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Jackson Hole Mountain Man Rendezvous

Mountain Man Rendezvous: Trader

 Head, Reflector

 

 

Environmental, Light

 

 Full Body

 

 Head and Shoulders

Mountain Man Rendezvous: Mountain Man

 Head and Shoulders

 Full Body

 Environmental. Reflector

Head. Light

Mountain Man Rendezvous: Indian Chief

 Head and Shoulders, Candid, Light

 

 Environmental

 

 Full Body, Reflector

 

Head

Mountain Man Rendezvous: Margie

 Head and Shoulders, Candid, Reflector

 

 Environmental, Light

 

 Full Body

 

 

Head

 

This is Margie. I met her at the Mountain Man Rendezvous in Jackson Hole Wyoming. She’s wonderfully pleasant and can do amazing things with porcupine quills.

This is a practice using different sources of light. Some of the portraits are done with a reflector and others are with a light. It definitely makes a difference. I found I liked the reflector better. It tends to give a softer, more natural light.

 

Jackson Hole

 

My favorite in this series is the water shot at Mormon Barn. Getting smooth rapids like that is a pretty easy trick. With your camera on a tripod, all you need to do is slow your shutter speed. I like it at about 1 second. Thats enough to get the fast moving water to smooth out a little but still keep the clarity of everything else.

As far as editing goes, there were quite a few people in the shot that I had to clone out.  After that, I boosted the colors a bit, (dreary day) and added some clarity. All that’s left is my water mark and Tada!

The Grand Tetons

 

Here are some great views around the Teton area. Personally, I love to photograph people (I love seeing their smiles, their personalities,etc.), which makes it harder for me to take scenic pictures that I actually like. Although I love the outdoors and its majestic beauty, I have a tough time portraying that.

The biggest thing that helped me was simply this; the rule of thirds. It didn’t take long for me to realize that by strictly following this rule, I could get beautiful pictures. It really does make a difference to see things in a third. Somehow it enhances that natural beauty that’s already there and makes the photos more intriguing.

A New Perspective

 

Here is a fun exercise to get inspiration. Once you find a subject you’d like to photograph, see how many different angles, focal lengths, etc. you can get. You never know when you’re going to find a good angle you didn’t think of before.

The three large pictures were actually some of my last angles I got. When I initially started photographing this tree, I immediately went close and did my “typical” shots. But I ended up loving the last few instead.

 

Still Life

 

I love these flowers. The colors are magnificent. As far as the coloring goes, both of these pictures are relatively straight out of the camera. I sharpened them a tich and added my watermark, of course, but other than that…

Its really easy to get great pictures right from your camera. I use a Canon T4i and in it, I can change the color settings. I upped my sats and boosted my contrast, in camera, and I’ve noticed a huge difference. Primarily of which, I don’t have to edit as much any more.