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Celebrating spring
May 29, 2025 - Celebrating spring
Text and photos by Heather Cline
Spring is nature’s grand reopening. It is a time of rapid change a...
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Design Your Shot
May 22, 2025 - Design Your Shot: A Guide to Thoughtful Photography Composition
Text and photos by Heather Cline
Photography isn’t j...
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Back to basics: Nature Photography
May 08, 2025 - Back to basics: Nature Photography
Text and photos by Heather Cline
Juvenile Antelope Squirrel, Carrizo Plains Natio...
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Its Mushroom Season
March 27, 2025 - Holy Fungi: It's Mushroom Season!
Text and photos by Heather Cline
I don't know what the weather is like in your nec...
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The secret lives of frogs
February 27, 2025 - The Secret Lives Of Frogs
Text and photos by Heather Cline
A frog peaks through a duckweed covered pond
Dinosaurs w...
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Plant Patterns
February 06, 2025 - Plant Patterns: Tips on capturing details for excellent storytelling
Text and photos by Heather Cline
Aspen trunks o...
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New Years Resolutions in Nature Photography
January 16, 2025 - New Years Resolutions in Nature Photography
Text and photos by Heather Cline
Fireworks
It's a new year and a popula...
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Shooting for Gray
January 09, 2025 - Gray Days: An Unlikely Friend to the Nature Photographer
Text and photos by Heather Cline
We are well into the gray da...
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Tips for photographing fog
December 12, 2024 - The Fog Blog
Text and photos by Heather Cline
If you've ever looked outside and felt a depressed by a blanket of fog,...
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Creative Nature Photography Compositions
October 31, 2024 - Creative Nature Photography Compositions
Text and photos by Heather Cline
No matter how passionate you are about natur...
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Monochromatic Nature Photography
October 24, 2024 - Monochromatic Nature Photography
Text and photos by Heather Cline
Antelope Slot Canyon
The term monochromatic is of...
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Road Trip!
September 26, 2024 - Road Trip: Photography On A Budget
Text and photos by Heather Cline
Chasm Falls
If you have been reading my blog fo...
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The Eyes Have It
August 15, 2024 - The Eyes Have It - Eye Contact in Wildlife Photography
Text and photos by Heather Cline
Harbor Seal Looking Through...
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Photographing Perseids Meteor Shower
August 08, 2024 - 2024: Perseids Meteor Shower
Text and photos by Heather Cline
The Perseids is considered to be the best Meteor Shower...
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Top 10 Wildlife Photography Tips
July 11, 2024 - Top 10 Wildlife Photography Tips
Text and photos by Heather Cline
Great-horned Owl
I can think of no better way to...
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5 Photography ideas for July
July 04, 2024 - Catch It While It's Hot: 5 Photography ideas for July
Text and photos by Heather Cline
Light painting with fire
It'...
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Wildlife Panoramas
May 23, 2024 - Wildlife Panoramas: A Different Way of Capturing Subjects
Text and photos by Heather Cline
Sandhill Cranes Interacti...
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Telephoto Landscapes
May 16, 2024 - Telephoto Landscapes
Text and photos by Heather Cline
Snags in Lake Isabella
Landscapes are one of the most popular...
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5 unique wildflower photography techniques
April 11, 2024 - Wildflower Photography: 5 Tips for Capturing Unique Wildflower Images
Text and photos by Heather Cline
Spring is one...
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Focusing Methods and when to use them
March 07, 2024 - Text and photos by Heather Cline
There are three critical components that a successful photo must include: Proper expos...
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The number one thing you can do to improve your photography
February 15, 2024 - The Number One Thing You Can Do To Improve Your Photography
Text and photos by Heather Cline
Purple striped jellyfis...
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Get Low
February 08, 2024 - Get Low: How Getting Low Will Improve Your Compositions
Text and photos by Heather Cline
There is an endless supply of...
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Creative Tree Photography Ideas
January 25, 2024 - Creative Tree Photography Ideas
Text and photos by Heather Cline
One of the best symbols of nature is trees. They co...
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Top tips for photographing birds in flight
January 18, 2024 - Top Tips for photographing birds in flight
Text and photos by Heather Cline
Great Blue Heron, Effie Yeaw Nature Pres...
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That magic light
November 08, 2023 - That Magic Light - And How it Transforms Your Photos
Text and photos by Heather Cline
Young Blacktail Buck spotlight...
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Mirror image
September 13, 2023 - Mirror Image: Reflections in Nature
Text and photos by Heather Cline
I don't know about you but I'm a sucker for a goo...
