Adventures on Knik Glacier Standing barefoot atop ice formed from snow that fell more than 100 years ago, he stripped to board shorts while the guide tied a safety cable across his chest. The cable was a precaution against involuntarily muscle seizure; immobilizing a person to the point they can't swim - or even [...]
Learn Photography on Tour in Alaska! The tickets are purchased, hotels booked, and you're down to deciding what you want to do on your upcoming Alaska trip. It might not sound like the best time to learn photography on tour - especially with that nice camera you got before your last trip, but never [...]
3 Ways to Photograph Winter Sunsets It's a subject we never tire of: the setting sun. How many times have you seen a line of cars veer into a scenic pullout just as the last rays exit the stage in an explosion of color across the sky, prompting a frenzy of picture taking? If this [...]
How to Photograph Glaciers in Winter Glaciers are dramatic any time of year, but in winter they are surreal. Though more subtle when snow enfolds them, their blue heart shines through. It's the density of ice that brings out this startling color. Longer wavelengths in the color spectrum (red) are absorbed while shorter ones (blue) are [...]
How to Photograph Northern Lights in 10 Easy Steps To successfully photograph northern lights is an incredibly rewarding life experience. It can also be fraught with challenges, which are broken down into 10 manageable steps here. Be sure to read Winter Photography Tips additional photography advice. You will need To be at a high latitude [...]
Winter Photography Tips Are you dreaming of photographing winter scenes?... Tree boughs draped in new fallen snow. Dark waters met by white shores. The low solstice sun throwing long shadows across crystalline meadows. Whatever your vision, successful winter photography takes preparedness. Conditions change fast and if you're not ready, an amazing scene might be gone before [...]
