Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Wyoming. It seems we hit nearly every chilly spot in the Western United States searching for the perfect winter photo locations. Lucky for us, our team of photographers and “models” are up for anything: including snowy pre-dawn hikes, altitude sickness, way too much coffee, and of course, light-up turkey hats.
Bend, OR: Chasing the Sun
What does it take to get that perfect sunrise shot on top of Mount Bachelor? A 3:30 a.m. call time, an hour and a half hike, seriously warm gear, and some really good attitudes.
Bellingham, WA: Stoked for Snow
We were psyched to explore a new location that didn’t disappoint: Bellingham, WA. Our “models” are all active, real-women, and we shoot them doing the sports they love, so the killer snow made them very happy!
Telluride, CO: One Tough Cookie
It’s amazing what working at 12,000 feet for nine hours will do to you. It’s called altitude sickness. Two of us were sick as dogs, but we powered through, of course. The rest of the team were cool as cucumbers, thank goodness!
Local Loves
We have very strict criteria when scouting locations. There must be: 1. beautiful scenery, 2. an awesome outdoor community, 3. good coffee and unique food. (Some of us think the coffee requirement should be #1!) Here are a few of our favorites:
Morning Coffee
• Stoked – Hood River, OR
• Mount Bakery Café – Bellingham, WA (You’ll want to order the eggs Benedict on a waffle. Just do it.)
• The Laughing Goat – Boulder, CO
Good Eats
• Baked – Telluride, CO
• Mustard’s Last Stand – Boulder, CO (Oh, those chili cheese fries!)
• Double Mountain Pizza – Hood River, OR (Three words: Truffle Shuffle Pizza. Trust us.)
Post-Shoot Celebrations
• Pfriem Family Brewers – Hood River, OR
• Crux Fermentation Project – Bend, OR
Thank You!
Title Nine photo shoots would not be possible without our remarkable team: Jeff Diener, Martin Sundberg, Robert Houser, Caydie McCumber, Freya Fennwood, Har Rai Khalsa, Travis Stanton, Dave and Meg Chun, and all of our local real-women “models” who make this job great and inspire us every day! And of course, huge thanks to the cities of Bellingham, Washington; Telluride and Boulder, Colorado; Hood River and Bend, Oregon; and Jackson Hole, Wyoming for your wonderful hospitality.
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- Our expensive props!
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- Nature calls!
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- Har Rai and Kaia
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- Alison can sleep anywhere
For more information on upcoming photo shoots and how to become a T9 model, please visit our T9 Model Scout Facebook page.
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Although it’s a fairly small town, Marquette Michigan has a vibrant outdoor community with incredible sports and scenery year-round. In the summer we have tons of mountain biking, hiking, cliff diving, water sports and rock climbing. The winter brings cross-country and downhill skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing and snow biking. The Fall weather even allows for surfing on Lake Superior! And of course we have plenty of unique restaurants and coffee shops 🙂 ‘Hope to see you here sometime!
Looks like a ton of fun!
Hope to see you all up in the Anchorage, AK area some day! We’ve got all of your big three “strict criteria” for sure… Anchorage-ites LIVE on coffee (we have more coffee shops per person than Seattle, no joke!), this is easily the most “outdoorsy” place I’ve ever lived (everyone seems to be involved in some athletic community), and beautiful scenery? Yes. We have BUCKETS of that! 😀 Check us out!!
You had us at coffee!