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    Dirt Cheap Photo Guide to Grand Teton National Park
    Dirt Cheap Photo Guide to Grand Teton National Park
    Dirt Cheap Photo Guide to Grand Teton National Park
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    Dirt Cheap Photo Guide to Grand Teton National Park

    By Jeff Clow

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    The Dirt Cheap Photo Guide to Grand Teton National Park is written for three distinct travelers; the photo enthusiast, the family photographer and the travel fan. In twelve chapters, pro photographer Jeff Clow takes the readers on a guided tour of the park with instructions as to where to find the best photo spots at the best times. Both famous and lesser known landscape locations are highlighted.

    Jeff Clow has been leading photo tours to the area for several years and shares all the location and shooting secrets that have taken him a decade to discover. It is written with a easy going style and gives specific driving directions to each photo locale. It also is filled with photo tips and recommended shooting times and will help any visitor to the area make the most out of their trip.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJeff Clow
    Release dateJun 22, 2011
    ISBN9781458156792
    Dirt Cheap Photo Guide to Grand Teton National Park
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    Jeff Clow

    Jeff Clow has been writing professionally for the last two decades. His monthly column for Tuff Stuff magazine ran for 17 years. He has also served as a frequent guest speaker on cruise ships and has held several executive level positions in two Fortune 500 companies. Additionally, his work as a self taught photographer and photo tour host have brought him significant acclaim throughout North America. His photo tours have taken dozens of photographers to his secret spots in the Tetons and helped them significantly improve their landscape and wildlife photography skills. Hundreds of his photos are represented by Getty Images and have appeared in ad campaigns for Disney, Time, AOL, Fortune, and dozens of other companies worldwide.

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    • 4/5
      Excellent reference for those of us who want to create good art at Grand Teton National Park. The instructions for reaching each of the locations is precise and when used with existing park signage, easy to find (even in the dark.) Each day is outlined and the guide works well, even the meal recommendations. The Kindle edition could use a map, as the first time visitor doesn't know where some of these things might be located. I'll use this again and again.

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    Dirt Cheap Photo Guide to Grand Teton National Park - Jeff Clow

    Dirt Cheap Photo Guide to Grand Teton National Park

    Jeff R. Clow

    Copyright 2011 Jeff R. Clow

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    Chapter One - The Photographer's Quest

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    Oxbow Bend. The Snake River Overlook. Moulton Barn. Legendary landscape locations in Grand Teton National Park that have beckoned photographers for decades. You've heard of them and you've seen countless shots from each of these spots, but do you know what's the best time to visit them during the day? Do you know the alternative angles that produce images that aren't the standard postcard view of the place?

    And what about off the beaten path locations such as Buffalo Fork Ridge or Hedrick Pond Overlook? Have you heard of them? Probably not. They are accessible but without a knowledge of the back roads that cross the main highways, they don't get many visitors. They are equally impressive when compared to their more famous brethren in the park, but they don't show up on any maps. Do you know how to get to them - and is it safe to do so in a rental car?

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    That's where this inexpensive photo guide comes in - a written recap of the area in and around Jackson Hole, Wyoming that is focused on one thing. Photography. Not on where to stay or where to eat, but where to stand and when to do so.

    I've been visiting the area for ten years and have been leading photo tours for the last three years to this landscape and nature photographer's paradise. And the first time I visited Jackson Hole and Grand Teton National Park, I missed out on dozens of different photo spots because I didn't know who to ask and I didn't know my way around the area.

    I remember asking myself repeatedly - is this dirt road on my left private or public? Is the fence in front of the barn a barrier to me or to the bison and can I go around it without getting in trouble? And then I would visit some of the well known galleries in the town of Jackson, Wyoming and see a shot that I'd love to take, but I had no idea how to get there. Or I would have two days to take photos and I wasn't sure where to devote that first hour just before sunrise. Should I go to the barns or go to Oxbow? Thus, my first couple of visits to the area were equal parts reward and frustration.

    But I was lucky. My step-daughter and her husband had just moved to the area and so my wife and I had a reason to visit. We loved the place and we could visit without needing to shell out hundreds for hotel rooms. And so I began my quest - my quest to find the best places in Jackson Hole for a photographer and my quest to understand when the light was going to be best at each of those locations.

    And slowly, but surely, I began running into local photographers at some of the sites. I would strike up a conversation and ask what other spots they would recommend. Some were very willing to tell me and others acted like that I was asking them for the secret formula for a well known soft drink. They clammed up and basically gave me the cold shoulder. But after years of asking and exploring every back road I could find in the park, I began to get a real sense of the place. A sense of the vibe that you sometimes hear the locals talk about.

    Fast forward to today. Many of those photos this self taught landscape and wildlife photographer took ended up catching the eye of editors at Getty Stock Images. They are now being used by companies all over the world in advertising and promotion campaigns. My own portfolio on Flickr.com has been visited over four million times and I've won lots of accolades. But the truth is that so much of good photography is simply based on one thing - and one thing only.

    If you want to get better and better at photography - you've got to stand in front of better things.

    Then things like light and composition and depth of field come into play. But - other than repeated visits to the area - how does a photographer on a quest figure out where and how to spend their precious time when they visit Grand Teton National Park? Do they grab a rental car and head north on Highway 89 out of Jackson? Well, that will work. Some of the most iconic locations are literally on the main road. But the problem becomes one of prioritizing and knowledge - or lack thereof. Oxbow Bend is easy to find, but if you wait until noon to hit this magical spot, the famous mirror reflection of Mount Moran in the bend of the river is likely going to be gone.

    Why? Simple weather patterns and the fact that on most days the winds pick up after 9:00 a.m. just enough to ripple the water and disrupt the reflection. Will you still get a decent shot of the place? Sure. But the iconic shot that you've seen in all the guidebooks may be out of your grasp.

    Thus, you need a guide. You can employ one of the many local photographers who offer guided tours of the area for visiting photographers. I personally know a couple of people who do a terrific job and will take you exactly where you need to go and when. The downside? They are expensive - usually in the range of $500 to $900 per day per person. But you'll get the shots that you've always wanted.

    Or you could join a photo tour or photo workshop focused on the area. During the spring, summer and fall months there are workshops almost every weekend. Many led by well known photographers whose work has appeared in many national publications. My small company - Dirt Cheap Photo Tours - offers inexpensive guided tours for small groups several times a year. But once again, there are some limitations. You have to be in the area when the workshop or tour is held. And you have to travel with six to ten other people - a fun experience but maybe not what you want to do if you're visiting the area with your family and the photography part of your trip is only part of the overall experience.

    Or you could use this book as your personal guide to the area that will allow you to travel at your own

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