Inspirational Learning
Why am I shooting RAW??
By Becky Chapman The benefits of shooting RAW over JPEG, and when not to do it. When I first started shooting digital, I was convinced that digital would never match the quality of film. I tried my ha...
Backgrounds
By Amy Horn A clean background can make or break an image. While walking near a waterfall outside of Ouray, CO, I spotted a Richardson’s Geranium with buds just beginning to open. So, I set up m...
KATHMANDU ELECTRICAL LINES
By Vicki Uthe Travel photography is a wide-open genre of photography, which is why I love it. Walking through a city or village is FAR more interesting to me photographically than landscape. Experienc...
Adobe PhotoShop – Layer and Layer Mask Basics
By Megan P Galope If you’re new to PhotoShop, layers can be a bit daunting. What exactly are they, anyway? Layers can be used in a multitude of ways, but I will just discuss the basics of how to use...
Does AI Have Real Value?
By John Frelich Not long ago Topaz, amongst others, came out with AI (artificial Intelligence) with their “Studio” and products that offered the same intriguing named improvements. Does this have ...
iNaturalist-an App that Helps Photographers Help Scientists
By Sara Goodnick Have you ever wondered just what that beautiful flower, butterfly, bird, or other organism is called that you’ve just photographed? Now you can find out! A recent visit with a frien...
Phone Camera Fun
By Sara Goodnick Turn Your Mobile Phone into a Fun Versatile Camera I just received my new Ztylus Revolver 6-Way lens accessory for my mobile phone and it is so much fun to use! My phone is an iPhone ...
Embrace the rain!
Bad weather can create great images. By Michael DeYoung When making images I try to make three elements come together. These are: 1) great subject (landscape, animal, human, etc.), 2) great ...
8-Minute-Long Exposure
By Rick Jacobi Why would a person want to shoot an 8-Min-Long Exposure when you can shoot a 20 or 30 second exposure much easier? The answer is the effect of the water and or the sky in the photo. It ...
Scholz Lake – Bird Refuge with a View
By Sara Goodnick Looking for mountains with a lake in the foreground? Scholz Lake offers a beautiful view of the SanFrancisco Peaks, not far from Flagstaff, in northern Arizona. It’s also a bird ref...