Thanks and Happy New Year!

Thanks to everyone who supported our work, invested in our photography or simply enjoyed our images in 2011! We wouldn’t be where we are today without you. It’s been another year full of exciting and challenging new projects, unforgettable adventures, some beautiful weddings and much more.

We hope the year ahead is peaceful, joyful…and beautiful. Happy New Year!
– Brian and Emily

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Photo of the Month – December: Morning Snow

Overnight snow, humid air and a touch of morning light helped to illuminate this ordinary Vermont mountainside.

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Camera Info: Canon 5D, 160mm, ISO 200, 1/400, f4.0

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Our Photo, "Ski to Sea", Wins an Award

We were honored last week to receive the grand-prize Juror’s Choice Award for the submission of our image, “Ski to Sea“, to the latest juried photography exhibit at the Vermont Photo Space in Essex Junction, VT. Jurors Corey Rich and Justin Gural also selected two other images of ours (see below) for display at the exhibit, which will be open through Nov. 4, 2011. Also, check out this post about the exhibit on VentureThere.com – a site that Justin edits.

We captured “Ski to Sea” a few years ago during a month-long, self-guided backcountry skiing adventure through the wilds of western Iceland. We were immersed in Iceland’s Westfjords region, skiing from the heights of the remote Hornstrandir Nature Reserve, and en route to our floating basecamp, Aurora, on the ocean waters below. The skier is our friend, Ken Lucas, from Hood River, Oregon. The Aurora is a 60′ sloop that is owned and operated by our friends Siggi and Runar of Iceland’s Borea Adventures. Their boat is available throughout the spring and summer as a wind-powered basecamp for skiers, hikers, paddlers and nature lovers interested in exploring Iceland’s Westfjords, East Greenland and beyond. We spent several days sailing and skiing with them before continuing on to explore Iceland’s abundance of unskied mountains – on assignment for several outdoor and skiing publications and working in partnership with Iceland’s Westfjords Tourism office. It was our fourth trip to the region.

The Vermont Photo Space is a relatively new exhibit space for the greater Burlington, VT area, and owner Ken Signorello is pouring some great energy into a monthly rotation of exhibits showcasing an impressive variety of photography from Vermont and beyond. The current exhibit featuring our images, Natural Playground, will be open through Friday, Nov. 4, 2011. Viewers can cast votes for a People’s Choice award either at the gallery or online HERE.

**Most of our images are available as fine-art photographic prints in a variety of sizes and formats. Please contact us or take a look at our Print Pricing page, for more info. We greatly appreciate your interest in our work. Thanks for checking out our blog, too! – Brian and Emily
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“Midnight Ski Camp”

“Iceland Fissure”

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Photo of the Month – September: Loving Carrots

Two colorful Atomic Red carrots grow together in our organic and pesticide-free vegetable garden at home.

This image is available as a fine-art photographic print, entitled “Loving Carrots”, in a variety of sizes and formats. Please contact us or take a look at our Print Pricing page, for more info. Thanks!

Camera Info: Canon 5D, 90mm, ISO 400, 1/320, f5.6

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Photo of the Month – June: Our Beautiful Ocean

We captured this image along the New England coast during the distant passage of Hurricane Igor last September 2010. It features a ten-foot ground swell breaking on an inshore sand bar against a moderate offshore wind. We had been in the water surfing these beautiful waves for a couple of hours under mostly cloudy skies, and when a gap in the clouds allowed a few rays of morning sun pass through, we headed to shore to refuel, rehydrate…and grab a few quick photographs.

This image, entitled, “Outside Break”, is a recent addition to our growing collection of fine-art photographs. It’s available as a limited-edition, large-format print on canvas, and as a traditional photographic print – either matted or framed. Head to the Print Pricing page of our website to view pricing and ordering information. Thanks!

Camera Info: Canon 5D, 300mm, ISO 200, 1/1000, f9.0

Photo Workshop at Trapps with the Catamount Trail Association (CTA)

Winter Photography Workshop with the Catamount Trail Association (CTA)!

We are working with the CTA and Trapp Family Lodge this winter to offer an exciting outdoor winter photography workshop at the Trapp Family Lodge in Stowe, Vermont January 14-16, 2011. The workshop will be conducted by the two of us, feature plenty of hands-on time in the beautiful winter landscape surrounding Trapps, and run from Friday evening through midday Sunday.

