Immerse yourself in the creative black and white images of ViewBug community member jamesbrown. "My name is James and I am a portrait and family photographer here in Las Vegas Nevada. I am a dreamer and a lover of the arts. I love to laugh a lot and make people smile. I love Mexican food, white chocolate, and Red Velvet cake yum! I am a simple man who lives for creating epic photographs. I am recently engaged and could not be happier. I love getting out of the house for any kind of adventure. I volunteer my spare time to Make a Wish Foundation I was always taught to give something back in life."
Learn the story behind the photo "escape":
Where did you take this photo?
This photo was taken In Las Vegas Nevada at Spring Mountain Ranch State Park 15 miles west of Las Vegas.
What time of day?
This photo was taken between the hours of 8am and 1pm
Anything worth sharing about lighting?
For this image I exposed for the sky. I wanted to make sure I could represent the clouds well.
What equipment did you use?
For this image I used my canon 7D and my 17-40L lens my favorite lens body combo. I also used a tripod Manfrotto and set my camera on timer 10 second timer.
What inspired you to take this photo?
The name of the this photo is "Escape". I visit this state park a couple of times a year its always different. When I come here its quiet, peaceful away from everything that reminds me of the city of Las Vegas. I come here and a few other areas like this to unplug every once in a while. This day while hiking I saw the v shape in the hills that caught my eye the clouds I was already tracking in the back of my head. Then I stopped looked and saw I had a good foreground, middle ground, and great clouds for a background. I tried a few different compositions some with a little more sky some with a little less but this one with the balance of the water hills and sky pleased me the most.
Did you do any post-processing?
I exposed for the sky on this one so my middle ground and foreground levels where brought up a little bit to be in balance with the sky after that It went into Silver Efex Pro to be made into a black and white image.
What equipment do you normally have in your bag?
Tripod always my 17-40, 50mm 1.4 and my Tamron 28-70. I have a 70-200f4L that never makes it into my bag on these kind of days. I also keep a Yungnuo speed light flash with wireless triggers just in case. I also have a white balance card and a loop to see the images on the back of the camera in bright light.
Any advice for others trying to capture something similar?
Having a foreground a middle ground and a background tied into your scene and or theme boosts your story telling image capability. Travel with a friend to places like these where you can talk shop while exploring and share ideas makes the environment more pleasing and might allow you to flow better and reach new levels.
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