by HagePhoto
There are certain locales that a commercial photographer can count on for ‘on demand’ conditions. So Cal for that sun-soaked look. The red rock and blue skies of Utah canyon country. And if you absolutely need it to storm, there’s no better place than coastal Alaska. At least that’s what we thought….. Last fall we […]
Categories: Photography Business • Tags: Alaska, Commercial
by HagePhoto
Backpacking with a full Nikon kit, including two cameras and eight lenses? Can do. Hanging out on top of an 11,000 foot mountain waiting for that sweet light? No problem. Enduring a week of four-percent beer? Well, if we have to. We wrapped up the summer with a commercial shoot for the Utah Office of […]
Categories: Active Lifestyle • Tags: Backpacking, Commercial, Mountain, Travel, Utah
by HagePhoto
Even at the sky-scraping altitude of 14,410-feet, Mount Rainer is not the tallest peak in the western states, but it is massive. We usually get a good look at this glaciated giant every time we fly into SeaTac (which is quite a bit) and a couple years ago got the chance to trek it’s famed […]
Categories: Active Lifestyle • Tags: Backpacking, Mountain, National Parks, Photography
by HagePhoto
Awhile back, our friends at Platypus Hydration sent us out with prototype versions of their new packs for mountain biking. To produce the work, we outlined a week-long tour of Oregon singletrack: Oak Ridge, McKenzie River, Bend. We recruited some friends along the way to help make the pictures and showcase the men’s packs. We […]
Categories: Active Lifestyle • Tags: Mountain Bike, Oregon, Photography, Singletrack
by HagePhoto
Usually we know we’re in trouble when it’s 80-degrees at the trailhead. But that’s considered a cool summer day in the Klamath Mountains of Northern California. Back at our Airstream on Trinity Lake it was nearly 100-degrees already. So we shouldered out packs, one carrying Dusty, and hit the trail. No swimming hole would be […]
Categories: Active Lifestyle • Tags: Backpacking, California, Mountain, Photography
by HagePhoto
Even though our robust travel schedule might say otherwise, our home base is in Southcentral Alaska. Just down the highway, the whole region is a temperate rain forest with some towns measuring the annual amounts of ‘liquid sunshine’ in feet not inches. So yeah, this is a good place to shoot rainwear. The outdoor brand […]
Categories: Alaska • Tags: Alaska, Backpacking, Commercial, Photography Business
by HagePhoto
It’s not unusual for us to be shooting out of season. Much of our commercial work is produced nine to 12 months before it’s used in advertising. The timeline can be about half that for an editorial shoot. Sometimes much shorter. In this case we had wrapped up a gear guide shoot for a magazine, […]
Categories: Active Lifestyle • Tags: Alaska, Mountain, skiing
by HagePhoto
My first visit to Joshua Tree National Park 15 years ago nearly ended in that kind of tragedy. A buddy and I were down from Anchorage, Alaska to climb granite splitters in the desert sun. After a week of constant climbing, we needed to give our destroyed hands a break. A day hike through the […]
Categories: Adventure • Tags: Adventure, Backpacking, California, Climbing, National Parks
by HagePhoto
Based in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Stio is a small apparel company that has been kicking out some of the highest quality outdoor clothing in the industry. They’re brand is all about getting after it in the mountains and having a good time while doing it. So what we’re we doing shooting for them in the […]
Categories: Adventure • Tags: Alaska, Glaciers, Kayaking, Prince William Sound
by HagePhoto
The four of us piled out of the SUV for another predawn start in a pull-off on the side of the road. Shoes were tightened, trekking poles extended and packs were hefted (heavier than I had expected) as we prepared to walk out onto the flats. Not just any flats. These were the famed salt […]
Categories: Adventure • Tags: Backpacking, California, Death Valley, Desert