Some of the topics to be covered:
❅ Winter Light — Being comfortable and creative with winter’s challenging and ever-changing light.
❅ Creative Compositions — Exploring focus, perspective and composition with a variety of winter scenes and subjects
❅ Exposure — Understanding and balancing shutter speed, aperture and ISO.
❅ Camera Handling — Tricks to making winter photography easy in the face of winter’s elements.
❅ Advanced Techniques — Tricks to shooting action; Shooting at night/low-light; Macro-photography; Using a tri-pod;
❅ Digital Workflow — Advice on how to store, organize, protect, process and display your photographs.
Tentative Schedule
1/14 Friday pm — Welcome Dinner and Slideshow
1/15 Saturday — Breakfast, Indoor Discussion/Workshop, Outdoor Practice, Lunch, Outdoor Workshop, Free Time, Dinner, Nighttime Photo Session,
Evening Slideshow/Critique
1/16 Sunday am — Breakfast, Outdoor Workshop, Indoor Wrap-Up, Lunch and departure
The workshop will be limited to 16 people to insure an optimal intimate learning experience for all attendees. Outdoor photo sessions will be on snowshoes or backcountry skis – whichever on which you are more comfortable manuevering around in the snow. Equipment may be rented at the Trapp Family Touring Center or you may bring your own. The workshop cost will be $750 per person, which includes two nights lodging, 2 dinners, 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches and trail fees. The workshop with meals and no lodging is $450 per person. You may download a registration form fromthe CTA’s websiteor call the CTA office 802-864-5794 to reserve a space. The last day to reserve a space for the workshop is December 20, 2010.

For more info, feel free to contact Brian and Emily at 802-496-5434 or email: info(at)emberphoto.com

Our BIG prints @ 21st Annual Round Barn Photo Show

Through September 6, 2010, several of our photographs will be on display at the 21st Annual Photography Exhibit at the Round Barn in Waitsfield, Vermont – part of the Mad River Valley’s 2010 Vermont Festival of the Arts.

Last year, one of our large-format canvas photographs (see skiing image in second photo below) was awarded by the jury a spot in the popular Art in the Round Barn show, which follows in September.

Stop by the Round Barn in Waitsfield, VT sometime before Sept 6 to take a peek at our canvas and framed prints, as well as the work of dozens of other photographers from our region. For more info about our fine-art prints and print pricing, please visit this link on our website.

The first image below features two of the prints we are showing at the Round Barn this year, which is in the old milking parlour (lower level) at the Round Barn.

-Brian and Emily

Working with the Green Mountain Club

Since 2005, we’ve been supporting the great work of the Green Mountain Club (GMC) – the primary steward of Vermont’s 200+ mile Long Trail hiking trail – by collaborating on an annual slideshow event in our local communities (through the GMC’s Annual James P. Taylor Series) and by providing the GMC with discounted access to our growing library of photographs.  Recently, the GMC published a new book in celebration of the GMC’s 100th birthday, entitled, A Century in the Mountains, which features several large scale reproductions of images we’ve captured along the Long Trail.  And on the cover of this summer’s Long Trail News, the GMC published an image captured by Emily when hiking last summer in southern Vermont’s new Glastenbury Wildnerness Area (above). Starting this summer, too, several of our fine-art photographs (matted and framed) will be on display at the GMC’s headquarters along Rt. 100 in Waterbury Center, VT. Proceeds from the sale of these prints will also be donated to the GMC.

You can support the great work of the GMC by coming out to our slideshows or considering the purchase of our fine-art photography, but most importantly, by becoming a member of the GMC, by volunteering some time, or by offering a gift to the GMC. GMC Membership has lots of nice benefits, whether you live in Vermont and use the Long Trail, or not. Please help the GMC reach its goal in its 100th year for 10,000 members, and consider joining or giving the gift of membership (upcoming birthday, wedding?) to one of Vermont’s greatest organizations.

Thanks!

-Brian and Emily

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Snow Goblins!

Consistently cold and snowy weather in the higher elevations of the northeast has brought the snow goblins out from hiding again. We came upon a beautiful community of goblins while exploring a wild stretch of the Green Mountain Divide in northern Vermont last week. They were nice enough to guide us toward the run we were looking for, while sheltering us at times from cold and biting north wind. Here are a few images to share. These are available as fine art photographs (matted, framed or canvas). If you are interested, please consider our pricing info, and please contact us by phone or email. Enjoy!