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2025 03 11 ASONP Meeting – DeYoung and Schultz

asonp_admin 2025-03-15 Uncategorized, Viewfinder alaska, iditarod, landscape, lifestyle, Outdoors, photography, tips

Speakers were Jeff Schultz, founder and former owner of Alaska Stock, and Michael DeYoung, a top contributor to Alaska Stock. Both have spent many hours over the past 35 years discussing what makes an impactful and/or sellable image, and both are longtime ASONP members. Jeff and Michael featured some of their favorite and most successful… continue reading »

2025-01-14-Colin Tyler presents Cuba

asonp_admin 2025-01-25 Viewfinder classic cars, Cuba, photography, travel

Colin Tyler presented ‘Cuba’. Colin shared his favorite images, videos, and experiences from this fascinating and welcoming nation that was out of reach and often misunderstood by so many Americans. He also discussed approved reasons for travel to Cuba (as put forth by the US Dept. of State) and showed the group what a… continue reading »

2024-02-13 ASONP Meeting – Ken Baehr presented Creative Photography

asonp_admin 2024-02-17 Viewfinder creative, lighting, macro, photography, props, tabletop

Ken Baehr presented Creative Photography, Tuesday, February 13, 2024 at the BP Energy Center. Ken Baehr is a retired US Air Force combat photographer and motion picture producer and director. He graduated from the University of Southern California with a degree in cinematography and spent 25 years traveling the globe, documenting military operations for the… continue reading »

2021-03-09 Member Meeting – Michael DeYoung – Windy.com

asonp_admin 2021-03-24 Viewfinder forecasting, photography, sky, weather

Long time member and former president of ASONP presents Using Windy.com to forecast weather and sky conditions for upcoming photography adventures. Chat text

2021-01-12 Member meeting: How to Photograph Snowflakes

asonp_admin 2021-01-30 Viewfinder Marion Owen, meeting, photography, snowflakes

On January 12, 2021, Marion Owen of Kodiak, Alaska gave a presentation on How to Photograph Snowflakes. Marion recently gave ASONP the short article, which appears below: Some People Call Me Flaky… By Marion Owen Observing snow crystals is outdoor fun for people of all ages… Once upon a time, in the late 1980s, I… continue reading »

Upcoming webinars hosted by Michael DeYoung Photography

asonp_admin 2021-01-02 Event action, camera, education, instruction, light, lighting, photography, weather, webinars, winter, workshops

Former ASONP president and Adventure Lifestyle & Travel photographer, Michael DeYoung will be presenting some upcoming webinars. Some are a small fee, some are free. Some are hosted by Arizona Highways PhotoScapes (and handles the registrations and recordings) and some are hosted by them directly. MASTERING WINTER PHOTOGRAPHY with Michael DeYoung (hosted by Arizona Highways… continue reading »

A Favorite Bird

asonp_admin 2020-12-06 Viewfinder bird, cactus, desert, nesting, photography, song, travel

While visiting the desert country of Southern California, Arizona, and New Mexico over a period of many years, I became aware of an interesting desert bird that has become one of my favorite birds. This bird, the Cactus Wren, is common, but only found in the deserts of Southern California, and southern Arizona, southern New… continue reading »