First time shooting snow - Peanut Butter Rail Jam

[micah]

I got my first camera, Canon 40d and 50mm mk1, this past fall. This was the first snowboarding event I have done and I wanted to get some C&C on how to improve and eventually get to the level where I can sell some images to resorts or magazines.

I know I need a wider lens and am working on a 10-24, so that will be fun for the future.

Thanks:


http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs142.snc3/16940_506345818687_192600059_30182461_3391538_n.jp g

http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs142.snc3/16940_506345823677_192600059_30182462_5969478_n.jp g

http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs122.snc3/16940_506345833657_192600059_30182464_5496964_n.jp g

http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs122.snc3/16940_506345838647_192600059_30182465_8279695_n.jp g

http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs142.snc3/16940_506345853617_192600059_30182468_5816216_n.jp g

http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs122.snc3/16940_506345873577_192600059_30182472_549137_n.jpg

[lundgrenj]

These are good snap shots, but fall short IMO of being sellable photos. Need to crop many, and blur out the background, watch composure.. keep shooting!

[micah]

Thanks,

Can you give me some tips on crop/composition? I cropped all of these, but didn't want to lose the snow and features for the tricks. Also, I was shooting at ISO 400 specifically so I could be at f8-f11 and 1/250-500. Just wondering why a larger aperture would help these photos. I just ask because I almost always see really large depth of field used for pro snowboarding stuff.

Thanks again, I appreciate the help.


Also, here are a couple shots from someone else that got used on the Volcom website for the event:


http://www.volcom.com/admin/uploadfiles/pbrj/2010-US/02-Sierra/2010sierrapbrjarticle5.jpg
http://www.volcom.com/admin/uploadfiles/pbrj/2010-US/02-Sierra/2010sierrapbrjarticle4.jpg