Ian Shive (left) with Al Gore (right)
Ian Shive (left) with musician Ryan Merchant (right)
Ian Shive in Chaco Canyon National Historic Site, New Mexico (2009)
Ian Shive in advertisement for lightning company Lumiquest.
Self-portrait, Glacier National Park, Montana (August, 2008)
10 Comments
September 18, 2009 at 11:26 am
I am impressed with your images, they are beautiful.
September 18, 2009 at 11:30 am
thank you!
October 11, 2009 at 9:47 am
Many thanks for these beautiful and relaxing images..is the only way I can get that landscapes so close…
October 13, 2009 at 4:16 pm
Beautiful photos. Love the landscapes. Are you bracketing your images?
October 14, 2009 at 8:46 am
Hi Julie – if you mean bracketing them and then merging them (such as HDR), then no, I am not. I do often take multiple exposures though to “get it right” and get it as close to what I want in camera.
October 14, 2009 at 9:10 am
Hi Ian – that is what I meant by bracketing. Thanks for answering. If you don’t mind me asking, what kind of camera do you use? I have the Canon 30D and am working through the menus now. I just returned from Yellowstone last week taking landscapes and did bracket but haven’t merged due to a bit of a moral dilemma I have with it. Your exposures are truly breathtaking so any advice/tips you can pass on would be greatly appreciated.
October 14, 2009 at 3:10 am
I seen you on Current. Honestly , that was the first I have heard of you. Very Impressive short story. I would love to see the places you have been. I am proud of pictures of nature I have taken myself..You are a inspiration! Thank you for sharing.
October 30, 2009 at 9:54 pm
Hi Ian, I picked up your book from B&N the other day. It was the first time I saw it, while browsing through photography book as I always do for inspiration and I have to say I fell in love with it. Your pictures have given me something to strive for in my photography.
I am currently exploring the use of filters in my photography. I was wondering if you could please educate me as to what filters do you use, i.e what brand and what holders? Currently, the only way I have been able to create a dynamic picture with hilites and shadows properly exposed is by means of HDR. But as you mention, it creates a very “artificial” image. I would really appreciate your help. Thanks.
November 2, 2009 at 11:20 am
Hey there – I use Lee Filters but I know other brands are good such as Singh-Ray and Cokin (less expensive but not quite as good in my opinion). The holders are all made by the same respective companies. I use ND .3 .6 and .9 and stack them and typically use hard edge filters but also sometimes use soft.
October 14, 2009 at 9:40 am
I use Canon equipment – everything you see on my site and in my book are shot on the Canon 5D. The 30D is a great camera.
I have the same moral dilemma with merging and to be honest – I’ve tried it but felt my results were pretty artificial. I use neutral density filters which are not only widely accepted in the ethics department, but help me manage my exposures/contrast/tonal ranges.