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Camera lenses: to zoom or prime
September 06, 2023 - Camera lenses: to zoom or prime?
Text and photos by Heather Cline
American Bison, Yellowstone National Park
Photogr...
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Photography 101
December 21, 2022 - Text and photos by Heather Cline
There is a good chance that sometime over the next week, you or someone you know is go...
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Location Profile: Alabama Hills
October 26, 2022 - Location Profile: Alabama Hills Text and photos by Heather Cline
Alabama Hills may be best known as a filming location...
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5 Tips for dynamic vertical landscapes
September 21, 2022 - 5 Tips for Dynamic Vertical Landscapes
Text and photos by Heather Cline
American River at sunrise
Landscapes are on...
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How to create depth in your photos
September 14, 2022 - 9 Techniques For Creating Depth In Your Nature Photographs
Text and photos by Heather Cline
Zebra and Wildebeests, S...
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Lightroom Presets for Nature Photography
September 07, 2022 - Text and photos by Heather Cline
Lamar River, Yellowstone National Park
If you edit your photos in Lightroom and are...
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Revisiting a landscape location
August 31, 2022 - Revisiting a landscape location
Text and photos by Heather Cline
May Lake, Yosemite High Country
It is natural for...
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Using vignetting to enhance nature photos
August 24, 2022 - Using vignetting to enhance nature photos
Text and photos by Heather Cline
Small unnamed waterfall, South Yuba River...
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Avoiding the photography equipment trap
August 03, 2022 - Avoiding the Photography Equipment Trap Text and photos by Heather Cline
Dead Horse Point State Park
If you are new...
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Bold Color in Nature Photography
July 27, 2022 - Bold Color in Nature Photography
Text and photos by Heather Cline
Lake Helen, Lassen National Park
Nature photograp...
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Intimate Landscapes
July 20, 2022 - Capturing Intimate Landscapes In Nature Photography
Text and photos by Heather Cline
Tamarack Creek, Yosemite Nation...
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Improve your photography through critiques
July 13, 2022 - Improve your photography through critiques
Text and photos by Heather Cline
Pools of Mokolea, Kauai
If you are look...
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Front and Center
June 22, 2022 - Front and Center: Breaking the Rule of Thirds
Text and photos by Heather Cline
Giraffe face, Tanzania
One of the mo...
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Location Profile: Joshua Tree National Park
June 15, 2022 - Location Profile: Joshua Tree National Park Text and photos by Heather Cline
Joshua Tree Silhouette
Joshua Tree is o...
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Five creative processes in Photoshop
June 01, 2022 - Wake Up Your Right Brain: Five Creative Processes in Photoshop
Text and photos by Heather Cline
Photoshop is a powerfu...
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The power of pastels
May 18, 2022 - Color Palettes: The Power of Pastels Text and photos by Heather Cline
Bowling Ball Beach on a cloudy morning
Introdu...
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The Orton Effect
April 20, 2022 - The Orton Effect Text and photos by Heather Cline
Chrysanthemum with Orton effect applied
There are many tools and...
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Top Tips for Zoo Photography
April 13, 2022 - Top Tips for Zoo Photography
Text and photos by Heather Cline
Mountain Lion, Folsom Zoo Sanctuary
Zoos, aquariums,...
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The art of flower photography
February 16, 2022 - The Art of Flower Photography: A creative approach
Text and photos by Heather Cline
Wildflower season is one of my fav...
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Creating contrast: silhouettes in nature
January 19, 2022 - Creating Contrast: Silhouettes in Nature
Text and photos by Heather Cline
Oak tree backlit in late afternoon
Silhou...
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Symmetry in nature photography
January 03, 2022 - Finding Balance: Symmetry in Nature Photography Text and photos by Heather Cline
The definition of symmetry varies ba...
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8 Tips for better wide angle photos
December 27, 2021 - Go Wide: 8 Tips for Better Wide Angle Photos
Text and photos by Heather Cline
Cracked Earth, Death Valley National P...
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The power of lines
December 20, 2021 - Leading the way: The Power of Lines in Photography
Text and photos by Heather Cline
Worms eye view of trees, Lassen...
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Cropping and framing
November 29, 2021 - Get your scissors, we are Cropping and Framing
Text and photos by Heather Cline
Boot Arch and Milky Way
One of the...
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5 Lightroom Tips to better photos
November 22, 2021 - The magic of Lightroom: 5 Simple Lightroom Tips to Better photos
Text and photos by Heather Cline
Tule Elk
Lightroo...
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Finding the image among the clutter
November 15, 2021 - Visual filtering: Finding the image among the clutter Text and photos by Heather Cline
Tree limb on Tenaya Lake, Yose...
