Sumthin Sunday Wk 22- Broaden Your Horizons

And we're back on time.

In my quest to be a photographer I've found I must do more than just snowboarding action photos. Recently I've been working to develop a portfolio of portraits and action photos from different sport disciplines. I've also chosen to do these photos with athletes whom I never met until the day of the shoot. This will help me practice working with people at the spur of the moment. Last week I shot a couple of Amateur MMA Fighters over at the Recreation Center. Take a peak at the the ones I thought were better at showing more personality and determination.





I also got to experiment with some new equipment during this shoot. I bought an adapter to use an older Minolta f1.8 50mm prime lens. I also bought some Rogue stackable speedlight grids. The top photo is using the 45 degree. The bottom photo is using the 26 degree. I'm stoked I bought these things, very useful!

Tomorrow I will be shooting a Snowboard Cross racer at Squaw. Looks like it's going to be a beautiful day. Later in the week I am also looking at shooting a guy who does Adventure Racing, a combination of trail running, mountain biking, and kayaking. Unfortunately it is a team sport, so we decided to shoot some mountain biking. Hopefully in the future we may get the team together for a shoot.

Sumthin Sunday Wk 21- "But it's Tuesday"

Ya I know, I missed the post by a couple of days. It was because I was with my family and pretty busy. The internet at the place we were staying was also really, really slow.

We had a lot of fun while they were here. My mom, sister and I went mountain biking. My dad, Marco, and I also went fishing on another day. I got to play with little Lyla, and spend time with my older sister as well.



I'm going to miss them a bunch! Only 6 more months until I get to see them again. It should fly by pretty fast

Sumthin Sunday Wk 20- Last Photo Contest

Rider: Alex Fitzgerald

I entered this photo into Transworld's last photo contest about 2 weeks ago, and I did not win. Unfortunately, this will be the last Transworld photo contest I participate in. For the past two years I have consistently made the top 10 in more than a handful of these contests, so I now feel my work has been noticed. It's time for me to focus on marketing myself and my work, especially since I graduate in June and have to enter the real world.

I will still be entering for YOBEAT's photo battle. It's a contest where a photo goes one-on-one for one week to see who can get the most votes. The photographer that lasts 4 weeks in a row gets entered into the hall of fame. It's a fun contest and allows for good critiquing opportunities also.

Although my first goal in photography was to win a Transworld contest, I have at least received awards. Let's hope I can get some more next Sunday at the 2011 Student Art Exhibition.

Thanks for viewing!

Geno Fonderoli

Sumthin Sunday Wk 19- Water fall

Here's another photo from our emerald bay exploration. We built a small quarter pipe on the other side of this tree root that was next to a waterfall. Nothing special.


Rider: Alex Fitzgerald

Sumthin Sunday Wk 18- Spring is here!

Spring finally made it to Tahoe after a very snowy season. Since the resorts are closing, there's nothing better to do then to go out to familiar spots and hike and build with some good friends. We're drinking the beers and soaking up the sun all while grabbing some photos and learning some tricks. Spring in Tahoe is the absolute best time of the season.

Just last week a few of us pondered around the emerald bay area looking for a something to session. We ended up finding this small patch of snow chilling on a cliff. Directly across from it was a snow dump off from another cliff. We decided to gap over the hiking trail and more rocks from said patch to said pile of snow.



Here is Alex Fitzgerald bustin a gangster air on the first hit. I also bagged a shot of Claire SENDING it with a huge Indy grab with a slightly different angle. Cross your fingers, maybe we'll see it in print!

A bunch of us are planning on going to Donner pass tomorrow so hopefully next Sunday I'll have another shot to show everyone what Spring Backcountry is all about.

Sumthin Sunday Wk 17- Is he moving?

Heres another photo going towards an assignment for commercial photo. We are suppose to use gels and a longer exposure to get a photo. I've been thinking of this for a few days now and finally shot it. I used a bulb exposure with a remote. Triggered my flashes with my pocketwizards then ran behind the frame with christmas lights to make a streak. I used an orange gel on a flash behind the rider to simulate a street light glow on the inside of his helmet and I used a green gel pointed right at him at an angle just enought to catch it on the helmet and bike. This gel is to simulate a green traffic light. Then I used another flash shooting through white sheets to soften it and light the front of the bike. It was a fun and chaotic shoot to say the least. Im going to take a few more photos for this assignment just to broaden my portfolio.

Happy Easter Everyone!

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.