Final Presentation

ISO 16 - 6.00 mm - f/2.4 - 1/300 sec - iPhone X - No Flash

ISO 16 - 6.00 mm - f/1.8 - 1/40 sec - iPhone X - No Flash

ISO 16 - 6.00 mm - f/2.4 - 1/60 sec - iPhone X - No Flash

ISO 20 - 4.00 mm - f/1.8 - 1/907 sec - iPhone X - No Flash

ISO 20 - 4.00 mm - f/1.8 - 1/223 sec - iPhone X - No Flash

ISO 16 - 6.00 mm - f/2.4 - 1/152 sec - iPhone X - No Flash

ISO 16 - 6.00 mm - f/2.4 - 1/60 sec - iPhone X - No Flash

ISO 16 - 6.00 mm - f/2.4 - 1/185 sec - iPhone X - No Flash

ISO 16 - 4.00 mm - f/1.8 - 1/3700 sec - iPhone X - No Flash

ISO 20 - 4.00 mm - f/1.8 - 1/2857 sec - iPhone X - No Flash

ISO 16 - 6.00 mm - f/2.4 - 1/889 sec - iPhone X - No Flash

ISO 20 - 4.00 mm - f/1.8 - 1/2300 sec - iPhone X - No Flash

ISO 100 - 4.00 mm - f/1.8 - 1/40 sec - iPhone X - No Flash

ISO 20 - 4.00 mm - f/1.8 - 1/640 sec - iPhone X - No Flash

ISO 16 - 6.00 mm - f/2.4 - 1/560 sec - iPhone X - No Flash

ISO 20 - 4.00 mm - f/1.8 - 1/125 sec - iPhone X - No Flash

ISO 20 - 4.00 mm - f/1.8 - 1/2703 sec - iPhone X - No Flash

ISO 20 - 4.00 mm - f/1.8 - 1/2000 sec - iPhone X - No Flash

ISO 25 - 4.00 mm - f/1.8 - 1/3700 sec - iPhone X - No Flash

ISO 16 - 6.00 mm - f/2.4 - 1/120 sec - iPhone X - No Flash

ISO 20 - 6.00 mm - f/2.4 - 1/24000 sec - iPhone X - No Flash

ISO 20 - 6.00 mm - f/2.8 - 1/465 sec - iPhone X - No Flash

ISO 20 - 6.00 mm - f/2.8 - 1/40 sec - iPhone X - No Flash

ISO 20 - 4.00 mm - f/1.8 - 1/40 sec - iPhone X - No Flash

ISO 32 - 6.00 mm - f/2.4 - 1/2526 sec - iPhone X - No Flash

3 things from Digital Nature Photography!

1. The dehaze filter is better than life itself.
2. The ProCam app on the iPhone and Cold weather drains your battery...FAST
3. Diagonal lines are more attractive than vertical lines.

Nature Photography Across the world!

https://www.naturescapes.net/articles/tag/location/

Here is a link to an article about the best places for Nature Photography. This is very interesting to look at some very unique places to travel and photograph beautiful scenery. I would love to visit some of these places to try to capture their beauty. But nature photography does not really depend on the place it depends on the being in the right place at the right time, where wind, rain, sun, etc., come into factor. And as we know it is very uncommon for everything to line up at once!

Editing BEFORE vs. AFTER

My favorite blog posts seem to be pre and post editing photos. It is truly impressive how an okay picture can become something amazing from a few simple edits. Here is the before and after editing photos for my picture that went to print. I almost forgot how far the photo had come until I just placed these photos next to each other and analyzed the original photo. I am quite happy with how the editing on this photo ended up. 

Same place landscape // but two very different images!

**Here are two images of the same landscape of a wheat field but one has the background in focus while the other has the background blurred. I like how the first image seems to let the viewer look at the image as a whole landscape going into the background as it follows the wheat back. And I also appreciate how the second image seems to let the viewer focus on the wheat alone while almost ignoring the background of the hill, the mountain, and the sky. 

Share 2 and Critique

f/1.8 ISO 20 1/127s 4.00mm

 f/1.8 ISO 25 1/4049s 4.00

Animal Comedy Photography

It is always exciting to capture some amazing photos of nature and wildlife, but these photos show how it can be fun to catch animals in funny situations.



