Outdoor Photography: Tips, Tricks, & Gear with Taylor Ahearn

GEAR:30

BLISTER

Arts, Design, Skiing, Snow, Snowboarding, Sports, Outdoors, Bike, Technology, Gear

4.9 • 809 Ratings

🗓️ 24 May 2024

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

Taylor Ahearn has been photographing skiing, snowboarding, biking, and day-to-day life in the Gunnison / Crested Butte Valley for many years now, and in this conversation, Luke Koppa chats with him about how he turned that into a career; their favorite camera-related gear; tips to help *you* capture better photos next time you’re outside; the most rewarding, frustrating, and unusual parts of getting these shots; and more. If you’re curious about how people like Taylor create such inspiring photos, or are looking to better capture your own time outside, you’ll definitely want to stick around.

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TOPICS & TIMES:

Taylor’s Photo Background (3:57)

Most Rewarding Aspects? (10:37)

Challenges (16:04)

Photo Myths (22:22)

Shooting Biking vs Skiing (26:02)

Current Setups (30:10)

Camera Accessories (38:43)

Photography Advice (47:20)

Editing & Settings (1:01:08)

Favorite Photos & Photographers (1:11:39)

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0:00.0	Hey everybody, welcome back to another episode of Gear 30 on The Blister podcast Network.
0:11.1	As always, we are coming to you from our home base, an elevation hotel in Mount Prested
0:16.3	Bute. My name is Luke Kappa. I am the managing editor at Blister, and you can check out everything we are doing and reviewing over at blisterreview.com.
0:26.7	There, you can read all of our latest reviews, listen to all of our latest podcasts, watch our latest videos, register for next winter's Blister Summit event, become a blister plus member, and a
0:40.3	whole lot more. Now, on today's episode, I am joined by a photographer, graphic designer,
0:46.4	podcast editor, and all-around good guy Taylor Ahern to go over just about everything related
0:52.4	to shooting photos of outdoor sports.
0:56.4	Now, if you listen to the whole Blister podcast network, you've likely heard Taylor's name before.
1:01.7	He edits our Blister podcast and Bikes and Big Ideas podcast.
1:06.6	But he spends most of his time shooting, skiing, snowboarding, biking, and day-to-day life in the Gunnison Crested Butte Valley.
1:15.6	Taylor has been doing this for a while now, which you'll know if you follow Crested Butte Mountain Resort's social channels or have been reading our reviews and winter buyers guides over the past few years, all of which have featured
1:28.5	Taylor's phenomenal photos. He's great at what he does and here in this conversation, he offers
1:35.2	useful insight for anyone who's interested in outdoor photography or who wants to take photos
1:41.4	of other people enjoying the outdoors.
1:48.3	Taylor and I go over how each of us got into photography,
1:53.0	the camera gear and accessories that we use on a regular basis,
1:56.5	the products that we're still looking for,
1:59.9	we're always trying to dial in our respective setups. The best ways for you to get better photos while skiing or riding or biking.
2:06.6	The behind the scenes aspects of action photography that you might not think about and more.
2:13.2	If you are curious about how people like Taylor are able to create the images that they make
2:19.0	or are looking to better capture your own time outside, you'll definitely want to stick around.
2:25.2	Now, this episode of Gear 30 is presented by our whole collection of Blister Recommended Shops.
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