Roanoke Archives - Nathan Firebaugh Photography

Aug 28
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Sunset On The Tracks – Roanoke, VA

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Photographing Downtown Roanoke, VA

This past Sunday I had the pleasure to walk around and photograph the city of Roanoke, VA with some members from Exposure Roanoke.  Exposure Roanoke is a local meetup group who host numerous events for photographers of all skill levels, from hikes to photographing people in need. If you’re interested in photography you should definitely check them out!

 

Photo Share – Sunset On The Tracks

My Canon 6D is off to CPS for repairs…. so for this walk I was using my trusty Canon T2i, which by the way I just replaced with a Canon 60D this week (thanks to B&H Photo for the awesome deal! *body only $599 until Aug 31st*)    I might miss the old camera… it’s the one I cut my teeth on and learned after so many mistakes and not once did it let me down….
Sunset captured from the Martin Luther King Bridge in downtown Roanoke, VA

May 12
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Portrait Photography Roanoke,VA

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All dressed up for the Prom

Here’s a few pictures I took  of my oldest son right before he went to the Salem High School Prom. Yes I shoot normal portraits too not just HDR and landscapes, not as often as landscapes but I do them. For more information about portraits, family, school, birthdays or events just use the contact form on this site. Mini sessions start at $60.00 which include 30 minutes of shooting at a single location (within the Roanoke/Salem area).  I will travel to do photography at your even too so feel free to contact me with your information and the details for pricing.

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Feb 08
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Snowy Weather In The Roanoke Valley

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Crazy Weather In Virginia

Man the weather sure has been weird lately…. a mixture of snow, 70 degree days, more snow, 6″ of rain and more snow….  I’m really not sure what to think about all of this. But on the photography side of things it has allowed me some warm days to get out and capture some sunsets and sunrises. After the first snow storm I went out to capture the sunrise with the fresh snow on the ground and sticking to the tree limbs the final image was one of the best so far in 2013 and was featured on the front page of the Salem Times Register on February 7, 2013.

 

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Jan 23
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URBEX Exhibit At The O. Winston Link Museum Roanoke,VA

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The O. Winston Link Museum in downtown Roanoke,VA is displaying the work of 10 local photographers in the new URBex ( Urban Exploration) exhibit.  I was lucky enough to have one of my Photographs chosen to be on display thanks to the Exposure Roanoke Group. My picture on display is one that I took under the Walnut St. bridge during sunset, the sky had some amazing colors and it’s an HDR image I created using multiple exposures and edited in Lightroom and Photomatix Pro. I’m currently working on a series of tutorials for how I do my HDR photographs and also some presets I will have for sale shortly for Lightroom 4. Here’s the picture that’s hanging up and if you get a chance to stop by you should check out the museum!

 

 

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Jan 15
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Shooting HDR With The Canon 6D

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We had some great weather this past weekend which allowed me to get out in downtown Roanoke,VA and shoot some HDR photographs with my Canon 6D. I have yet to use the in camera HDR function and have continued my normal 5 exposure routine using my Promote Control with the 6D. The results I think were great but I will let my audience and fans decide on that one.

 

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Which brings me to another point Photography in general seems to be a funny thing… in my views you have two types of photographers  the ones who live and die by the golden rules of Photography.  These people always follow the holy grail like  the rules of thirds, most of these dislike HDR photographs  etc. Then there are Photographers like myself who create not to impress other Photographers but to create images for the pure sense of creation, or maybe it’s an experiment to try something a different way. I try to create images that will grab a users attention whether that be by using lots of color saturation or HDR to make usual scenes seem unusual.  If we all followed the same rules and thoughts… what would be the difference in photographs? The angle something was shot at? The camera that was used to capture the image? My advice to anyone in photography is to create what you WANT to create, yes there are rules for photography and if you break these rules you may be frowned upon by some, but don’t let that influence your vision. Create for your audience be it big or small, push yourself harder with each shot or each edit, and don’t be afraid to try new techniques!

Dec 30
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Sports Photography Using HDR Composite Images

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Well as promised I will be doing more portraits this year, my thinking was to combine my art work with people to create one of a kind images that you can’t get from just anyone.  Sports Photography will be one thing that I’m going to push towards allowing your kids or athletes to become superstars by turning up the normal sports photographs a few notches. Here’s an example using my son Alex as a model and baseball as the sport. The HDR background was taken at a local baseball field the kids used this past season. Then the model or subject photograph is taken in a studio setting but this could be taken anywhere using a solid background and with enough space using soft boxes and speed lights.  If you have any questions about my work or if you’re interested in having portraits like this taken feel free to contact me at NFirebaugh@NFirebaughimages.com .

 

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