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Name: North American Black Bears Photo Workshop
Start: 2019-07-20T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2019-07-22T23:59:59+00:00
Location: Vince Shute Wildlife Sanctuary

10 Dec 2017

Get to Know Black Bears by Steph Horner

Contrary to popular belief, bears have good eye sight during the day and at night and they see in color. Their hearing is excellent and they beat other animals with their sense of smell, over 2,000 times that of a human and they can detect scent miles away. Steph Horner knows first hand about bears. She is the director of the American Bear Association, which operates the Vince Shute Wildlife Sanctuary in Orr, Minnesota. Here’s how Steph overcame her fear…

Conservation / Guest Blogger / Inspiration / Service Offering

26 Nov 2017

Secrets to Photographing Horses by Bev Pettit

My photographic specialty is horses. I love to photograph horses because of their beauty of course. I also find them to be fierce yet intelligent, independent yet tolerant, and certainly a gracious subject to photograph. I began my career as an equine photographer when I moved back to the USA in 1996, after having lived in China and Europe for nine years. While living overseas I worked for a large American investment bank in publishing. During my free time I…

Equipment Tips / Guest Blogger / Inspiration

06 Nov 2017

Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Photo Workshop

Join Kathleen Reeder at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum for a “wildlife in the desert” experience in the Tucson Mountains! Not a museum in the usual sense, Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is a 98 acre zoo, botanical garden, art gallery, natural history museum, and aquarium. There are two miles of walking paths through various desert habitats with over 200 animal species, including native mammals, reptiles, amphibians, insects, and birds. From October – April, the Museum has a daily raptor free flight, described as…

Workshop Spotlight

15 Oct 2017

“When the Student is Ready, The Teacher Will Appear” by Don Berman

It was 6:15 am and Janice, that’s my wife, and I were heading to the Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch, in Gilbert, Arizona, just a few miles south and east of Scottsdale. Riparian, an unusual word, means relating to wetlands adjacent to rivers and streams. I’m relatively new to wildlife photography and even newer to birds in flight, which some say is the most challenging type of wildlife photography there is. In 2014, I got an invite to attend a wildlife photo…

Equipment Tips / Guest Blogger / Inspiration / Photography Tips

05 Oct 2017

Wildlife in Winter Snow Photo Workshop

Wildlife in Winter Snow Photo Workshop Join me at Triple D in Kalispell, Montana in January. Photograph wildlife at eye level, in natural settings and in fresh snow. The most common lens used is a 70-200mm. Photo sessions are scheduled for 3 days, with an additional day reserved in the event of inclement weather. The 2018 workshop is now sold out, but sign up for 2019. Check out the beautiful animal photos below. You retain editorial and commercial rights to all animal…

Workshop Spotlight

04 Oct 2017

How to Take a Photo Through a Fence

Use at least 300 mm lens focal length. Use Aperture Priority or Manual Exposure Mode. Set the aperture to f/4 – f/6.3 and shutter speed to 1/500s. Set ISO to 800. Use Auto Focus and the Continuous or AI Servo setting. Set Auto Focus Area Mode to Single or Spot. Find a shaded area of the fence. Place the lens as close to the fence as possible. Place the focus point on the animal’s eyes or face. Sample photos through…

Camera Settings / Photography Tips 1

02 Oct 2017

Gemma Gylling Creates Gorgeous Wildlife Artwork with Colored Pencils

Gemma Gylling is an award-winning wildlife artist. You honestly won’t believe her work is done with colored pencils! It’s that amazing! For those interested in learning this creative medium, Gemma is who I recommend. She has books, workbooks and workshops for all skill levels. Read Gemma’s story and enjoy her beautiful art… Kathleen and I met through Triple D in Kalispell, Montana. She teaches photography workshops and I teach art classes at Triple D. I started following her wonderful photography after…

Conservation / Guest Blogger / Inspiration 0

14 Sep 2017

Laura Cervantes Helps Rescue Animals with Her Photos

Laura is the best domestic cat photographer I know. So good that her photos from Paw Placement Animal Rescue enticed me to adopt 2 cats in 2013 and then hire her to photograph both of them at my house. She captured their individual personalities in her photos and I am grateful for her services. Here is Laura’s story and some of her special little cat photos… I specialize in pet photography and mainly I photograph little cats. My love for cats was…

Conservation / Guest Blogger / Inspiration / Photography Tips

29 Aug 2017

Hummingbirds in Sedona 2017 Trip Report

Did you know hummingbirds are found only in the Americas? Of the 342 known species, 16 breed in the United States. Hummingbirds migrate at a time determined by genetic programming. Sedona Arizona is on the migration path as hummers fly to their winter destinations. For about two weeks in the the middle of August, they stop and rest in the yards of hummingbird-friendly Sedona residents. Hummers return to sites where they found good food supplies the year before. They eat insects…

Announcements / Composition / Inspiration / Photography Tips / Service Offering 5

25 Aug 2017

Steve Hinczynski Shines Light on Photographing Sharks

It’s very flattering to have a fellow photographer, especially one as talented as Kathleen, ask you to be a guest blogger to talk about your own photography. So, let me start off with a big thank you to Kathleen for the invite. I met Kathleen thru a mutual friend, Prayeri Harrison, one of the owners/founders of Out of Africa Wildlife Park in Arizona. I went to the Park frequently to keep my photography skills up to speed, try different ways…