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...
Chasing Stars in the High Desert
By Jim Chamberlain The night was so dark I could not see the buttons on my camera without my red lens flashlight. The sky seemed black above the granite boulders. As my eyes adjusted to the darkne...
The Desert Botanical Garden & the Klip Collective
By Jeff Insel This was the most incredible collaboration yet between the Phoenix Desert Botanical Garden and an art installation. The Klip Collective was started in 2003, led by video artist and proje...
Long Exposures of 8 Minutes
By Rick Jacobi If you have water and or sky with clouds in a photo and want them to look really smooth, then you have to do a long exposure. Eight minutes works really well for this type of photo. I...