As a photographer, Neil Chaput de Saintonge has no more favorite subject matter than the art of ballet and the performers who embody it. I sat down with him recently to discuss this love and his experience with shooting the national touring company, The Moscow Ballet, during their performances in our home state of Montana. How did [...]
Kudos to the courageous photographers who have contributed to this month’s assignment – the portrayal of themselves in a photograph. Self portraits can be the most challenging and rewarding of images to produce, and the results we received depict a great deal of thought, creativity and “reflection”…both literally and figuratively! The following questions were asked as part of the assignment: 1. What was it like being in your [...]
This assignment must have struck a cord because we had an amazing response and participation! The July assignment asked each photographer to explore summer. Each person was encouraged to think about all the things that represent summer to them and do their best to capture the elements of summer with their camera. Each person submitted [...]
What is it about Alaska that makes it a prime destination for photographers world wide? Is the state’s remote location the allure? Or is it the unique idea that the sun never sets in the summer and we can photograph for hours on end that gets our hearts pumping and our shutter fingers twitching? I [...]
The June assignment was One Lens and One Lens Only. This assignment called for participating photographers to select one fixed lens or one focal length on a zoom (such as 50mm or 100mm). They were then instructed to photograph at least 40 images with that lens or focal length. The subject matter was their choice [...]
Earlier this week Bob put out the call for people to add their fireworks photographs to Rocky Mountain School of Photography’s Flickr Group. You’ve got to love firework photos and these are great. If you are interested in adding your images to this slideshow, add your images to the group pool make sure you tag [...]
The May assignment was Changing Perspective. This assignment called for participating photographers to challenge themselves by photographing the same subject from different perspectives. By capturing a subject from differing angles and methods of composition the photographer influences how an audience interacts with and interprets the photograph. Each person was asked to submit three photographs for [...]
Our last Newsletter assignment was to explore depth of field. Participants were asked to choose an aperture and shoot a series of images that use only this f-stop. The subject matter could be all the same or all different. This assignment forced the photographers to visualize their images and use their chosen depth of field [...]
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