Les is one of South Dakota's most prolific and widely published outdoor photographers and has been a professional photographer since 1990. After learning the ins and outs of the stock photography business as a Photo Editor and Image Library Manager for Stock Imagery in Denver, he decided to put his skills to the test with his own work.

Les' published images have appeared in magazines, advertising campaigns, retail packaging, calendars, web sites, books and more. Clients include, Bugle Magazine, Wolf Publishing, Harris Publications, Game and Fish Publications, Primedia Group, Pentax Corp., Smith-Southwestern, South Dakota Magazine, Bowhunter, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and many others.

Les is also a teacher, teaching photography classes and workshops for everyone from the rank beginner to the seasoned professional. In 2007 he was asked to join Tamron Lens Corporation's educational photographers group and teaches workshops for them around the United States. He is on the staff of Naturescapes.com online photo magazine and is also the chair of the NANPA Resource Relations Committee. Profotos.com selected him as one of the top 100 photographers in the country in 2001. Les' photography can be viewed at www.royaltineimages.com.

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• Understanding histograms to get the correct exposure
• Transferring images from camera to computer
• The advantages of shooting in RAW
• Editing, storing and filing your images
• Adjusting the image to maximize quality
• The proper method to resize and sharpen your files
• Outputting your images for prints or low-resolution digital files ready to upload to a website or e-mail to friends and family.

• Working with and finding macro subjects
• Equipment needed to obtain the image you want
• Learning to get the maximum effectiveness from your existing equipment
• Working with electronic flash
• Working with available light and reflectors
• Obtaining proper White Balance
• Depth of Field vs. Shutter Speed
• Other Tips and Secrets to getting great close-up images

• Developing your artistic vision
• How to visualize a landscape photograph before taking the picture
• Ways to increase your image's depth of field from foreground to infinity
• Reasons to use all of your lenses from wide-angle to telephoto
• How to effectively use the light to the scene's advantage
• Working a subject from all angles and perspectives
• Maximize image sharpness
• Learn specialty techniques such as HDR and Panoramic Stitching