Tips for awesome compositions: Part 3
By John Ellis This is the third and final part of Tips for Understanding Composition for photographers. TEXTURE Texture helps to emphasize the features and details in a photograph. By capturing the te...
TIPS FOR AWESOME COMPOSITION Part 2
By John Ellis This is part two of a multiple part ‘tip’ sheet on understanding composition. SHAPES AND LINES Shapes are two-dimensional elements that can be lit to create three-dimensional form. I...
My Tips for awesome compositions: Part 1
By John Ellis Composition is the arrangement of subject matter elements within the image. When we look at a scene, we see a three-dimensional image and can selectively see only the important elements ...
Circular Polarizer – Even More Reasons to Use One!
By Megan P Galope A couple years ago I wrote a blog post about using a circular polarizer when photographing water in order to reduce glare. It can also be used to reduce the shine on wet leaves. I wa...
Fireworks—the story behind the shots
By David Halgrimson I missed the fireworks Saturday night July 2nd, and hemmed and hawed all day Monday July 4th, America’s Independence Day. I wanted to shoot some fireworks, but was not sure w...
Shoot at the Zoo with Arizona Highways PhotoScapes
By Vicki Uthe On March 5th this year I joined photographer Amy Horn and Arizona Highways PhotoScapes for a day of shooting at the Wildlife World Zoo in Litchfield, a town just west of Phoenix. It’s ...
The Best Hummingbird Photographs I have ever taken!
By Jim Chamberlain Hummingbirds are some of the most interesting and photogenic critters on the planet. I normally like to photograph big animals like whales, bears, eagles, moose and elk. I always wa...
Changing the Sky or Background with Adobe Photoshop
By Lisa Hanard When photographing animals, birds, or insects it can be challenging to have your subject stand or pose in the ideal location. As you probably know, most of them have a mind of their own...
Entering an Infrared World
By John Ellis I first heard of infrared photography more years ago than I would care to admit. It always held a fascination for me but also a bit of intimidation. Not because of the obvious aspects of...
The Art of Macro
By Jeff Insel I was very fortunate to spend a weekend working with two great photographers, Amy Horn and Bruce Taubert, along with fellow photo guide David Goodell. This workshop is excellent for thos...