Inspirational Learning
Photographing Spring Wildflowers with AHPS
By Vicki Uthe March 2015 began my second year with Arizona Highways PhotoScapes. I tried to be a landscape/nature photographer. I really did, but I find that my minimalism gets in the way. To be a suc...
Turn Your Photographs Into Greeting Cards
By David Goodell Looking for a project? I decided to print some of my photos as All Occasion Greeting Cards and have had a great deal of fun with it. The cards are 4 X 6, the paper is 6 X 8, and they ...
Water Drop Photography
By Amy Horn Camera Gear & Settings: Macro lens 1/160 sec, f/8, ISO 100 Flash power – 1/32 Shutter release 2 Off camera flash Tripod Supplies: Water container Syringe Backdrop Towel Rain-X (optio...
Photographing a Wildfire Safely
By Sara Goodnick We in the western U.S. expect wildfires here during the summer months. They tend to begin in May or June in the Southwest beginning a long march north to the Northwest. Even Alaska ex...
Using Low Angles in Photography
By Ivan Martinez As a photographer, I am always trying to work my subject. I do this by exploring different angles and creating different perspectives of one subject. In this video, I share with y...
How to use Adobe Photoshop to create hand-drawn looking sketches from your photos
By Lisa Hanard, With a little more time on our hands now is a perfect time to go through some of our old photos and have some fun with them. You can quickly turn some of your favorite photos into hand...
Optical Illusions in Art and Photography
By John Frelich Have you’ve ever seen the Mona Lisa or gone to the Wickenburg Western Museum and viewed the painting with the horse whose eye appears to follow you around? Many persons have seen the...
Calling All Cloud Lovers!
By Sara Goodnick Calling All Cloud Lovers! Cloud Appreciation Society Image: Cloud appreciation Society Manifesto What landscape photographer doesn’t love clouds? Did you know there is a society tha...
SAME LOCATION, DIFFERENT VISIONS
By Vicki Uth At the end of April, my friend and fellow photographer Amy Horn and I grabbed our cameras, donned masks, and drove separately 30 minutes west of Flagstaff to photograph downtown, Willia...
Quality of light
By Ivan Martinez Understanding light will help a photographer create the right image. Understanding light in photography is about knowing how light affects the subject you are photographing. In this v...