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Fly Geyser
October 11, 2021 - Geothermal Grandeur in the Nevada Desert: Fly Geyser
Text and photos by Heather Cline
Fly Geyser at sunset
Fly Geys...
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Location profile: Bisti Badlands
September 20, 2021 - Location Profile: Bisti Badlands Text and photos by Heather Cline
The Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness area covers 45,000 acr...
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Aperture: the basics
September 06, 2021 - Aperture: The basics
Text and photos by Heather Cline
There are three basic functions on your camera that provide you...
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The science behind the perfect sunset
August 23, 2021 - The science behind the perfect sunset
Text and photos by Heather Cline
Reflection Lake, Lassen National Park
Sunset...
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Too good to be blue
August 16, 2021 - To Good to be Blue: Using the Color Blue to Enhance Your Images Text and Photos by Heather Cline
Wall, Steinhart Aqua...
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Six Classic Design Principles in nature photography
August 02, 2021 - Six Classic Design Principles in nature photography
Text and photos by Heather Cline
Baobob Tree
Visual design is...
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Green with envy
July 19, 2021 - Green With Envy: Using the Color Green to Create Eye-Catching images Text and Photos by Heather Cline
Corn Lilies, La...
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Negative space in nature photography
July 12, 2021 - The Positive Aspects of Negative Space
Text and photos by Heather Cline
California Poppy
There are so many rules we...
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The Night Life
July 05, 2021 - The Night Life: How to capture subjects at night Text and photos by Heather Cline
Mesa Arch, Canyonlands National Par...
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Texture in nature photography
June 28, 2021 - Scratching the surface: Texture in Nature Photography
Text and photos by Heather Cline
Tafoni, California Coastline...
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When life gives you lemons
June 14, 2021 - When life gives you lemons... take a picture!
This post is a continuation of my series on color, and you guessed it, th...
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10 tips for your best macro photos
May 24, 2021 - It's the little things in life...
Macro photography is close up photography of small subjects. There are some strict de...
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Challenges of pet photography
April 26, 2021 - Over 2/3 of all households in America have at least one pet, and I suspect all of those households are still trying to g...
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Infrared Photography
April 12, 2021 - If you haven't come across infrared photography, it is a unique and interesting style of photography that is really fun...
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Location profile: Bowling Ball Beach
March 29, 2021 - I've visited Bowling Ball Beach five times and I've still yet to get what I consider an excellent shot. I've gotten rain...
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Focus Stacking
September 07, 2020 - "F" is for Focus Stacking.
When you are shooting a landscape, you generally want everything from the front of your imag...
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The value of compression in photography
August 17, 2020 - "C "is for compression.
You thought I was going to say composition, didn't you? I actually wrote an article covering 19...
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A sense of place: travel photography
March 17, 2019 - If you enjoy taking pictures of places you travel to and want to build your skills and knowledge to improve the outcomes...
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Simplify - the value of simplicity in photography
February 26, 2019 - The pursuit of most nature photographers is to convey a message or an emotion using composition, light, colors, subject...
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8 tips for winter photography
January 23, 2019 - Winter is officially here. This is a great time to capture those unique images that you can only get when it's cold outs...
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DIY: Converting film to digital
October 28, 2018 - If you have been shooting as long as I have, you probably have some old negatives or slides sitting in storage. Its hard...
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Background check
August 04, 2018 - Taking a great picture requires more than just pointing and shooting. You have to think about composition, lighting, exp...
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Behind the shot: The Pumpkin Patch
May 20, 2018 - From time to time, I like to post information about places I have been to shoot, especially if getting there isn't terri...
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Behind the shot: Thor's Well
January 06, 2018 - Like a lot of photographers, I research locations online far before I venture out. I always find it annoying when websit...
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How to: Forest photography
December 23, 2017 - Forest photography offers both challenges and opportunities throughout the seasons. Below are some tips for getting the...
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High Dynamic Range
September 19, 2017 - High Dynamic Range
Text and photos by Heather Cline
Let's pretend you walk up on a sweet landscape, pull out your came...
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Night photography part one: Starry skies and the Milky Way
September 20, 2016 - Have you ever wondered what it takes to capture night photos? I did at one point and found that reading articles helped...
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Using the sun burst effect to create dramatic photos
July 27, 2016 - Star effects in photography go by various names including: Sun stars, Star bursts, and Sun bursts. I tend to lean toward...
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How To: Focal lengths and when to use each
July 17, 2016 - Chances are, if you own a camera, you have more than one lens or a zoom lens that covers various focal lengths. There ar...
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