In Arizona, it pays to watch your step…
By Jeff Insel Yesterday, September 12, was a fortunate day for seeing wildlife around our yard. As my wife went out the door with her laundry basket she stepped on what turned out to be a bullsnake th...
Finding the Warmth and Humor in Photography
By John Frelich What’s happened to our ability to enjoy our passion in photography? We started out the year quite normally in all respects after the holiday season. Then a strange thing occurred –...
A Photography and Train Tour of Switzerland
By Meng Tay During this difficult pandemic year, you either dream of the places you want to travel or revive memories of places you’ve been. In this blog I want to share memories of my travel to S...
Love Weather Events? Become a Weather Spotter!
By Sara Goodnick What outdoor photographer doesn’t love weather events? I certainly do. You’re probably watching the weather forecasts, reading the forecast discussions, and scanning the skies dai...
GPS Tracking Your Images
By David Halgrimson Ever wanted to keep track of where you took your images? If your camera does not have GPS tracking built in, all is not lost. There is an app for that. There are many ways to add G...
Willow Springs Canyon Trail
By Sara Goodnick Willow Springs Canyon Trail Bring the Family! Easy Cool Getaway on the Mogollon Rim Looking for a relatively level hike with photographic opportunities along a stream for a cool escap...
Backyard Macro: Focus Stacking
By Jon Vemo If you are like me, you are probably going crazy with ‘self-quarantine’ that most of us are following. I haven’t really been out other than groceries and an occasional trip out t...
Bobcats in our backyard
By Jeff Insel Three years ago next week we had some nice monsoon weather, rain in the morning. My dining window faces my backyard and the neighbor’s wall to the east. While having my morning tea...
Bryce Canyon National Park Photo Workshop
By Jeff Insel This was a fun and interesting four day photography workshop. The National Park pamphlet calls Bryce Canyon “Poetry in Stone” – an accurate description as any. The group met at...
Photographing the Night Sky
By Vern and Barbara West On a recent nighttime shoot of the Comet C2020 F3 / Neowise, we had a crash course on remembering all the ins and outs of photographing the night sky. One of the first steps w...