Inspirational Learning
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...
Grand Falls aka Chocolate Falls
By Sara Goodnick An Arizona destination known only to a few but definitely worth a visit is Grand Falls. Also called Chocolate Falls, it only runs during certain times of the year. Its source, the Lit...
Adobe Premiere Rush CC – A fast, user-friendly tool for video creation
By Lisa Hanard With Premier Rush you can quickly turn your photos, videos and audio clips into an impressive video in minutes. Then share your video directly from the Premiere Rush app to the most com...
Lensbaby Velvet 56 and Flower Photography
By Sara Goodnick The Lensbaby Velvet 56 is now my go-to lens for flowers. It took some practice but it has been time well spent. About the Lens It’s completely manual. You will have to use your came...
Put yourself in the picture
By Jim Steinberg March is here and it is the time of year it when our thoughts turn to green grass, wildflowers, and spending time in the high country. And for the first time in many years, I am reall...
How To Restore Old Photographs Using Adobe Photoshop Part 1 – COLOR AND CONTRAST
by Lisa Hanard Finding a dusty box of old family photos can feel like you just discovered a buried treasure. With anticipation, you carefully open the box lid to peek inside. Upon closer inspection ...