by HagePhoto
At the beginning of last year we got the chance to spend a week with the Crist family at their heli-ski operation in Haines, Alaska. And I mean the whole family; from Reggie’s 80 year-old dad to his two year-old son. The massive log home that serves as their Southeast Alaska base-ops was bursting at the […]
Categories: Alaska • Tags: Commercial, Mountain, skiing, Winter
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 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
Every summer we shoot a campaign for Gregory Mountain Products to showcase their latest pack line. Last year it the focus was on a new version of their popular Stout and Amber packs. The brief was a mix of the packs at use in a variety of scenarios and product shots done out in the […]
Categories: Photography • Tags: Alaska, Backpacking, Commercial, Mountain
by HagePhoto
Road Trip! In January we hit the road on a shoot for the Utah Office of Tourism. The mission was to showcase a handful of good reasons to visit the State’s national parks in the dead of winter. This might sound kind of just plain cold at first. But then you drive up into those […]
Categories: Active Lifestyle • Tags: Commercial, National Parks, Travel, Utah, Winter
by HagePhoto
It’s not uncommon when working for top outdoor brands to be shooting out of season. Production schedules must line up with availability of prototypes and lead time to get assets into pre-season advertising. Such was the case on a campaign we shot for Italian footwear brand La Sportiva this winter. They needed fresh work showcasing […]
Categories: Active Lifestyle • Tags: Backpacking, California, Commercial, Running
by HagePhoto
Earlier this year we got together with the Italian footwear specialist La Sportiva for a week-long shoot in the desert southwest. Our mission was to produce high calibre hiking and backpacking work that would stand side-by-side with the brands’ already outstanding climbing photography. This can be a real challenge as climbing and skiing imagery inspire on […]
Categories: Active Lifestyle • Tags: Backpacking, Commercial, Photography, Southwest
by HagePhoto
Last fall we embarked on a week-long tour of Iñupiaq communities around Alaska’s vast Arctic as part of a production team for Arctic Slope Regional Corporation. Based in Barrow, ASRC is one of the original ’native corporations’ established by the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1972. Today they are the largest Alaska-owned company with […]
Categories: Alaska • Tags: Alaska, Arctic, Commercial, People
by HagePhoto
This summer we got the opportunity to work with the folks at Eddie Bauer on a project literally in our backyard. Fully stocked with packs, tents, sleeping bags and latest apparel line, we shot a handful of trips into the Chugach Mountains near our home in Anchorage, Alaska. Most of the shoots revolved around backpacking or […]
Categories: Active Lifestyle • Tags: Alaska, Backpacking, Commercial, Mountain