Yellowstone photographer talks to Cole Hauser, Kelly Reilly’s Bond

Yellowstonephotographer on site Emerson Miller watched Taylor SheridanThe hit western drama series has been going strong since day one, and now that Season 5 has ended, it’s reflecting on what it was like to witness television history in the making.

In an exclusive interview, Miller, 34, praised Sheridan, 54, for trusting him to capture every special moment on Yellowstone since its premiere in 2018. “It’s changed so many people’s lives, and that’s the beautiful thing about it, because we all know (Yellowstone) was the first step on the train,” said the photographer Our. “Everybody that was a part of it was like, ‘This is the crew, this is the team, we’ve got it.’

Miller’s love for photography began when he moved to Los Angeles from Brazil and received a letter from UCLA offering photography courses. He learned the trade and eventually landed in the fashion photography industry, where a mutual friend introduced him to “one of the most beautiful women on earth” – Sheridan’s wife, Nicole Sheridan.

The two struck up a friendship, and eventually Miller became a trusted confidant in her and Taylor’s inner circle. According to Miller, the couple “really changed the course of my life before Yellowstoneonly (with) their friendship and their guidance.”

“Taylor is one of the sweetest guys I’ve ever met,” Miller added. “When he loves someone or cares about something, he literally gives everything he can to help. He is involved with so many charities in Texas and he never wants to take credit for it.”

Miller also worked on most of Sheridan’s other hit series – incl 1883, 1923 and Landman — but Yellowstone will always be a turning point in his career. “There’s so many shows (now, so) all the crew members are kind of separated,” he explained. “But when you say ‘Oh, I’m the front row.’ Yellowstone“People are like, wow.

IN rousing season 5 finaleBeth (Kelly Reilly) mercilessly killed Jamie (Wes Bentley) to avenge the death of his father John (Kevin CostnerWHO left the show before season 5). Behind the scenes, however, the final days of filming were more bittersweet.

“There’s one moment where we’re shooting the dorm scene and (Reilly) was like, ‘Guys, this is our last scene together,'” Miller explained. “It was two days before we left Montana and went to Texas, so it felt like the end of the show because we’d been in Montana for seven years.

“So we all left and some of the dorms (scenes were) wrapped and I was like, this is the moment we need to take a picture, so we all go to the fence,” Miller, who also worked on Angelina Jolie– in the main role Those who wish me deadhe continued. “At that point it was like, ‘That’s it,’ and some people were crying.”

By the end of season 5, Beth and Rip (Cole Hauser) relocated to a new ranch in Montana with Carter (Finn the Little). As spinoff rumors for the characters Miller says there’s real “beauty” in the actors’ true friendship.

“Their connection off camera is like, ‘We have each other’s back, we know it’s beautiful, how can we work together to translate it?'” Miller said of Hauser, 49, and Reilly, 47. hangs up, they have conversations. They worry about the translation of how to (u)make it into a beautiful piece of art because they really care.”

According to Miller, everyone in the cast — included Luke Grimes and Kelsey Asbill — fully immersed themselves in their respective characters and story. “(People) think it comes to life so easily, but it’s because there’s so much behind the scenes, practicing (and) talking (about) making it happen,” he continued. “They do it so well because they really come from a very innocent point of view.

Season 5 also marked Miller’s first on-screen appearance as he played a Brazilian buyer looking to buy one of Yellowstone’s prized horses in episode 13. Although the scenes Miller was in were tense, there were also some light-hearted moments.

“There are five cameras and one was behind Kelly (who was looking at me) and she kept trying to make me laugh, winking and smiling,” he said. Our. “It was so funny.

Although Miller is busy during some rare downtime (he and Taylor are working on a book about 6666), he’s determined to stay inspired in the series creator’s company.

“There’s nothing more creative than being around Taylor,” he concluded. “I can go anywhere and feel so lazy, but once I’m here I feel like I can do it because I’m surrounded by this energy – it’s pushing me and it’s so beautiful.”