Hello, I know absolutely nothing about photography, but the picture of the mountains that you took in Colorado Springs has really inspired me to take up photography can you please tell me how to get that exact color and effect?
Hey, that's so sweet, I'm glad you liked it and felt inspired. If you are interested in taking photos, just go for it, use any camera, and start taking photos all the time.
Beginning photography is about juxtaposition and balancing a photo (look up 'the rule of thirds' and you'll be good to go after that).
There's a few factors at play with the mountain photo:
1. The natural lighting on the mountain the day I was up there. It was mid morning on a winter day in Colorado, and the sun was slightly off centre over the mountains which created the shadows and contrasts. I was at a 3000ft elevation too, so it helped for the view.
2. Editing - I used a free photo editing software for this one, and cranked up the colour contrast to the highest setting, before converting it to B+W, and then experimented with the adjustment settings for a long while. I made about five different versions and saved them all, and then chose the best one.
With editing, there's no right way, you just get a feeling when something looks right and you just know. This instinct gets better, the more you practice and experiment, trial and error etc.
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