Photographers picks from the Scott Markewitz Photography Workshop at Snowbird, UT
When I opened the e-mail containing the following pictures from Sandra Gnandt, a photographer who participated the photography workshop, I couldn’t believe my eyes. As a Cottonwood Canyon skier, I’ve been feeling like the conditions aren’t much to get excited about, especially for shooting. But these shots prove that if you work with Mother Nature and get creative, you can get great photos under any conditions.
I love the composition of this one and how the snow is blowing up around my skis.
Even though the trees aren’t covered in their usual layer of fluffy powder, this photo still evokes the sense of winter solitude we convey through ski photography. It’s that moment in between the turns where you are pointing the skis straight downhill and letting gravity work its magic for a moment.
We didn’t have much blue sky to work with during the workshop, but this little window of sunlight gave us an opportunity to get this shot in lower Mineral Basin.
Photos by Sandra Gnandt
I love these shots that Gregg (nickname LG for Lil Gregg) sent me from the workshop as well. To me, these shots capture the beauty of Snowbird and Little Cottonwood Canyon with its dramatic cliffs and trees. Even though we haven’t been getting huge powder storms dropping feet of snow, the splitter storms have given us a few inches here and there and I was pleasantly surprised by the good conditions. It’s hard not to smile when skiing.
Photos by Gregg Trawinski
