KH Films

Earlier this winter, I was approached by my friend, Tyler Stableford, who is a Canon Explorer of Light Photographer about shooting a project for Adobe that would feature Tyler in the field shooting still images and then taking the images through the  Adobe Lightroom workflow inside his studio.  Tyler is an adventure & lifestyle photographer so he wanted to do something that would feature him working in an environment that would be exciting to both Adobe and other photographers.  Since it was mid-winter, Tyler decided that shooting ice climbing in Redstone, Colorado would provide for the perfect backdrop for his assignment which in turn would also work well for me to feature Tyler shooting stills in a naturally dramatic and adventurous environment.  The added bonus being that we both love to ice climb.

Shooting someone else shooting is a bit unusual. However, Tyler and I were both interested in capturing the best and most dynamic imagery possible and we worked well in tandem finding the best angles and best light to shoot in.  Unlike most shoots where you are working on the ground, most of this job required both Tyler and I to be hanging off ropes alongside the ice climbing talent and having the ability to move up and down the ropes as necessary in order to get the shooting angles we needed.  I brought in my good friend and safety rigger, Ted Mahon, from Aspen Colorado to help establish anchors and manage ropes to allow Tyler and I to work freely and independently of each other.  Tyler was shooting stills using the Canon 1DMKIV and the EOS 5DMK2 and I was shooting HD using the Sony EX-3.  As you might imagine, working in this way and in this kind of environment things take longer than normal.  All said and done, Tyler and I shot while hanging off the ropes for the better part of the day before getting to solid ground where Tyler shot portraits of our climbing talent Mary Harlan.

Shoots like these are always great because they allow me to combine my passions of climbing and capturing great imagery.  I also enjoyed this shoot because I rarely have the chance to watch a still photographer at work in the field. So, this was a great opportunity to see all that is involved with a photo shoot. For the most part, Tyler was shooting in a naturally lit environment at the mercy of mother nature.  For the Adobe piece, Tyler will take the images through the Lightroom workflow in order to demonstrate the powerful photography software program.  Keep an eye on Adobe’s website this spring for the piece featuring Canon Explorer of Light Tyler Stableford.