We are always looking to expand our multi-day photography options. Before we can add a place to our repertoire, we like to make a visit. For this site visit, we wanted to explore a winter photo retreat option for classic...
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Top 30 Alaska Photography Subjects by Season Ever wondered when’s the best time to photograph brown bear snatching salmon from a cascading falls… alpine meadows carpeted with wildflowers… northern lights whipping across the night sky… or tail slapping whales in a coastal...
Special Places – The Visual Treasures of Seldovia, Alaska Founder and Guide, Jody Overstreet has traveled out of Anchorage to other Alaska locales a few times this season, including two trips to Seldovia. Throughout the year, Jody teaches, leads photo tours, and scouts interesting...
Girl photographing a field of lupine during the Sunset Photo Safari. 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...
Photograph winter sunsets from Beluga Point during the Twilight Photo Tour. Sony A7RII | FE 16-35mm f/2.8 GM | 1/25 sec | f/8 | ISO 400 3 Ways to Photograph Winter Sunsets It’s a subject we never tire of: the...
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...
Photographing ice flows on Turnagain Arm. Sony A7RII | FE 55mm f/1.8 ZA | 1/250 sec | f/8 | ISO 100 Extremes can make the scene, and from snowscapes to sky shows, ice fog to ice flows, the Alaska provides...
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...
How to Photograph from the Air Many magnificent corners of Alaska are reachable only by air. Aerial photography is fun and not terribly difficult, but there are a few recommended considerations when shooting from the sky: Choose a shutter speed that’s...
Bad Weather – Good Photo Ops Most of May was stellar, but the final week took a decided dip toward crummy. The month closed with smoke from forest fires blowing in from the Kenai Peninsula, followed by rain, windstorm, and temperatures cool enough to...