I wanted to capture the feel of the Garden of the Gods as it might have felt in 1886. We scouted the Garden for good shooting locations, and we contacted a local cowgirl, Elle Billerbeck, about having a photoshoot there. Elle agreed, and she met me and my assistant, Rachel Franklin, at the Garden before sunrise. Elle is sponsored by Wrangler clothing; her hat is from The Cow Lot; and her boots are from Ariat. She is simply wonderful to work with.
I spent many years shooting good old Kodak Tri-X 400 Black & White Negative Film. While the color images from the "Cowgirl in the Garden" photoshoot were strong, processing the images in black & white really gives the images the American West feel I was hoping to achieve. I must say it feels good to work in black & white again!
Elle Billerbeck: @muahellie
Clothes: @wrangler, https://www.wrangler.com/
Hat: @thecowlot, https://thecowlot.com/
Boots: @ariatinternational, https://www.ariat.com/
Assistant: @rachel.j.photo
