by Michael DeYoung | Apr 4, 2025 | Featured Posts
I knew I was taking a risk at starting and ending an aurora tour in Delta Junction from Anchorage. Fairbanks is so much closer. In fact, I had at least one potential participant not sign up because of this. Why did I do this? I knew the mountain landscapes, the unique... 
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,... 
by Michael DeYoung | Dec 20, 2017 | Tips & Techniques
Now that the first day of winter is close (though winter began months ago in some places), there is no reason to put your photography in hibernation! In fact, my favorite light of the year is winter. This is mainly because the sun doesn’t get as high in the sky and... 
by Michael DeYoung | Dec 23, 2012 | Assignment & Production, Gear Review
Only 3 days from the winter solstice I was on assignment shooting environmental portraits of 2012 Iditarod Champion Dallas Seavey near his kennels near Willow. With the sun reaching only 5 degrees above the horizon at mid-day I was lucky to be nearby a lake where the... 
by Michael DeYoung | Dec 22, 2011 | Tips & Techniques
I love winter light, especially fresh snow clinging to trees on a crisp winter morning! The hardest thing about winter shooting for me has always been keeping my hands warm while operating the camera system, including the tripod. Even with the big pro bodies I just...
