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Behind The Shot Archive

Behind the Shot posts contain information about how a shot was created.  Info can range from location scouting, and navigation to exposure settings and post-processing. I hope you enjoy this look into my workflow.

The Lone Tree with Startrails – Behind the Shot

2019/04/30 by Ian La Rue Leave a Comment

The Lone Tree with Startrails

The Lone Tree Stats If you own a copy of the larue.photo 2019 Fine Art Wall Calendar, then you may recognize this image as "May". I call it "The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Behind The Shot, Completed Projects, Photoblog Tagged With: Arizona, Astronomy, Astrophotography, Star Trails, Stars, Startrails, Timelapse

Animated Star Trails from 4 Hour Timelapse Captured in Sedona, AZ

2018/08/09 by Ian La Rue Leave a Comment

Animated Star Trails in the Sedona sky trace circles around the North Star

I'm very excited to share with you this Animated Star Trails GIF I created. Those of you who own a copy of the larue.photo 2018 Fine Art Wall … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Behind The Shot, Completed Projects, Photoblog Tagged With: Animated, Arizona, Astronomy, Astrophotography, AZ, GIF, Landscape, Long Exposure, Moon, Moon Lit, Moonlight, Nature, photography, Red Rocks, Sedona, Space, Star Trails, Stars, Startrails, Timelapse

Lunar Surface Timelapse During Blue Moon Eclipse

2018/08/02 by Ian La Rue Leave a Comment

Lunar Surface During Total Lunar Eclipse

Today, I present to you a timelapse sequence of the lunar surface during the blue moon eclipse of January 31, 2018. See more from this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Behind The Shot, Learning Opportunities, Photoblog Tagged With: Astronomy, Astrophotography, Blood Moon, Full Moon, Moon, Time Lapse, Timelapse, Total Lunar Eclipse, Totality

Panoramic HDR Sunet, Capture through Post-Production

2018/06/28 by Ian La Rue Leave a Comment

Panoramic HDR sunset over Dogtown Lake

Panoramic HDR Stats This panoramic HDR is the largest image I've created to date, and one of the most elaborate post-production processes I've ever … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Behind The Shot, Completed Projects, Photoblog Tagged With: Arizona, Birds, Boat, Boating, Cacti, Cactus, Dogtown Lake, Fine Art Photography, Fishing, Flagstaff, Kayak, Lake, Landscape Photography, larue.photo, Northern Arizona, Panoramic, Plants, Saguaro, Sahuaro, Silhouette, Sunset, Things, Williams

Star Trails Under the Full Moon in Sedona, AZ

2018/06/21 by Ian La Rue Leave a Comment

Star Trails as the Full Moon illuminates Sedona rocks

Star Trails Astrophotography I love creating astrophotography images for my fine art portfolio, but have rarely shot star trails images in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Behind The Shot, Completed Projects, Oh Snap!, Photoblog, Updates Tagged With: Astronomy, Astrophotography, Desert, Fine Art, Fine Art Photography, Full Moon, Landscape, larue.photo, laruephoto, Long Exposure, Moon, Moonlight, Moonlit, photography, Star Trails

How I Created a Staff Portrait for Pinnacle Pain & Spine

2018/05/29 by Ian La Rue Leave a Comment

Doctors Office Staff Portrait

Staff Portrait Final Product This is the staff portrait that I created for Pinnacle Pain & Spine, a doctors office in Scottsdale, AZ which … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Behind The Shot, Photoblog Tagged With: Group Photo, Headshots, Phoenix, photography, Portraits, Professional, Scottsdale, Staff Portrait

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