It’s the end of the year and it’s been a busy one at Paul
Bellinger Photography. Thank you to everyone who helped us make 2015 amazing
and we are looking forward to another outstanding year in 2016! If you’re getting
married in 2016 and looking for a great Montana wedding photographer please
visit www.paulbellinger.com for more information on booking. Our studio is located
in downtown Billings Montana and we travel worldwide for weddings.
Tips for photographers: This picture was made with the Sony
A7ii and Zeiss Loxia 35mm f/2 at 3.2, 1/320 and ISO 400. My standard tip for
shooting in the mountains is to use a long lens, so this is an interesting case
where I broke that rule. I usually shoot with a 70-200 lens most of the time
when I’m around the mountains because I like the way the compression pulls the
mountains in and makes them look gigantic. But when you get this far up East
Rosebud creek you’re IN the mountains and a long lens will only let you show a
single peak or two. In order to show the epic environment around us I had to
opt for a wider lens. Notice however that I did not go crazy wide with a 14mm
or anything like that, which would have made the mountains look much smaller
and further away. There were some “standing in on a rock with nearly freezing
white water around you” considerations to factor in as well, so it can be
difficult to use the long lens when you don’t get to stand anywhere you want.
