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Newsletter December 2009

Season’s Greetings *|FNAME|*!

With just a few days to go until the holidays officially start I wanted to wish you and your nearest & dearest all the best for a fantastic festive season….

I’ve been lucky enough to spend most of December in the Alps, with highlights including…

Staying and shooting in possibly the most fabulous chalet in the Alps
Finding some elusive powder in Alpe d’Huez
Happening across some of the coolest icicles I’ve ever seen

Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a great start to 2010, until next time…

Ross
ross@rosswoodhall.com // +44 (0)7768 623675

PS Read on to download your January calendar…




I was delighted to be invited to shoot some of the chalets for the new luxury chalet company, Consensio Holidays, in Meribel and Val d’Isere. I was expecting luxury – but I was absolutely blown away by the standard and facilities I found. I’ve included a couple of my favourite shots, of which the swimming pool at Chalet Montana is my ultimate choice – probably because the only way to capture the view was to take the shot whilst in the shallow end…. As the saying goes, it’s a hard life but somebody’s got to do it…. For more information, visit the Consensio Holidays website – www.consensioholidays.co.uk




After Val d’Isere & Meribel it was off to Alpe d’Huez via Vallandry. It was the second day of the season and we managed to find a few powder stashes that Mother Nature had left hidden away for us. This shoot was for Getty Images and it was great to get a chance to test some of the clothing and skis that Salomon had sent Ben as well as some of next season’s eyewear from Bolle. For more images and an account of the shoot, check out my blog – www.rosswoodhall.com/blog/





Having been a photographer for many years – I have lots of secret places where I just know I’m going to get some fantastic shots and I couldn’t resist sharing a couple of images from my recent alpine adventures… The image above is mountain sunset – taken in Vallandry near Les Arcs – what a sky, what a silhouette, what a back drop! The images below were taken at a little place I know – between Vallandry and Alpe d’Huez. I’d packed a new filter as I knew this would be a chance to shoot some running water images. What I was unprepared for was the icicles – in a multitude of shapes & sizes – just stunning!

For every month in 2010 I’ll be choosing an inspirational photo to brighten up your computer / iphone / office / fridge – or wherever else you wish!

January’s calendar is available to download now.

To start your 2010 Calendar, visit, www.rosswoodhall.com/newsletter/downloads.