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Don’t rely on only shooting fisheye. Step back and shoot with a wide-angle zoom, you’ll find better composition and hopefully a unique angle. Also by shooting long you’ll find it a bit easier to freeze action. Imagine shooting an airplane on a runway versus shooting it in the sky from your front yard. Pictured: Tim Humphreys; Photo: Chris Moran
So you’ve saved all summer bussing tables and bought yourself a DSLR just in time for winter. The white stuff is starting to fall from the sky and you’ve just signed a six-month lease on a two-bedroom apartment in Mammoth — or whatever mountain town you’re calling home — with three other dudes and a couple dogs.
Here are eight tips (scroll through the slideshow above to reveal captions) and a few photos I captured over the weekend at Mammoth Mountain. They may not get you shooting from a heli in Alaska anytime soon, but they will save you the many headaches I encountered when I began taking photos of snowboarding.
To see more of Chris Moran’s work, be sure to check out his website, TheGrimLab.com. And don’t forget to follow him on Tumblr and Instagram.