Scholz Lake – Bird Refuge with a View
By Sara Goodnick Looking for mountains with a lake in the foreground? Scholz Lake offers a beautiful view of the SanFrancisco Peaks, not far from Flagstaff, in northern Arizona. It’s also a bird ref...
Grand Falls aka Chocolate Falls
By Sara Goodnick An Arizona destination known only to a few but definitely worth a visit is Grand Falls. Also called Chocolate Falls, it only runs during certain times of the year. Its source, the Lit...
Lensbaby Velvet 56 and Flower Photography
By Sara Goodnick The Lensbaby Velvet 56 is now my go-to lens for flowers. It took some practice but it has been time well spent. About the Lens It’s completely manual. You will have to use your came...
Keeping an Open Mind
By Sara Goodnick Just because your goal is to photograph a particular subject, remember to stay on the alert for other possibilities and be willing to change your plans. It might result in an even bet...
Plane Bored (Or Just Plain Bored)
By Sara Goodnick There is an answer to keeping yourself amused when flying, even on long flights, if you keep a camera close by. It’s easier with a mirrorless camera, but a newer cell phone can ...
Traveling with Your Camera Gear
By Sara Goodnick Since there have been a few questions regarding flying with camera gear from some of our participants on various workshops, I decided it might be helpful to put together some info for...
Action Photography with Cowboy Mounted Shooting
By Sara Goodnick To improve your action photography skills a day or two spent photographing the fast-growing sport of Cowboy Mounted Shooting is just the ticket. Cowboys and cowgirls compete on gallop...
New Lenses VS Old Lenses, and Testing Them
By Sara Goodnick Camera lenses produced before the digital age may still be in mint condition, but you might want to consider replacing them anyway. Here’s why. The newer lenses were designed sp...
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...
Rainy Day Photography
By Sara Goodnick If your vacation comes with a few days of rain, look at it as a creativity challenge to your photography! We often visit Hawaii in the winter and every few years we will get some rain...