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Travel Stories, Photography Tips, & Reviews
How to Turn Seven Days in the Mountains Into Months of Content
The content multiplication strategy behind a seven day alpine project across Mount Lassen and Mount Shasta, and how it keeps producing material months later.
The Follow the Journey Framework: How I Distributed This Project Across Every Platform
What phased content distribution actually looks like for a solo outdoor brand project, built around a seven day expedition across Lassen and Shasta.
What Big Agnes, Crazy Creek, and Out There Got From This Seven Day Project
What a brand actually receives when they sponsor a solo adventure photography project like the seven day Lassen and Shasta trip.
How to Build a Behind the Scenes Content Strategy for a Multi Brand Adventure Project
What a real content distribution plan looks like for a week long solo outdoor brand project across Mount Lassen and Mount Shasta.
How I Shot Product Photography at Fourteen Thousand Feet
What commercial product photography actually looks like at the summit of Mount Shasta after a brutal climb to get there.
How I Managed Three Brand Deliverables on a Seven Day Solo Alpine Project
What it actually looks like to serve three brand clients on one solo seven day expedition across Mount Lassen and Mount Shasta.
The Camera Gear I Brought on a Seven Day Alpine Brand Project
What a professional adventure photographer actually packs for a week of skiing and mountaineering across Mount Lassen and Mount Shasta.
How to Tell a Brand Story When You Are the Only Person Behind the Camera
What solo brand storytelling actually looks like in practice, based on a seven day alpine project shot entirely alone.
Personal Desire vs Brand Deliverable: Why I Did Not Ski Mount Shasta Even Though Conditions Were Perfect
Why I left my skis at camp on Mount Shasta summit day, and how I think about the gap between what I want and what the job needs.
Why I Chose One Lens and One Tripod for the Manzanita Lake Shoot
Why I walked into Manzanita Lake before sunrise with one camera, one lens, and one tripod, and what that limit did for the photographs.
How to Get a Summit Permit for Mount Shasta: Everything You Need to Know
What it actually takes to get a Mount Shasta summit permit and prep for a two night alpine push before summit day.
Setting Up a Tripod Shot at Three AM on Mount Shasta: Behind the Scenes
How I got a moonlit tent shot at three in the morning on Mount Shasta before a long summit push, and what it actually took.
Mill Creek Roadside Stop: A Hidden Photography Gem in Northern California
How a foggy roadside stop at Mill Creek turned into one of the most honest photography moments of a seven day solo alpine project.