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Photography In The National Parks: Made For Monochrome

Submitted by Rebecca Latson ... on May 14, 2013 - 2:30am
Color photographs are the mainstay of the national park traveler, but black and white has its role in the parks, too.

Photography In The National Parks: To The Sun And Beyond In Glacier National Park

Submitted by Deby Dixon on April 30, 2013 - 2:35am
Of course I wanted to go to the Sun in Glacier National Park - the very idea of capturing everything between earth and sky, with my camera and lens, filled me with the same visions that I experienced as a child, when walking into a candy store to choose just one piece of chocolate. I wanted them all.

Photography In The National Parks: Scale, Perspective And Connection

Submitted by Rebecca Latson ... on April 16, 2013 - 2:40am
What's the deal with scale and perspective when you're taking photographs in the national parks? It's all about placing things in their proper context...or the context you want to reflect.

Photography In The National Parks: Get Intimate With Your Camera

Submitted by Rebecca Latson ... on April 2, 2013 - 1:17am
Every now and then, you should get intimate with your camera in a national park.

Photography In The National Parks: A Winter Watching Wolves In Yellowstone National Park

Submitted by Deby Dixon on March 19, 2013 - 1:17am
I woke up one morning thinking about wolves and realized that wolf packs function as families. Everyone has a role, and if you act within the parameters of your role, the whole pack succeeds, and when that falls apart, so does the pack. -- Jodi Picoult

Photography In The National Parks: Use Your Telephoto Lens For Those Park Landscapes

Submitted by Rebecca Latson ... on March 5, 2013 - 2:44am
Using a telephoto lens for a national park landscape sounds kind of odd, right? Most people think of a telephoto or zoom-telephoto lens as good for wildlife and sports images, not landscapes, per se. But it's time to rethink that.

Photography In The National Parks: Capturing Moonbows In Yosemite National Park

Submitted by Deby Dixon on February 19, 2013 - 2:31am
During the full moons in April, May and June, nighttime visitors to Yosemite National Park, photographers in particular, get an extra special treat when the moonlight refracts and reflects off of the spray of water in Upper and Lower Yosemite Falls - it is called a moonbow, or spray bow, as John Muir liked to call it.

Photography In The National Parks: A Cloudy Day In The Park Can Be A Photographer’s Dream…With The Right Filters

Submitted by Rebecca Latson ... on February 5, 2013 - 3:01am
Your national park photographs don't need to suffer just because the sky overhead is cloudy or overcast. You simply work with what you have.

Photography In The National Parks: Being Ready To Point And Shoot With A DSLR

Submitted by Deby Dixon on January 22, 2013 - 2:36am
The coyote was coming down the road towards the Lamar Canyon bridge, straight at me. I wheeled into the pullout, angled the car just right, rolled down the window, grabbed the bean bag, plopped it over the door frame, grabbed the Nikon D600 with the borrowed 500mm lens and placed it atop the bean bag. Flipped on the camera, aimed and - nothing.

Photography In The National Parks: Sunrises, Sunsets And Silky Waters

Submitted by Rebecca Latson ... on January 8, 2013 - 2:35am
Sunrises, sunsets, and silky waters. We all strive to capture those images during our tours of the national parks, but what are the keys we need to focus on to succeed?

Photography In The National Parks: Capturing The Moods Of Mount Rainier National Park

Submitted by Deby Dixon on December 25, 2012 - 2:16am
Mount Rainier is known for its subalpine meadows filled with bright, colorful wildflowers in late July to mid-September, depending on the year, but photographing the mountain in its many moods requires spending time on it throughout the year.

Take A Look At These National Park Photographers

Submitted by NPT Staff on December 12, 2012 - 2:28am
Images taken in the national parks not only convey beautiful landscapes, but can carry wonderful memories down through the years. Here are some of the photographers who have built wonderful, and inspiring, portfolios in the parks.

Photography In The National Parks: It's Not Always About The Camera, But It Is Always About The Photographer

Submitted by Rebecca Latson ... on December 11, 2012 - 2:39am
Having a top-end camera can help you take great photographs in the national parks, but the bottom-line is that you have to pay attention to how you're wielding whichever camera is in your hands at the time.

Photography In The National Parks: Reading The Book Of Nature

Submitted by Deby Dixon on November 27, 2012 - 2:11am
National parks are a great place to experience wildlife in their natural element, and to photograph them. But at times the plight of nature can generate pangs of helplessness, as nature photographer Deby Dixon realized in Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks.