Bannack [Portraits]

 Brown. 5/25/2011 – 1:43 PM. Bannack, Montana.

F-Stop: 2.2 | Shutter Speed: 1/400 | Nikon D5000

I edited the blacks and contrast in camera raw, and then brought it into Photoshop where I smoothed out his complexion a little bit with the brush tool.

 Leading Lines. 5/25/2011 – 3:23 PM. Bannack, Montana.

F-Stop: 1.8 | Shutter Speed: 1/100 | Nikon D5000

I liked the way that the wood looked on the wall, so I had Julie stand against the wall, having the lines lead to her. I used a large aperture so that the background would be completely blurred, making her the obvious focal point. I edited the levels, and smoothed out her complexion a little bit with the brush tool at 20% opacity and flow.

 Overlook. 5/25/2011 – 4:55 PM. Bannack, Montana.

F-Stop: 5.3 | Shutter Speed: 1/320 | Nikon D5000

All I edited in this photo was the blacks and contrast in camera raw.

 Gun. 5/25/2011 – 5:45 PM. Bannack, MT

F-Stop: 4.5 | Shutter Speed: 1/50 | Nikon D5000 | Light Reflector

For this one, I tried to use an angle to make the photo more interesting, and to fit the whole gun in the frame. I edited the blacks, and contrast in camera raw.

 

Guitar. 5/25/2011 – 5:52 PM. Bannack, MT

F-Stop: 4 | Shutter Speed: 1/100 | Nikon D5000

This photo was pretty dark to begin with, but I wanted to make it darker. The wall behind him was yellow, and I decided to just make it all black, so that the focus was completely on him. I adjusted the levels to make the background dark, and then masked him out using black paint. I also used the brush to smooth out the skin on his face.

 

Julie's Bench Pose. 5/25/2011 – 12:54 PM. Bannack, MT

F-Stop: 5.3 | Shutter Speed: 1/320 | Nikon D5000

 For this photo, I edited the levels and contrast, and I also made the background black and white. In the original photo, the background was too bright, and it stole the focus, so I made the subject (julie and the bench) the only things with color. I also used the color burn brush to add a little brown to the bench to make it a more interesting color

 Cowgirl. 5/25/2011 – 1:21 PM. Bannack, MT.

F-Stop: 6.3 | Shutter Speed: 1/1250 | Nikon D5000

For this photo, I was really far away. I got low to the ground and zoomed 165 mm. I edited the blacks and contrast in Camera Raw, and then brought it into Photoshop where I used the clone stamp to take out a piece of her hair that covered her face. 

 Raccoon Hat. 5/25/2011 – 1:21 PM. Bannack, MT.

F-Stop: 2.8 | Shutter Speed: 1/320 | Nikon D5000

For this photo, I edited the blacks in camera raw, and I adjusted the levels in photoshop. I also used a sepia photo filter adjustment layer to change the color a little bit.

Eyes! 5/25/2011 – 4:57 PM. Bannack, MT.

F-Stop: 5.6 | Shutter Speed: 1/320 | Nikon D5000 | Gold Light Reflector

For this photo, the light was awesome, and it was hitting Brandon's eyes just perfectly. I had him turn away from the sun, and we used a gold light reflector to bring nice light to his face [it was also pretty cloudy]. I set it up so that the background would match the color of his eyes. I edited the blacks in camera raw, and then the levels in photoshop, and I smoothed out his skin a little bit with the brush.