Great Smoky Mountains Behind the Lens

Have you ever seen a photograph and wondered how it was made? Each book in my Behind the Lens eBook series presents a collection of twenty stunning photographs, and takes you behind the scenes for a step-by-step description of how each was made.

In the newest book in the series, Great Smoky Mountains Behind the Lens, my good friend and colleague Richard Bernabe takes you behind the lens to discuss twenty of his favorite images from the Smokies. Great Smoky Mountains National Park sits atop the rugged, mountainous border of North Carolina and Tennessee while spanning over a half-million acres of southern Appalachian wilderness. Lush deciduous hardwood forests, pristine mountain rivers and streams, and abundant wildlife make the Smokies a favorite destination among nature lovers and photographers alike. Richard takes you on a twenty-image tour de force, sharing his favorite locations and moments from a decade of shooting this mountain paradise. Great Smoky Mountains Behind the Lens is a 45-page downloadable PDF eBook filled with informative text, stunning full-color images, and plenty of insights and inspiration. This book is newly designed to optimize viewing across multiple platforms including computer screens and iPads. Only $8. Order your copy today!

Great Smoky Mountains Behind the Lens by Richard Bernabe

Those of you familiar with this blog and my travels probably don’t need an introduction to Richard—as many of you are aware, Richard has a lovely singing voice in addition to being a great photographer. For those of you who do not know Richard, he is one of the top outdoor photographers in the southeastern United States. His images have been licensed to magazines, advertising campaigns, calendars, and large format photography books all over the world. A partial list of his varied clients include: American Rivers, Audubon Society, Backpacker Magazine, Blue Ridge Country, Canon Global, Costa Del Mar, National Geographic Society, National Parks, Nature, Orvis Corporation, Outside, Outdoor Life, Patagonia, Rock and Ice, South Carolina Wildlife, Trail Runner Magazine, Trout Unlimited, and Wildlife in North Carolina. His first book, South Carolina Wonder and Light, was published by Mountain Trail Press in 2006. Richard was also one of the primary writers and executive editor of the best-selling Ultimate Guide to Digital Nature Photography in 2009. In 2007, Richard successfully crossed the state of South Carolina in an open canoe to help raise awareness of the environmental and historical significance of the South Carolina places not accessible by roads and highways. The 21-day, 270-mile expedition was filmed for South Carolina Educational Television and was followed real-time by hundreds of viewers online via SCETV’s Riverventure Journal. Canon’s 2009 corporate calendar, Portraits of Wind, exclusively features thirteen of Richard’s images of the Southeastern United States and was printed in seven languages and distributed worldwide.

Great Smoky Mountains Behind the Lens by Richard Bernabe

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Ian Plant's photographs and instructional articles have appeared in a number of books, calendars, and magazines, including Outdoor Photographer and Popular Photography. Ian writes a regular blog column for Outdoor Photographer online, and he is the author of numerous instructional eBooks and digital processing tutorials. Ian leads several photo tours each year.

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5 Comments

Richard Bernabe January 7, 2012 at 1:11 pm

Is this my long overdue Saturday Shout Out? It is Saturday, after all and it does appear to be a quasi shout out. Either way, I’ll accept, thankyouvermuch!
- Ian Plant January 7, 2012 at 1:19 pm
  
  I don’t give Shout Outs to photographers who are already super famous and who are also among my very best friends – or, for that matter, to photographers who whine about “long overdue” Shout Outs. Besides, I shared your lovely singing voice with the world, what more do you want from me?
Richard Bernabe January 7, 2012 at 1:26 pm

“I shared your lovely singing voice with the world, what more do you want from me?”

Umm, anything but that?
- Ian Plant January 7, 2012 at 1:29 pm
  
  Admit it, you love the attention you get from your admiring public. I know for a fact you never turn down a fan’s request for an encore performance of “Tomorrow.”
Serge Skiba February 12, 2012 at 11:15 am

I just purchased a copy of the ebook. I look forward to reading it and learning new things. I live in NC and absolutely LOVE the smokies and Blue Ridge Mtns. I have taken a few trips to photograph the sleeping giants of the south. I have woken up as early as 2 am to drive from Charlotte, NC to the Brevard area to capture the sun coming up over the mountains with the fog settled in the valley.

Your work and your “partners in blog” have and keep inspiring me to learn new techniques and have since started to see the world with a new pair of eyes.

I look forward to developing and maturing as a photographer for years to come.

thanks again and as my photography is no where near the quality on this site, feel free to look at my work at earthcaptured.com.
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