Tips for awesome compositions: Part 3
By John Ellis This is the third and final part of Tips for Understanding Composition for photographers. TEXTURE Texture helps to emphasize the features and details in a photograph. By capturing the te...
Colors of Autumn in Alaska
By Sara Goodnick The colors of autumn come early to Alaska in rich hues of red, yellow, and orange. We all know Alaska is the largest state in the United States by far. What you cannot fathom is just ...
TIPS FOR AWESOME COMPOSITION Part 2
By John Ellis This is part two of a multiple part ‘tip’ sheet on understanding composition. SHAPES AND LINES Shapes are two-dimensional elements that can be lit to create three-dimensional form. I...
Wait 15 minutes: A Monument Valley Experience
By Jim Chamberlain The rain was coming down in buckets. The canvas roof of the open sided tour vehicle provided limited protection especially when the wind would blow. I watched waterfalls magical...
My Tips for awesome compositions: Part 1
By John Ellis Composition is the arrangement of subject matter elements within the image. When we look at a scene, we see a three-dimensional image and can selectively see only the important elements ...
Expectations & Best Laid Plans
By Jeff Insel I’ll preface this blog by letting you know that last March, while on an Arizona Highways PhotoScapes workshop called Best of the West, one of our locations was Monument Valley and plan...
Circular Polarizer – Even More Reasons to Use One!
By Megan P Galope A couple years ago I wrote a blog post about using a circular polarizer when photographing water in order to reduce glare. It can also be used to reduce the shine on wet leaves. I wa...
Fireworks—the story behind the shots
By David Halgrimson I missed the fireworks Saturday night July 2nd, and hemmed and hawed all day Monday July 4th, America’s Independence Day. I wanted to shoot some fireworks, but was not sure w...
Lakes and Peaks of the Canadian Rockies – September 2012
By David Halgrimson Continuing with my many workshops with Arizona Highways PhotoScapes, this would be my 18th experience. I am posting this out of order to show the possibilities available this comin...
Anza Borrego Desert State Park
By Megan P Galope This spring I had the pleasure of attending an Arizona Highways PhotoScapes workshop in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, led by the excellent photographer Sandy Zelasko. Anza Borrego ...