Inspirational Learning
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 ...
Undiscovered Alaska-Bear Glacier Lake
By Michael DeYoung One of the challenges of being a photography guide and tour leader is finding new and undiscovered amazing places to photograph and manage the risk of maintaining protection and not...
Top Five of 2018
By Amy Horn If you are looking for a great exercise, look back at last years photos and pick your top five or ten, but no more. This exercise is a challenge in removing any emotional attachment you mi...
Snow over Four Peaks, a very unique photograph
By Ivan Martinez We live in the desert. We are known for dry and hot weather. Photos of Arizona with dry landscape and hot sunsets are abundant. Arizona has many amazing attractive locations that peop...
B&W, Capture Your Moment, Long Exposure, night photography, Photography, Post Processing, Technical, Technique
Long Exposures of 8 Minutes
By Rick Jacobi If you have water and or sky with clouds in a photo and want them to look really smooth, then you have to do a long exposure. Eight minutes works really well for this type of photo. I...
“It’s kind of a gray day”…. So go outside and shoot!!
By Ken Brown Have you ever heard, or maybe you’ve heard yourself say – “Well it’s kind of gray outside, so it probably won’t be a great day to shoot”. Please do not let overcast weather ...
Photographing Gardens
By Amy Horn The Shore Acres State Park Garden is full of photographic opportunities and during my summer trip, I spent a few hours looking for macro and close-up subjects. It was a cloudy day, so I le...
Rooster Cogburn Ostrich Ranch
By Megan P Galope If you’ve ever driven the stretch of I-10 between Phoenix and Tucson, you’ve undoubtedly passed the Rooster Cogburn Ostrich Ranch. Most people don’t stop to see what it’s all...
Why I Enjoy Being a Photo Guide with AHPS
By Jeff Insel I’ve been a volunteer Photo Guide with Arizona Highways PhotoScapes (formerly Photo Workshops) for over 7 years now. I submitted an application after participating in a 4 day workshop ...