Snow Sessions

This weekend God sent us snow. A lot of it. The Baltimore-DC area got a bit more than us up here in South Jersey, but needless to say, we got a fair amount, around 20 inches.

Instead of staying in the house and not doing much like the last big snowstorm, I instead made some plans to shoot some skiing and snowboarding. I stayed with my friend Chris (in blue), and shot with him and Max (in black). The day of the storm didn’t yield many great shots, since it was nearly impossible to shoot with all the snow. But the second day of shooting proved much more fruitful. I shot again with Max, but this time, my friend Clayton was able to come along to ride with us. We hit a couple spots, including a school with a nice bench set up, and a small mountain with some half decent jumps. Hope you enjoy these shots, and check back frequently in the coming weeks for some more shots and possibly more snow!

Chris

Hiatus of Indefinite Length

It’s been a while since I’ve posted photos. After my trip to Utah, I didn’t take any pictures for 3 weeks, which might be a record for me. I guess not much has been going on. Schoolwork got really heavy the last two weeks, so I really didn’t have time.

Anyway, a huge snowstorm rolled up the coast this weekend, absolutely dumping on DC and the Jersey Shore, both recieving upwards of 10 inches. Up here, we got about 2 inches unfortunately. I was able to take some pictures nontheless, and ended up getting some that I really like.

I do have some good news, though. I have several shoots planned for the upcoming weeks, so there will definitely be an abundance of photos being posted here in the near future.

Chris

Park City & The Canyons

I recently took a trip out to Utah, to stay with some family friends and snowboard a bit. It was an awesome trip, on which I met some really cool people and got some equally cool photos and videos.

The first day, I snowboarded Park City, and got some sick shots of the halfpipe riders, and I hooked up with Brenden Chadwick for some shots of him handplanting the halfpipe. I unfortunately shot no footage, but I got some awesome photos. The second day, we hit the Canyons, where I shot and filmed the terrain park riders. On the third day we went back to the Canyons, where our hosts for the trip, Vic and Nick had a snowboarding competition. They’re featured in the last 3 shots. They ended up placing fifth, but it was their first competition, and I definitely enjoyed watching and shooting it. Unfortunately, our stay was only a short one, as we headed back on Sunday to New Jersey, which was somehow colder than Utah. (?) Hope you enjoyed the photos and video, and check back next week for some more photos of the Dirty Jerz!

Chris

Ode to Clark

These shots that I took down the shore kind of remind me of something that Matt Clark would do, in terms of post processing. Matt seems to use a lot of clarity,  blacks, and fill light in his shots. 

Next week I’ll be heading out to Park City, Utah to snowboard, which should be awesome. The trip will last 5 days, starting on Wednesday night, ending Sunday night. Be sure to check back next week for some photos, and a video of the trip.

Chris

Merry Christmas

Since Christmas is just about here, I decided to post this shot. Please try to remember why we celebrate this holiday and be thankful for what God has given to you. Merry Christmas.

Chris

24 Inches of Powder

This week’s forecast for the whole Northeast called for Snow, and man was it right! Here’s a quick little recap of the events of the weekend:

When I woke up on Saturday morning, the ground was covered in 2-3″ of snow. This alone would have been enough to satisfy me, but I guess God was in a good mood, as He was about to send much more. I went out with my Dad to his office and picked up some things, and when we got back, we had our driveway plowed. Then, I had my friend Nick over, and we went hiking up to Stoney Mountain. By this time, there was at least 6″ on the ground. We went back home, and took our brothers out to the mountain for some sledding, which was really fun. I finally came home, and kept track of the snow all night, and just about every hour I checked there were 2 or 3″ of fresh powder. Finally, I went to bed just after our power went out. The next morning, I woke up (with the power back on) and found that there was more snow than I had expected. I went outside with my Dad, and walked through knee deep snow to get some shots of the yard. I then helped my Dad shovel the snow out from around our truck, which took quite a while. We then measured how deep the snow was, and found it to be 24″ deep. I spent the majority of the rest of the day playing around in the snow, until I saw the sun pop out and hit the snow. It was definitely one of the most incredible displays of colors, shapes and shadows that I have ever seen.

Thanks for reading, and I hope you enjoyed my photos and story. Look for some photos next weekend of Christmas and possibly snowboarding! Thanks again.

Chris

Back to Basics

These are some shots that I took over Thanksgiving break. I decided to go back to basics a bit, and load up some of my old SLR’s with film. I loaded my Uncle’s old Sears MX500 with a roll of B&W and my old Canon AE-1 with a roll of color. With the cameras loaded up, I went roaming around with my friend Nick. It definitely proved to be a fun project, and the shots turned out much better than I had expected, yet exactly how I wanted. I’m definitely going to do this again sometime soon. Thanks for reading.

And, you can now become a fan of my page on facebook!

Chris

Winter Preview

It seems a bit early for Winter to pop its head out at this time of year, but we’ve had a good bit of snow here in NJ this weekend. About an inch of snow fell around my area, and it was great. It’s been so long since it’s snowed, but it’s finally back again. Hopefully this is a preview of what is to come this winter…

Also, I just found out that sometime during January, I’ll be heading out to Utah to snowboard, which should be awesome. Definitely looking forward to that! Thanks for reading, and I’ll see you next week.

Chris

The End of November

November came and went faster than any month this year it seems. It’s been a great month, filled with tons of great photos and videos (Scroll to the bottom of this page for the November archive).

Thanks for reading,and I’ll see you next week.

ChrisG

Cold

The day after Thanksgiving, my friend Chris and I went down the shore to catch the post Thanksgiving waves. As you can see from the few shots I took, they weren’t all that great, but it was fun and I was happy to get out in the water one last time before being done with surfing for the year. It’s amazing how cold the water is right now, and in order to go in, (I think) you need to wear boots, gloves a fullsuit and a hood. This collage highlights that.  Thanks for checking things out, and check back tomorrow, as I’ll have some photos for you.

Chris