These are some family portraits I made down in Cascade, Idaho recently.  I love working along Cascade Reservoir – it’s got a lot of great photo sports, especially with Tamarack Resort visible in the background.  And the natural rock formations made a great setting in themselves too!

Family Portraits in Cascade, November, 2008.  Copyright 2008 Israel Zion Shirk.

I’ve gotten a lot of questions from other photographers on how I did the lighting – the secret is to, when you have a day with otherwise not so great light, bring your own!  The great thing about dismal lighting is that it allows you to supplement the natural light with lighting that you’ve set up yourself – and then keeping both the natural light and artificial light in tune with each other.

Family Portraits in Cascade, November, 2008.  Copyright 2008 Israel Zion Shirk.Family Portraits in Cascade, November, 2008.  Copyright 2008 Israel Zion Shirk.Family Portraits in Cascade, November, 2008.  Copyright 2008 Israel Zion Shirk.Family Portraits in Cascade, November, 2008.  Copyright 2008 Israel Zion Shirk.Family Portraits in Cascade, November, 2008.  Copyright 2008 Israel Zion Shirk.Family Portraits in Cascade, November, 2008.  Copyright 2008 Israel Zion Shirk.

2 Responses to “Family Portraits » Cascade, Idaho”

  1. Great stuff, man. Always nice to see the work of a peer. You should add buttons to the bottom of your posts to digg, stumble, etc your content.-Tom

  2. Joey L says:

    I’m so jealous of those photos! They never turn out that way with my own camera, I guess that’s what makes you a professional though :)

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