Ski photography — in your backyard!
In my quest to learn about off-camera flash, I decided to make use of a rare snowy day where I live and attempt a ski photoshoot — in my friend’s backyard. We only had a few inches of snow to work with, so I had to get creative.
Below I lay out how I managed to fake some “big air” ski photography using just two speedlites, three pieces of firewood and some help from my friends.
The location
The shoot location was my friend’s backyard, which has a very slight downhill slope. We knew that getting speed or any actual airtime on skis or a snowboard would be virtually impossible. Being in a fenced yard without a ton of space to work with, I decided to build the jump on a spot near the bottom of the yard. This would allow the athletes to get as much as a run in as possible before hitting the jump.
