A group of us went up to Yosemite and the Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains this past weekend. We manged to spend some time in Yosemite Valley, Tioga Pass, Mammoth Lakes, Devil's Postpile, Mono Lake, and Bodie. Brandon and I are still editing our photos, but I did manage to get this one shot of Tenaya Lake while driving across Tioga Pass. We had been driving since about 5 AM and I realized we were going to make it completely across the pass before sunset. Now since I was travelling with family and not everyone was a photog, the idea of pulling over and waiting an hour so we could catch sunset on Tenaya Lake seemed like a nonstarter. So considering I was exhausted, I pulled over and said I needed a power nap. I got to sleep for a good 40 minutes and then we continued on our drive. We came up on Tenaya Lake and we saw this sky and reflection. I pulled over, jumped out of the car, and started firing away. Totally worth the tiny little white lie. (I really was tired, though, so it's the truth with an ulterior motive).
The second day of our trip the sky was boring, just a bright blue dome, devoid of clouds. I found it hard to get inspired, I knew there were potential shots all around me, but nothing seemed to click. I pulled out my iPhone and started listening to U2's Beautiful Day (one of my favorite songs). A few minutes after turning on the music, I started noticing things I was missing before, and got quite a few good shots. So my question to you is this: Have you ever used music to help you get inspired while taking photos? What's on your inspiration playlist?
