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...
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...
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...
Now that’s a bridge
By Jon Vemo Recently I visited yet another wonder of Arizona, Tonto Natural Bridge. If you haven’t been (like me), Tonto Natural Bridge is located just outside of Payson, AZ. According to the Ar...
Keeping an Open Mind
By Sara Goodnick Just because your goal is to photograph a particular subject, remember to stay on the alert for other possibilities and be willing to change your plans. It might result in an even bet...
Copper Queen Mine Tour, Bisbee, AZ
By Jeff Insel My wife and I recently spent a couple of nights in Bisbee,AZ. One of the things we wanted to see was the Copper Queen Mine Tour and we weren’t disappointed. Tours are seven days a ...
MACRO VS. CLOSE-UP PHOTOGRAPHY
By Vicki Uthe Something became clear to me recently. I realized the difference between macro and close-up photography and concluded that I’m really more of a close-up photographer than a macro perso...
TAHOE AND THE WEATHER
By Vicki Uthe This blog is being written to showcase the extreme difference a day can make in the weather. It is also being shared to encourage you to go out in it, the weather I mean, and take advant...
Know your Equipment and Location
By David Halgrimson Since moving back to Minnesota I have been researching places to go for photo opportunities and found a couple near where I live. One is Swan Park in Monticello Minnesota 15 miles ...