Anto Chamberland, Miller Flip, Quebec City © Colin Adair.

Colin Adair and his beard have been picturing snowboarding for a good while now, and the American native is considered as one of the main talents in the industry. Colin has been traveling across the planet for clients like DC, Red Bull, Burton, The North Face, Monster, and he’s regularly published in tons of different magazines, including ours. Here’s his first entry to your beloved Behind The Shot feature.

Anto Chamberland – Miller Flip – Quebec, Canada.

Camera: Canon EOS 1d mark IV

Lens: Canon EF 70-200 f4 shot at 109mm

Speed: 1/125

Aperture: f5.0

Flashes: Mix of Elinchrom Ranger and Canon 580 EX speedlites

If it’s too low at night it’s easy for autofocus to miss your spot and blow the shot. I usually focus with auto and then turn the lens to manual focus before getting the shot.

The Tech

I shoot urban and jibbing probably once or twice a year, 2 weeks total for the whole winter I’d say. I like working with flashes and lighting even though I curse and yell at them because they never work properly when you want them to. The cold temperatures and moist air really messes with the electronics and remote triggering signals. I always like to have one big powerful flash with one or two heads (Elinchrom Ranger kit) to create the ambient light and then use smaller flashes hidden from view closer to the subject to create the highlights. Pretty basic stuff but if you do it properly it looks great. If you don’t do it properly your images will look really flat and unexciting. I chose to shoot at 400 ISO mostly because the smaller flashes aren’t too powerful so I needed more light to come in. I also wanted a bit more of an f/stop even though 5.0 is pretty low. If it’s too low at night it’s easy for autofocus to miss your spot and blow the shot. I usually focus with auto and then turn the lens to manual focus before getting the shot. I also like to add a bit of the light from the video lights into my photos. It adds color and texture. Using a shutter of 1/125 on this one let in some of that light but not too much to overpower the shot.

The Context

In this photo I couldn’t get the big flash exactly where I wanted because cars were driving by and having to run back and forth to move it all the time wasn’t an option. Anto Chamberland hit this thing only a few times and it was really cold (-20C) so I was happy to get the shot and get out of there. This spot is in a very small town in Quebec, Canada. People drive their snowmobiles in the streets when there is enough snow and at our hotel there were snowmobiles parked in the parking lot right outside the rooms. Anto is from that area and he knows a million spots so it’s great to link up with him for a week or so each year and get some shots.

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Featuring: Dillon Ojo, Anto Chamberland, Jesmond Dubeau, LP Dorval, Phil Tardif, Axel Theoret, Russell Beardsley, JO Truchon, Gab Belanger, Cameron Hill, Nic Marcoux, Alex Gogo, Alexis Mailhot, Sean Thomson, Fred Lacroix, Thomas Gagner, Emile Veilleux.

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From the streets of Vancouver to the hills of Whistler BC, Vivo Headwear is rider driven, rider owned, and artist inspired. Our team continues to bring you a timeless collection of unique designs with a boutique approach. With over 20 years joint experience as professional riders, Anthony Leffelaar and Corey Sheppard work closely with their exclusive team to bring you what riders want, season after season. Vivo Headwear welcomes Anto Chamberland as their newest team member.

DC have just unleashed the teaser for their first team movie since the Mtn Lab days. Must Be Nice is the name, and as you’d expect with dudes like Devun Walsh, Torstein Horgmo, Lauri Heiskari and Iikka Backstrom on the roster the riding looks like it’ll be off the chain. Have a sneak peek…

The full flick is set to drop on the DC Snowboarding Facebook page on October 1st, so head over, get your Like on keep in the loop.

After ten years, BRO FAC still working hard to find you the better snowboarders and the betters area around the world!
Please welcome Jeremy Cloutier, Frank Bourgeois, Guillaume Marquis, Dillon Ojo, Lp Dorval, Alex Leblanc, Phil Jacques, Will Lavigne, LNP, Ben Bilocq, Frank April, Louif Paradis, Nic Sauve, Anto Chamberland and Didier Godbout!

Fimed by William Demers and Charles Demers.
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Sponsored by DC, Salomon, Burton, Empire, Ifound, Vonzipper, Snowboard Canada, Stoneham, Alternative

Distribute in canada by platinum distribution, in europe by Xtreme video, in usa by eddie king and japan by champion visions.

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Forum week at Camp of Champions, featuring: Alex Beebe, Mario Kappeli, Viktor Simco, Alex Stathis, Rusty Ockenden, Kevin Griffin, Seb Toots, Rupert Davies, Austen Sweetin, Sean Genovese, Cody Wilson, Jody Wachniak, Anto Chamberland, Frank April, Jon Versteeg, Matt Belzile, Nic Sauve and Cam Pierce.

Those French Canadians not only know how to ride a snowboard, they are quite good at filming videos, too! Meet the Brothers Factory and their banging teaser for their upcoming snowboard flick Tabarnac. Featured riders: Nic Sauve, Charles Reid, Franck Burgeois, Nicolas Brunette, Zach Aller, Phil Jacques, Guillaume Marquis, Jeremy Cloutier, Jason Dubois, Frank April, and Anto Chamberland.

More info: brothersfactory.com