Rooster Cogburn Ostrich Ranch
By Megan P Galope If you’ve ever driven the stretch of I-10 between Phoenix and Tucson, you’ve undoubtedly passed the Rooster Cogburn Ostrich Ranch. Most people don’t stop to see what it’s all...
Know your Equipment and Location
By David Halgrimson Since moving back to Minnesota I have been researching places to go for photo opportunities and found a couple near where I live. One is Swan Park in Monticello Minnesota 15 miles ...
A Good Time to Switch to Manual–An Example
By Amy Novotny Knowing when to switch to manual mode can be difficult these days with digital SLR cameras making it easy to capture images in Aperture or Shutter priority modes. It is often taught to ...
How to Get Better Wildlife Photos
By Amy Horn I have dreams capturing wildlife photos on an African Safari. It’s not in my travel plans yet, but if I get the chance, I want to be ready! If this is an experience you are planing, ...
Front Yard Photography
By Megan P Galope If you’re searching for a subject to photograph, sometimes you don’t have to look further than your back (or front) yard. There are the usual plants and flowers, but if you pay a...
What is my photographic specialty?
By Jon Vemo To quote a photographer I’ve followed for some years, Rick Sammon, “I specialize in not specializing.” Why limit yourself, why focus only on one or two particular photographic genres...
Finding and Photographing the Wild Horses on the Lower Salt River
By Sara Goodnick Wild horses are beautiful and challenging to photograph, and there are several locations in Arizona where they may be found. By far, the easiest access to them is on the Lower Salt Ri...
Wildlife photography–Increasing your chances of capturing an image!
By Amy Novotny Recently, a friend commented that he had moved away from wildlife photography to landscape photography because it was hard to find wildlife and then even harder to capture an image of a...
Breaking the Ice-Shooting portraits in foreign lands
By Amy Novotny During a recent photography tour in Mongolia, I was exposed to a wide variety of photographic opportunities–landscapes, wildlife, night, street, event, and portrait. The first t...
Summer’s Little Secret
By Amy Novotny Arizona’s late summer months are often known for their hot humid weather and monsoon storms, but they also represent the season of hummingbird migration to the high country. Areas...