the face". We traversed further this time with the intention of riding down to Keller road then traverse to the tram. The only problem was this part of the mountain was a little more of a west face so it got more sun throughout the day. The coverage was not as trustworthy and I noticed this. I took gentle turns through the whole run and watched for imperfections in the snow. We got about 100 yds from the bottom in some tighter trees and I was going a decent speed. As soon as I took a toe edge turn in an open spot I hit a small log on top of the snow. This caused my edge to slip out from under me. I tried to save it as I saw myself getting closer to the tree. At the last second I realized I was going to hit this tree with a giant force so I braced myself with my shoulder and forearm to protect my ribs. I hit the tree with the nose of my snowboard and then flew directly into it on my left side from my shoulder down to my knee. I'm very lucky I didn't hit my head, I'd have to say that my ability to see it coming saved me from head trauma.

Right when I hit I screamed bloody murder because I didn't see Joe or Dave. Luckily Joe was a little behind me and came up on my injured carcass right after impact. Dave rode down and got ski patrol while Joe carted my ass down out of the trees about 60 feet so ski patrol could get to me easier.

I want to thank Dave and Joe for all the help. If I would've been out there by myself it would have been a worse situation. Luckily my break is not that bad. I just need to rest for a couple weeks and keep a little movement going so that I don't tighten up too much. 6 weeks til I'm completely secure and ready to strap back in. Hopefully the Heav extends the season past April 24 so I can ride some groomers. Otherwise, I'll still be shooting some urban shots so don't worry, Sumthin Sunday is not going anywhere.

Thanks for all the get well wishes. My positive thinking and drive to get off this couch will help speed the healing process.

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