Ross Bernards

Hey, I’m Ross Bernards 👋 
The outdoors shouldn’t feel intimidating — and neither should creating content in wild places. With years of experience planning and executing high-impact photo and video shoots in rugged, remote, and downright beautiful locations, I help brands create authentic, relatable, and stunning outdoor content that actually connects. Whether you’re looking to tell a story, launch a product, or build a campaign rooted in nature — I’ve got you. Ready to bring your brand outside? 
👉 Shoot me a DM or hit the project form on my website. Let’s make your next campaign unforgettable. #brandcontentcreator #adventurecontentcreator #contenttips

How I Helped a Brand Hit $6M in Sales Last Year… 🚀💰” It all starts with strategy. Before every shoot, I work closely with my clients to align on clear goals. In this case, the mission was to increase online order values by showing how their products work together to create the ultimate outdoor experience. We focused on real people, real adventures, and real connections—capturing authentic moments that made the outdoors feel more approachable while seamlessly showcasing product bundles. The result? A massive boost in engagement and sales. Want to see how I can help your brand grow this year? Give me a follow, send me a DM or click the link in my bio and let’s make it happen!

Hi! I’m Ross and all I want to do is put my passion for life to work for you and your brand. I want to show your products in their best light (literally). I’m a professional content creator and licensed drone pilot and I know we can create some magic together. See why brands like Osprey, Lifestraw, Klymit, and more have trusted me with their product launches and ad campaigns. Let’s connect and create a curated campaign that will generate content that gives you growth, instead of headaches!

Still editing personal frames from Central America, and every image is a reminder of why I work the way I do. The best content I create for clients doesn’t come from directing: it comes from being present. The pre-dawn hikes, the rappels, the unscripted moments in between, that’s where the authentic reactions live, and that’s what I’m always chasing. When your audience can feel that a brand experience is real, it performs differently. That’s the difference between content that looks good and content that works. Lucky doesn’t begin to describe doing this for a living. #OutdoorPhotography #ContentCreator #BrandContent #OutdoorBrands #LifestylePhotography ContentStrategy AuthenticContent AdventurePhotography MarketingContent OutdoorLifestyle

The sun went down… but we kept creating. These images didn’t come easy. Freezing winter temps. Biting winds. Numb fingers trying to dial in and adjust settings in the dark. But that’s where this new creative tool shines. Introducing the @promasterphoto Chroma TL24RGB 2’ Tube Light. The ProMaster 2’ Tube Light opened up an entirely new creative lane for us from light painting, to building scenes, to creating almost dream-like images without AI… just light and imagination. With full RGB color control, adjustable brightness, and built-in lighting effects, it gave us the flexibility to experiment and shape light exactly how we wanted ...whether that meant subtle portrait lighting or bold, dynamic scenes. The ability to fine-tune color temperature and run through different creative modes made it easy to adapt on the fly… even in the middle of freezing conditions. Paired with the ProMaster Light Attendant app and Air Support Light Stands, we were able to seamlessly adjust each light differently from the ease of our phones.

It’s Earth Day I feel incredibly lucky to do what I do, exploring and capturing some unreal places. But with that comes responsibility. Leave no trace. Take care of what’s out there. We hear a lot about what we can do as individuals, and that matters. It adds up. But it’s also worth putting things in perspective: in 2024, just 32 companies were responsible for 50% of global emissions. Thirty-two COMPANIES! So yes, we should do better. But corporations need to be held accountable too. Real change doesn’t happen without it. And here in the U.S., that responsibility extends to our leaders. We hear constant talk about competing with China, but when it comes to renewable energy, China is moving fast and investing heavily, while we’re making decisions that risk falling behind. The world is shifting toward renewables. The question is whether we lead, or watch from behind. We all have a role to play. But accountability at the top matters just as much as action on the ground. There’s no Planet B. #EarthDay #ProtectOurPlanet #HoldThemAccountable #RenewableEnergy #ClimateAction

Type 2 fun is… a lot of fun. And most the time I like to make it even harder by bringing all of my camera equipment. But I’ve never once thought “this isn’t worth it.” Because when an opportunity calls, you have to be ready to grab it and then capture it. Thanks to everyone who made this day amazing. @emerleeslc @peterjansadventure @shattuck311 @mrsgraceshattuck @chuken30 @jasonns81 @trekkingadventurecr

It’s weird out here. #hotspringscolorado #desertreefhotsprings #hotsprings

Sometimes things just fall into your lap. That was the case of us in Costa Rica and us getting the chance to finally run Borroso. When we went down in early March this canyon wasn’t even on our list to run because we didn’t have the equipment or skills to run it by ourselves. But fate intervened. We were staying at an AirBNB and a guy was walking down the drive with a canyoneering shirt on, @peterjansadventure stopped him and they started chatting. Turns out they were running Borroso the next ay with 2 other people from Colorado and invited us to join. We knew we had to take the chance to run this canyon as it would most likely be our only opportunity as Costa Rica just was passing a new law making it basically illegal (not in effect while we were there). It was every bit of incredible that we could have possibly imagined. Awesomely heinous approach where everything wanted to trip us and send us stumbling, blue waters, incredible window, big drops, rainbows, what felt like hurricane like winds and water at the bottom, arches, and new friends. This just goes to prove when life hands you an opportunity it’s up to you to seize it with both hands. This will be a day I never forget. Thank you so much Andre @chuken30 and Jason @jasonns81 @trekkingadventurecr for a day I will never forget. And thank you Steve @shattuck311 and Grace @mrsgraceshattuck for letting us join! 1 - The guts of the canyon 2 - @shattuck311 on the approach 3 - @chuken30 making sure we were all still alive 4 - proof everything was trying to trip me 5 - Entering the goods 6-7 - Andre and Jason getting the hand line all set up 8 - Down into the blue waters 9-10 - The window 11 - @jasonns81 on the big drop into the rainbows 12-13 - @emerleeslc enjoying the dangly view 14 - What the birds dive bombing my drone say of her rappelling down 15-16 - Just following the rainbows down 17 - Andre coming down into the goods 18 - Emily on one of the most gorgeous sections of canyon anywhere 19 - Thank you Andre and Jason for such an amazing time 20 - however we all felt, very wet and happy.

See all of the creative ways that @frankiespontelli and @rossbernards use the new 2' TL24RGB Tube Light. Dial in your light settings or use built-in effects for portraits, long exposure light painting, and creative backgrounds. When you control the light, you control the story. Grab your own at the link in bio and start creating! #promasterphoto #lightpainting #Tubelight

Explore how Frankie Spontelli and Ross Bernards use the ProMaster TL24RGB Tube Light, a compact but powerful tool, to unlock creative lighting possibilities long after golden hour disappears. Instead of chasing the last bit of sunlight, you start creating and controlling your own light. Read more at the link in bio and start your own creative journey! 📸 @rossbernards and @frankiespontelli

At the start of the year @lauren.left.home was hired to create some UGC content for a hot springs here in Colorado and I got to tag along. We rolled up and I could have sworn we stumbled into a Wes Anderson set. So, I went ahead and used that inspiration to create something fun and different for myself. You never know when inspiration will strike, and when there’s no pressure on you to create for someone else you can just let it flow.