Playing with Colors
By Ivan Martinez The use of colors in photography as a composition guideline is something that will help you create images with the right mood or energy. The idea of colors is based on the color whe...
Time for Reflection
John Frelich Well here many of us sit waiting out the Covid-19 pandemic before we plan where our next photographic adventure will take us. There are many topics for consideration and for this blog I c...
Lighting and Direction in Photography
By Vicki Uthe Here’s a quick little post as a reminder to keep in mind where the sun is and how it changes everything. We were in Panama a couple of years ago, hanging out on a beach, when an unusua...
Water Splash Photography
By Amy Horn Camera Gear & Settings: Macro lens 1/160 sec, f/8, ISO 100 Flash power – 1/32 Shutter release 2 Off camera flash Tripod Supplies: Water container Syringe Backdrop Towel Rain-X...
Shadows, Lines and Light
By Ivan Martinez Ivan Martinez is a Photo Guide with Arizona Highways PhotoScapes....
A Spider’s Day at The Office
by Susan Snyder During the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us are finding ourselves working from home. A situation that is for some, myself included, not normal and presents many challenges but also some u...
Bubble Photography
By Amy Horn Camera Gear & Settings: Macro lens 1/100 sec, f/16, ISO 100 Flash power – 1/8 Shutter release Off camera flash w/ diffuser Tripod Supplies: Soap bubbles Amy Horn is a an Instructor f...
Planning the What When & Where
By David Halgrimson Being a Photo Guide for Arizona Highways Photoscapes (AHPS) for over twelve years I have learned many things, camera settings to use for a subject, time of day for best light, watc...
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...
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 ...