This image was the Affinity Photo People's Choice Award: "Oh My" by Harry Walker and for good reason before I even saw that this was the people's choice award this was by far my favorite image this cute little sea otter has the best expression!

Best editing tool ever! DEHAZE

I have been most impressed and shocked with how much this one simple edit can make on a photo. The color that is brought out in this example is quite satisfying for something that is so simple and does not take a ton of editing to achieve. 

Share 2 and Critique

f/2.4    ISO 16    1/716s    6.00mm

f/2.4    ISO 16    1/521s    6.00mm

Practicing Some Editing

Before

After

To edit this photo I cropped the distracting cloud in the upper left corner out of the image. I played around with the dehaze, contrast, blacks, shadows, and highlights. I think there is still some improvements to be made in this image but so far the edits seem to really be working!

Blog post - Cows are my favorite subjects!

Share ~2 of my favorite things~ & Critique

Although not the best captured sunsets these photographs mean a whole lot me. These two pictures are from home, Roy Montana. Home is my favorite place on earth and trying to capture its true beauty is nearly impossible. The sun also is very important to me. Growing up on a ranch the sun meant a lot. Some days I was out working before the sun was up so getting to see the sun rise in the most important place to me was always something I have valued, other days you work until the sun goes down, and watching that sun go down after a long day was also just as rewarding because it meant you could finally go home after putting in a long days work.

Montana Wildlife Photography

Montana Wildlife Photography!!

As midterms roll around I have been thinking about how we are halfway through the semester which is crazy and I really need to start getting some nature photography that I think is worthy to be put into my final. Although I have started to accumulate some photos, none have really stood out to me. The link above is to a website of Montana Wildlife Photography by Jason Savage Photography. This website is full of images that are good inspiration for getting my images together. I really enjoy the variation of animals as well as landscape images with animals.






I really enjoy this images because deer and elk are truly interesting animals. I have a great respect for them and I also am an avid hunter. You can see the intelligence in elk and how the mere change of wind that catches your scent as you are tucked away in the trees they know you are there even well before you know where they are. I hope to get some images that do a bull elk justice on their great antlers. 

Tips for COLD weather photography❄

LINK - Cold Weather Photography

Living in Montana means COLD winters. We have a hard time walking between buildings at school or from our cars to the building for work. So what do we do? Bundle up! So if we wear hats, gloves, face masks, coats, snow pants, and boots to protect ourselves, how do we protect our camera? 

This article addresses a few main aspects that we can use for cold weather photography:

• Clothing
• It is very important to protect yourself first, it does not matter how good your gear is if you are unable to take photos due to being to cold. Yes you want to protect all of your body from harsh temperatures and weather but it is very important to be able to move freely. A key to this is layers so if something is too restricting you can easily remove a layer while still being protected. 
• Photography Gear
• tripod - A tripod with big knobs that can be adjusted with mittens on. Having spiked legs on the tripod helps if on ice. There are tripods with hooks which you can hang a camera bag from to help with stability in the wind. 
• camera - batteries is the issue with most cameras in the cold. Carry extra batteries and keep them warm in your pocket! Keep your remote in one of your mittens. If using a viewfinder careful not to breathe on it before you snap the picture or it could create a fog over the image. 
• lenses - a blower is handy to get rid of snow in between switching lenses. Wear smaller gloves and work quickly. 
• After the shoot
•  Remove the lens and attach the caps to the camera and lens and seal in a zip lock bag before taking it indoors. Put in camera bag and take indoors, do not open back until it has warmed up to room temp. Helps with avoiding condensation or ice formation. 

When animals don’t want their pictures taken....

Nature Photography Gone Wrong

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Link!!

Ouch....

Here is a different side of nature photography people do not always consider. You are putting yourself in their space so should be cautious and courteous to them! Animal photography can be as beautiful as it can be dangerous. Keep your distance, know when animals are getting upset, and be smart. Unless you wanna be the next tourist to get attacked by a bison in Yellowstone!

Extreme Effects

f/2.4    ISO 16   1/1066s

f/2.4   ISO 16   1/123s

f/1.8    ISO 20   1/489s

f/2.4     ISO 16    1/165s