Sunset at Panorama Park, Bakersfield, California.
Jeff and I are happy to announce that we have added a selection of Bakersfield images to our Website. To see them all, simply visit our new Bakersfield, California Gallery.
We will be traveling to and photographing Bakersfield and beyond again soon = more images will be added to this gallery in the coming weeks. Stay tuned.
Thank you for visiting!
~Sherri
The Foresthill Bridge (California's tallest bridge) stretches over the beautiful North Fork of the American River, Auburn, CA.
Auburn is awesome, especially in Autumn!
Join me this coming Sunday for an all day photo shoot down into the American River Canyon and in Old Town Auburn. See why Auburn is becoming more of a tourist destination and less of a place to just stop on the way to Lake Tahoe and Reno.
I love to share my town any chance I get and that is one reason why I am offering my American River/Old Town Auburn Photo Tour & Workshop.
Here are a few tidbits about Auburn:
I am offering this Photo Tour & Workshop at a sweet 2 for 1 price. For just $125.00, you and a friend (spouse, relative etc.) can enjoy a whole day with me (includes lunch), honing your photography skills and learning more about what makes Auburn so awesome!
Hurry and book before it’s too late. The deadline is this Wednesday!
See more images of Auburn.
Thanks for visiting!
~Sherri
This was taken at one of the boat launch areas at Lake Almanor, Plumas County, CA.
Abstract photos are really fun to create. When I captured this one, I was down at the boat launch at Lake Almanor during sunset, for a sailing photo shoot. I glanced down at the water and the sunlight was striking this beautiful underwater pattern. I couldn’t resist capturing it.
If you haven’t created abstracts before, give it a shot. Look close at your subjects and you can usually find an abstract! Take a look at a tree trunk, the ground, the sky, even someones clothing up close can render a nice abstract.
Have a nice example you would like to share? Feel free to post a link to it in the comments section below.
Have fun!
~Sherri
Sherri Meyer & Cocoa hiking on the Banner Cascade Trail in Nevada City, California.
Our fall color scouting trip to Nevada City last Thursday didn’t yield quite what we were expecting. We went to check on the fall color for my upcoming Photo Tour & Workshop. It was scheduled for yesterday. It’s a good thing I postponed it due to the lack of color, as this area got dumped on yesterday (6.5 inches of rain at our house)!
According to what I had been reading, the trees were starting to turn a couple of weeks ago. We expected it to look like it did in this photo of Downtown Nevada City, which was taken two years ago almost to the day!
The best laid plans don’t always work out. We made the most of the day anyway. We found a great hiking trail, the “Banner Cascade Trail.” It parallels a four and one-half mile segment of the Lower Cascade Canal between Red Dog Road and Gracie Road, near Nevada City. It is level and great for hiking, biking and running. Leashed dogs are welcome too!
We only had enough time to hike two miles and capture a few Outdoor Lifestyle images, before turning around. The four mile hike was time well spent! 🙂
NOTE: There is still time to book my half-day Old Town Auburn Fall Color Photo Tour & Workshop, or my full day American River & Old Town Auburn Fall Color Photo Tour & Workshop. We should have some really great color by then!
Cheers,
Sherri
Historic Auburn Courthouse, Old Town Auburn, California.
We are really excited to announce that we have just launched our new Gold Country Photo Tours & Workshops. It took us longer than we expected to get it off the ground, but that is probably for the best.
Since we are getting the word out without much advance notice, we have some major specials going on. We are offering a “2 for 1” special. You can sign up for one or more of our photo tours/workshops and bring a friend along for FREE!
To learn more or to register, please visit: Gold Country Photo Tours & Workshops.
Hope to see you there!
~Sherri
Photo: Couple fishing on Lower Sardine Lake, Sierra County, California.
Taking risks in photography can be a good thing! When I took this photo of the couple fishing on Lower Sardine Lake, I was actually trying to eliminate the tree. I wanted to isolate the couple from everything else. That wasn’t possible, however. So, I went ahead and took it anyway, figuring that I would dump it later. Now that I look at it, I think the tree added greatly to the image!
I think this could be one of those images that YOU will either really like, or really dislike. What do you think folks? All opinions and comments are greatly appreciated!
Thanks, Sherri
Summit Lake Reflections - Sierra County, California.
This image of trees reflecting in Summit Lake is not very original. I see this type of image quite often actually, but I love them! When we (Big Jeff, Little Jeff and I) arrived at Summit Lake during a hike, I saw this scene in the water and decided to go for it. I captured a few, but this one stood out from the rest. What I didn’t like about it though was that the image was too green. I wanted the blue to stand out more.
In Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, I beefed up the blue. I also added some fill light. I think it’s a “keeper” now! What do you think?
Thanks for visiting!
Cheers, Sherri
Sailing at Sunset on Lake Almanor in Plumas County, California.
Every day during our recent camping trip to Lake Almanor, Jeff and I would head down to the lake for a sunset photo shoot. We knew there would be plenty of subjects to photograph, but each time there was something new and exciting. It happened to be sailing on this particular day.
I love to shoot action and I love to sail. However, I didn’t have much experience photographing this adventure sport until now. These three amigos were a lot of fun to photograph and the weather couldn’t have been better!
Do you love to sail, kayak, canoe, fish, camp, ride bikes, swim or water ski? Lake Almanor offers all of these activities and more! If you have ever been there, I’d love to hear about your adventures. 🙂
Thanks for visiting and have a great weekend everyone!
See more of our Adventure Stock Photos.
Fishing on Lake Almanor with Mount Lassen in the background, Plumas County, Northern California. This lake is well-known as a fishing hot spot!
Most people love to photograph landscapes and nature and so do I, but when possible I shoot the scene both with and without people. Including people in your photographs can increase their marketability. Quite often, images of people interacting with nature are published over images of nature alone.
Many landscape and nature photographers go out of their way to eliminate human beings from their photos. That’s cool, but why not shoot a couple of extra frames which include people, while you have this great scene in front of you?
Last month, we visited Plumas County in Northeastern California. While we were there, my goal was to capture photos of Mount Lassen with and without people. While I really love this photo of Mount Lassen and this one, the photo featured above is more likely to get published. It illustrates people enjoying the area and what it has to offer.
On the other hand, this photo would not likely bring in any print sales. The one exception might be to the people in the boats!
What do you think? I’m all ears!!!
Thanks for visiting!
~Sherri
Mount Lassen at Sunset with Lake Almanor in the foreground, Northern California.
You might remember this photo of Mount Lassen I posted a couple of weeks ago. I was standing on a moving dock and I was having a very difficult time keeping the horizon straight. First, I shot this scene without the lake in the foreground. Then, when there was a little break from the wakes, I shot a few photos which included the lake. This one came out straight, but many of the others I captured did not. I am going to try straightening the horizon in a few of them in Photoshop and see what kind of results I get.
I would love your opinion on these two images. Do you prefer this image of Mount Lassen without the lake, or is the one above your favorite?
Thank you for visiting and for your comments!
Cheers,
Sherri
