Technical Archives

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...

David Halgrimson

2 weeks ago

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...

David Halgrimson

1 month ago

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...

David Halgrimson

2 months ago

AHPS Super Macro Photography Workshop

By Jeff Insel In July, I was fortunate to work the Super Macro workshop featuring Amy Horn and Bruce Taubert as the instructors/photographers. There aren’t many organizations teaching Super Macro so...

David Halgrimson

2 months ago

A Great Birding Lens

By Vicki Uthe I recently purchased a new lens for my Lumix GX-8 micro 4/3 camera body. It’s an Olympus 100-400 mm zoom which translates to a 200-800 mm given the crop sensor on my camera. It. Is. Am...

David Halgrimson

5 months ago

Droplet Photography

By David Goodell During these Covid times it is helpful to find ways to expand our photographic skills. I found one. I purchased the Pluto Trigger, Pluto Valve, and Magic Arm. The Pluto Trigger has lo...

David Halgrimson

8 months ago

Quantum Dots — The Future of Image Sensors

By Sara Goodnick A Sensitivity Revolution Is Coming Our Way Recently my husband handed me a copy of the magazine, “Spectrum”, a magazine published by IEEE for Electrical Engineering and Computer S...

David Halgrimson

9 months ago

Catching an Arizona Sunset – Best of the West, Day 1

By Susan Snyder This is day one of a series of six blogs about the AHPS workshop, “Best of the West”. Watch for day two on October 29th. When you only have a week to photograph some of the...

David Halgrimson

12 months ago

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...

David Halgrimson

1 year ago

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...

David Halgrimson

1 year ago