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Photographer's Guide to Four Corners USA - Part 2
The moderate temperatures and wildflowers of spring (March to May) with the changing fall colors (September and October) make these the most desirable times to visit most of the Four Corners sites. Even in the busier summer season, the remoteness of Hovenweep and Chaco Canyon mean that they will be less crowded options for your photography....read more
Tips For Great Summertime Photos
t shouldn’t surprise you that more photos are shot during the summer months than at any other time of year. The weather is great, the sun shines more and that gets photographers in the mood to get outside and, hopefully, make some great images. But it also means that more bad images are made. To avoid that, here’s some advice that will tip the scales in your favor and elevate your images from ho-hum to wow. Let’s begin....read more
Best Places to Take Pictures in El Paso: From Historical Buildings to Nature
Stuck at the extreme western point of the state of Texas, El Paso is too often forgotten as a photo destination. Yet it offers an amazing nexus of Hisopanic culture, Old West history, varied architecture, and mdern convenience....read more
How to Color Calibrate Your Prints to Your Monitor
You may think think your monitor is accurately displaying the exact colors that are in your image file, but it may not, leading to prints with disturbing color casts. Here's how to fix that problem....read more
Upscale Photos With AI to Make Stunning Image Blow-Ups
Many Red River Paper users complain that increasing the size of their images often produces a print that’s blocky and blurry. New Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based software is changing that. But first, let’s review some of the basics of image enlargement....read more
Success on Paper - Lynn Goldsmith Rocks the Photography World
From Elton John to Miley Cyrus, Lynn Goldsmith has built a reputation as a photographer to the rock stars. “I don’t take pictures, I make them”...read more
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Shooting Environmental Portraits: Back to Basics
An environmental portrait ties your subjects to their occupations or interests while focusing on direct eye contact that mirrors the soul of the subject and defines them in a unique visual context...read more
Russell Lee: New Mexico Homesteaders in Pie Town
Russell Lee photo documented Homesteaders in Pie Town. Documenting adversity, he also relished shooting the good times that hard times spawn, showing the indomitable American spirit...read more
Revealed! The Secret Life of Your Inkjet Printer
To get the most out of your inkjet printer it helps to understand exactly how your printer technology, ink, and paper work together to capture the right settings for the perfect image....read more
Tricks, Hacks, Super Apps and More
Summer is upon us once again and here are some tips and product snippets to help you get back into the swing of things. Let's talk mice, monitors, ink, light, calibration and more....read more
Bill Frakes’ Nebraska: Wide Open Spaces, Classic Faces
Bill Frakes, with a passion for place and a relationship to nature developed over a lifetime, documents a photographic essay to create the Nebraska Project adding to it regularly...read more
ProTalk: David Bergman On Using Remote Cameras
David Bergman says Photographically, it would be easy to fall into a rut and make similar images at every show. To combat this, I challenge myself to come up with new ways to shoot...read more
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Thoughts on Wilderness and Repentance. Part 2
Andrew Slaton's friend Mike taught him a sensible western knowledge, while Andrew found an attitude of ownership over places much like like a drug addict chasing that initial bliss...read more
Thoughts on Wilderness and Repentance. Part 1
Over many years Andrew Staton, struck by the beauty of nature, has always felt a powerful ally at his side that has kept a watchful eye over him when needed during his National Parks Odyssey...read more
ProTalk: Chris Crisman’s ‘Women’s Work’ Project
Cris Chisman says whether shooting on location or in the studio, the process should be an adventure of exploration portraying every subject with grace, strength and dignity...read more
Boxing Images Are Challenging By Richard E. Baker
Richard E. Baker, professional boxing photographer for 40+ years says if you can handle the violence, he recommends it to stretch your photographic skills. Get pointers...read more
Shoot Snow Scenes For Gorgeous Images
Arthur H. Bleich— Violent winter snow storms are really an invitation for you to shoot some outstanding images. You need to get your camera and yourself outside...read more
Sergei Prokudin-Gorskii: True Color 100 Years Ago
By Albert Chi— Over 100 years ago, Russian photographer Sergei Prokudin-Gorskii’s found the Holy Grail of color photography. Prokudin-Gorki celebrated this moment by seeking...read more
Some Great Posts of 2022 You May Have Missed
Movie Backdrop Art, citiscapes, photographing strangers around the globe, South Dakota, National Park travels, printing greeting cards and notecards for profit...read more
20 Fashion Test Polaroids Sell for $232,855 at Auction
When fashion model Ellen von Unwerth switched sides of the camera. She captured defining moments during the supermodel heyday of the 1990s and early 2000s for Vogue US, and Vogue Italia...read more
