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How do I operate my camera and keep my hands warm?

How do I operate my camera and keep my hands warm?

by Michael DeYoung | Jan 30, 2024 | Tips & Techniques

Keeping hands warm and being able to feel and operate camera controls and your tripod is the biggest challenge for photographers for cold weather shooting. This is the hardest part of your winter outfit to get right. Like everything else in your winter apparel system,...
Work the Golden Hour.  Don’t Leave Good Light to Find Good Light.

Work the Golden Hour. Don’t Leave Good Light to Find Good Light.

by Michael DeYoung | Oct 15, 2013 | Tips & Techniques

My long time good friend, flyfishing guide and award winning author Pudge Kleinkauf of Women’s Flyfishing once said to me while grayling fishing in Lake Clark:  “Don’t leave fish to find fish.”  I have always carried that with me with my...
New Work:  Grand Canyon National Park Backpacking Adventure

New Work: Grand Canyon National Park Backpacking Adventure

by Michael DeYoung | Apr 1, 2013 | New Work

In addition to showing new adventure images, I address degree of difficulty and creativity as well as sacrifice and compromise with respect to photography. Lauri and I completed our second weeklong trip on the Royal Arch Loop with longtime friend and backpacking...

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