Creative Tips for Us Regular People: How to Effectively Add Scale to Your Landscape Images
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by Michael DeYoung
4M ago
  Even after 35 years in Alaska I am still amazed with the scale of the mountains and landscape. On our latest trip to the Peruvian Andes, I was even more blown away by the size, scale and prominence of the peaks and canyons. Including a recognizable living subject, like a person or animal as […] The post Creative Tips for Us Regular People: How to Effectively Add Scale to Your Landscape Images appeared first on Alaska Photography Tours & Workshops - Active Photo Tours ..read more
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Becoming A More Creative Photographer
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by Michael DeYoung
7M ago
Do you struggle with becoming more creative as a photographer and coming up with original and compelling landscape images? You are not alone. Rest assured, you can boost your creative skills without meditation, taking hallucinogenic substances, practicing yoga, or going on a month-long retreat in Bhutan. Don’t get me wrong. All of those things mentioned […] The post Becoming A More Creative Photographer appeared first on Alaska Photography Tours & Workshops - Active Photo Tours ..read more
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How to Make Impactful Fall Images on Grey Sky and Rainy Days
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by Michael DeYoung
7M ago
Fall is my favorite season. Like many photographers, I get stoked about capturing blazing fall colors with big mountain landscapes in gorgeous sunrise or sunset light. Who doesn’t love beautifully lit golden aspens under deep blue skies? Unfortunately, that doesn’t always happen. Long stretches of cloudy wet weather are a reality in Alaska and over […] The post How to Make Impactful Fall Images on Grey Sky and Rainy Days appeared first on Alaska Photography Tours & Workshops - Active Photo Tours ..read more
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Creative Pro Tips – Use “LCD” to consistently create more impactful images
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by Michael DeYoung
2y ago
  America loves groups of three. We have three branches of government. We eat three meals a day. We invented three strikes, you’re out along with the Three Stooges, the Three Musketeers, and Three’s Company. The USA loves the “TLA”: CIA, TSA, FAA, IRS, FCC, CDC and FBI. You hang out with your BFF and ..read more
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A Year in Images – My 20 Favorite 2020 Adventures
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by Michael DeYoung
2y ago
My favorite subjects to shoot are action and adventure outdoors. I feel like I never get enough opportunities to do this. I thrive on the unpredictable outcome of action work and love the challenge using all your photo skills at once and making lightning fast decisions. The best situation is when you are shooting from ..read more
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A Year in Images – My 20 Favorites 2020 Landscapes
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by Michael DeYoung
2y ago
We are very fortunate to live and work in areas that are sparsely populated and easy to follow protocols during this pandemic. As usual, we spent August and September in Alaska, as this is necessary work for us. We felt safe on our flights and were fully supportive of the testing Alaska required. Back to ..read more
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Simplifying Camera Operation To The Essential Basics
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by Michael DeYoung
2y ago
I’ve seen and handled quite a few camera models this year from Canon, Nikon, Sony and Fuji. For emerging and part-time shooters I can see how camera operation with literally hundreds of menu options can seem daunting and overwhelming. My priority for emerging shooters is to keep folks motivated to develop their photography skills on ..read more
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A Year in Images – Best of 2019 Adventures
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by Michael DeYoung
2y ago
This blog features 19 of my favorite images from 2019 adventures. They included a 343 mile hike through the Washington Cascades on the Pacific Crest Trail, two remote multi day backpack trips to the Grand Canyon, an overnight Rim to Rim to Rim Grand Canyon Hike, a Dolores River Trip, and numerous day hikes, ski ..read more
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A Year in Images – Best of 2019 Landscapes
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by Michael DeYoung
2y ago
From 9,700 edited images from 2019, which is about 25% of what I shot, I struggled to pick 1 landscape image from each month that I felt represented some of my best work.  This is always a great exercise for photographers to do.  My mantra as an adventure and travel photographer is to carry less, shoot more ..read more
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A Year In Images – Top 12 for 2018
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by Michael DeYoung
2y ago
Why do I do this to myself? As of this writing on Dec 17, my image count for 2018 so far, which only includes the edited files in my Lightroom Library stands at 15,088. Any photographer can understand the agony of having to pick a baker’s dozen from 15k. These represent some my FAVORITE images ..read more
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