Photography

Below is a list of links to DesertUSA photography articles. For more information on photo opportunities at a specific park or location, visit Places To Go.

DesertUSA Articles on Photography and Videos

• Shutterbug 101 Series by Lara Hartley
  • Faster shutters for fast wings
  • Movin' on up (to a digital SLR)
  • Still Movement
  • Eye of the Beholder
  • Picture Perfect Vacations
  • Terrifying words, "Manual Mode"
  • Windows to the soul
  • Up close and personal
  • Taking a visual journey
  • Where do your lines lead?
  • Rule of Thirds
  • What’s wrong with this picture?
  • White: A balancing act
  • Light is your paint, your camera the brush
  • Light to illuminate, shadow to shape
  • Icons: Keys to understanding
  • Confused to confident: Choosing a new camera
  • Five good reasons to make the switch from film to digital photography
• Desert Photography and Digital Cameras
• Photo Safari at Imperial Sand Dunes
• Desert Lightning - How to Photograph
• Take Your Best Shot - Animal Photography
• Marshal South the Movie
• Photographing Memories of a Trip
• The Last Frontier on Film - Photographing Trona Pinnacles
• How to do Nighttime Photography
• How to get photos of wild animals
• The making of Anza-Borrego's Season in the Desert
• Photographer's View of Antelope Canyon
• Autumn Glimmer: Photographers descend on the craggy Eastern Sierra, hoping for magic light and stunning fall scenery
• Weep Not: Cemetery visitors celebrate life not death (includes photography by Lara Hartley)

Desert Photography Primer

• (1 of 5) - Basic Knowledge & Exposure
• (2 of 5) - Desert Landscapes
• (3 of 5) - Types of Desert Light
• (4 of 5) - Details & Close-ups
• (5 of 5) - Black & White Photography

Click here to see a movie about photography at the Sand Dunes.

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Click here to see a movie about photography at the Sand Dunes.

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