Self-portrait in the forest

While exploring behind one of the cabins that we stayed at in Table Rock State Park in South Carolina, we found what we thought were some abandoned fish hatcheries. The deep cement troughs had become overgrown and moss-covered, making for an eerie environment.

Later on, I made it a point to escape out there by myself to take some shots. Without having any other models available to me, I simply set up my tripod with a self-timer, and struck a few poses.

Some technical thoughts: Because I was working alone, I was able to carefully tweak the white balance and exposure to give myself the best possible RAW file to work with in Photoshop. Post-processing is very easy if you’ve got the in-camera capture right, and it was nice to take the time beforehand exactly the right settings–you save a lot of time afterwards!