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...
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...
Charming Trail Leads to Black River in the White Mountains, Arizona
By Sara Goodnick West Fork Black River Trail #628 Venture out for a long weekend or more in the White Mountains of eastern Arizona for a delightful time in a beautiful area. Why eastern Arizona? Beaut...
Photographing Reflections
By John Frelich Working with water and/or other items for reflections can provide you with many opportunities to create pleasing images. What are some of the ways you can add interest to an image? Try...
“Eddy” the Eaglet’s Bad Day
By John Frelich No this won’t be a children’s story. Rather, it is a story taken from the reality of the interaction of eagles in the wild in Juneau, AK. We took our workshop participants to a fie...
Salt River Wild Horse Update Spring 2020
By Sara Goodnick Salt River Wild Horse Update Spring 2020 The Salt River Wild Horses have become very popular subjects for photographers. There have been some changes regarding where to find them sinc...
Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta
By Vicki Uthe If you’ve never been to the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta you really must put it on your bucket list. There was really nothing about it I didn’t like. Well…maybe the col...
Self Quarantined?
By Jeff Insel Are you stuck at home now due to a job furlough or layoff? My wife and I have been “self isolating” since March 17 here in Arizona. Most of our time is spent reading books, watching ...
Photographing in Extreme Cold -Part 2
By Sara Goodnick In an earlier blog I mentioned the difficulties I faced when shooting the Hashknife Pony Express pre-ride in 15°F temperatures. This prepared me for a March trip to Fairbanks, Alaska...
Beat the Heat on a Hike to Horton Creek
By Sara Goodnick Great Escape from the Arizona Summer Heat. One of our favorite hiking trails during the months of May – October is the Horton Creek Trail 285. It follows Horton Creek up to the mout...