As if there needed to be another follow-up to my “wow, I am getting old” Mountain Camp blog post from a few weeks ago…here we go!
For camp this year I thought it would be fun to distribute some of the photography responsibilities to the athletes themselves. Smartphones are prevalent of course, and most any skier could take an infinite number of photos if they wanted to digitally do so. But that takes some of the mystery, suspense, creativity, and spontaneity out of camera work.
Instead, I picked up three disposable cameras of the vintage point-and-shoot variety.
We had three cameras and three groups: U16s, U18/20, and Coaches.
The film was developed late last week. Parents and older skiers reading this will be shocked at the convoluted process now involved in getting a roll of disposable camera film developed these days, but that’s not the point here. It was interesting to see the themes among each groups photos, and to ponder what it says about those behind the lens.
Sara and I definitely took some more staged photos. The U16 photos were somewhat random…you’ll get an occasional abstract shot of a half-set dinner table, or a quarter of someone’s face. The U18/U20 group probably had the most “classic” photography style, especially if you’re thinking of a family taking a big vacation together, which is arguably a version of what training camp is!
You can check out the specific albums, by group, at the links below. And embedded here are some select shots!
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