kchristensenphoto: Bannack/Best

Title: Black & White
DTP: 10/20/2011, 3:05 p.m., Bannack Ghost Town

F-Stop: f/10.0

SS: 1/20 sec

Camera: NIKON D3100

The only thing I did to this photo when I edited it in Adobe Photoshop CS5 was desaturate it to make it black and white. I thought that it would give it a nice effect since it was already rugged looking.

Title: The Cabin

DTP: 10/20/2011, 6:50 p.m., Bannack Ghost Town

F-Stop: f/5.6

SS: 1/160 sec

Camera: NIKON D3100

In this photo, I edited it in Adobe Photoshop CS5. I changed the levels and saturation to bring out more of the colors, then I edited my subject in the picture. I fixed any blemishes, then brought out his eyes with a lighter color in a crescent shape in the bottom of his eye, then sharpened both of his eyes. I also softened any hard lines on his face and added a little color to his lips. After that, I added a gausian blur to the background so that he was more of the focal point.

Title: The Path Less Traveled

DTP: 10/20/2011, 5:56 p.m., Bannack Ghost Town

F-Stop: f/5.6

SS: 1/2000 sec

Camera: NIKON D3100

I edited this image in Camera RAW. I changed the saturation and contrast to bring out more of the vibrant colors of the trees and the sky. I thought that it made the road look a little less depressing. I also loved the clouds in this picture which is why I chose it out of the other shots I got.

Title: Make A Wish

DTP: 10/20/2011, 7:10 p.m., Bannack Ghost Town

F-Stop: f/3.5

SS: 30.0 sec

Camera: NIKON D3100

I didn't edit this photo at all. This is the original image. I liked the glow that came out of it because I thought that it gave you something interesting to look at. I did play with this image in Camera RAW and gave it a blue hue, but I liked this one much more in the end.

Title: Law & Order

DTP: 10/20/2011, 3:00 p.m., Bannack Ghost Town Court House

F-Stop: f/10.0

SS: 0.4 sec

Camera: NIKON D3100

This image I edited in Camera RAW to bring out the colors of the mallet and the desk. I really liked how it gave you a sense of what their court room may have looked like back in the 1800's. A guy sitting in his seat with a black top hat and a white beard while banging his mallet on the desk because of a rowdy interrogation.

Title: Sephia

DTP: 10/20/2011, 1:10 p.m., Bannack Ghost Town Hotel

F-Stop: f/5.6

SS: 1/100 sec

Camera: NIKON D3100

In Adobe Photoshop CS5, I first desaturated the image and then added a photo filter to it so that I could turn up the orange hue and give it a sephia look.

Title: Bannack Ghost Town Hotel

DTP: 10/20/2011, 7:30 p.m., Bannack Ghost Town Hotel

F-Stop: f/10.0

SS: 6.0 sec

Camera: NIKON D3100

This image was edited in Camera RAW. All I did was adjust the levels and sliders in it to give it an even more vibrant look. I thought that the original image looked great but wanted to make it really pop.

Title: Bannack Ghost Town

I really wanted to get a good view of the whole town so I took this panoramic from a hill above Bannack. I took a few, but this one was the only one that really turned out. I was a little disappointed in how blown out the sky came out but it was the best I could do without a tri-pod and trying to spot heal the missing pieces in Adobe Photoshop CS5. After doing that I put it back in Camera RAW and bumped up the saturation and vibrancy in the photo to make the trees look more visually appealing.