Bosque del Apache: Photographing Birds in New Mexico
Copyright © Andy Long A sandhill crane takes to the air after its run on the water. While many destinations need to use their full names to be recognized, there’s [read more]
July 2016
FINDING YOUR CREATIVE SPARK
When you get the photographer’s blahs, remember the basics to find your inspiration! After a particularly long driving day and a difficult morning, I found myself turning into Point Lobos [read more]
IMAGE TALK with Noella Ballenger: What makes that photo work…
Babies! When most people see them, they “ooh and ah” and tell the parents how cute, how sweet, how pretty…. But, how in a photo can you describe a baby [read more]
PHOTOMONTH IN KRAKOW 2007 MAY 4 – 31, 2007
If you are planning to be in Europe this month, don’t miss PHOTOMONTH IN KRAKOW! The Photomonth in Krakow – the 5th edition , Opening of the festival, exhibition of [read more]
Photo Creativity – Where Does It Come From?
What is photo creativity? Why do some people have it? Why don’t I? These are all perfectly normal, expected questions that we ask ourselves in search of the seemingly intangible. [read more]
Excuses: Why You Don’t Take the Shot
Get some tips on what can make you stop to get great photos. More Excuses Excuse 2: “I am sure that there will be other dandelions in better positions up [read more]
Excuses: Why You Don’t Make the Photo!
Four Black-necked Stilts walking in a flooded field. If I had waited this composition would not have occurred again. Get some tips on what can make you stop to get [read more]
WILDLIFE THROUGH THE WINDOW: Taking Photos from Inside Your House
Neither my husband nor I were surprised when a guest walked into our living room and was automatically drawn to the long, high window on the partially earth-bermed side of [read more]
Shooting In The Dark: The Challenges And Rewards Of Low-Light Digital Imaging
by Mary DeHaven Reprinted from DIGITAL Photographer, a bimonthly print magazine. If you already have a digital camera with a liquid crystal display (LCD), you know all to well the [read more]
Posing Tips
Have you ever been leafing through the pages of a popular magazine, when you come across an exceptional photograph that vibrates with appeal or dramatic presentation? Maybe it’s a shot [read more]
An Interview with Jim Austin MA., A.C.E: Keeping an Open Mind’s Eye (continues…)
Copyright © Jim Austin 2010. All rights reserved. Bottlenose Dolphin Playing Q. When you go out in the field or should I say, sail the seas to shoot, do you [read more]
School’s in Session for Nature & Wildlife Photography
Learning about a location, as with Maroon Bells in Colorado, will let you know if morning or evening light is better for any given spot. “Research,” “study” – in school [read more]
Tales from Around the World – An Okinawan Bullfight
An Okinawan Bullfight This Bullfight in Uruma Okinawa, Japan was part of the festivities associated with the Lunar, or Chinese New Year on the 1st of February 2009. According to [read more]
Predator Prey: Wildlife Hypocrites and Different Tactics
Visit the Falkland Islands and you too may be able to capture some incredible photos of the wildlife action on the islands – Caracara, dolphin gulls and a variety of [read more]
Dancing With Dolphins
“To the dolphin alone, beyond all other, nature has granted what the best philosophers seek: friendship for no advantage.” … Plutarch “Your imagination is your preview of life’s coming attractions.” [read more]