Linda Whitehead This month the SaddleBrooke gift shop is featuring artist Russ Stokes, a published photographer specializing in the Southwest. Russ was born in Seattle and attended primary school in Woodinville, WA. His family moved to Anaheim, CA in the early ’50s, then later to San Diego where he attended high school. Russ continued his education at…
Tim Butler Are you new to photography or interested in learning about the basics of taking more interesting pictures without having to learn a lot of technical jargon? If so, the SaddleBrooke Photography Club is offering our very popular “Introduction to Photography” course, which is designed to help new photographers capture more creative images no…
Janet Frost Tom Frost may be new to SaddleBrooke and the SaddleBrooke Photography Club, but he is not new to many of the skills that are vital for photography. As a dentist, Tom spent years recognizing the nuances of color, light and texture. Tom’s artistic talents are not limited to the small scale of dentistry.…
Robert Koblewski As a photographer, I’m always looking for my next photo project. Early this year, I was photographing a number of great horned owl nests here at SaddleBrooke and the surrounding area before traveling to Mesa to photograph the great wild horses of the Salt River. My current project for the last few weeks…
On July 15, the SaddleBrooke Photography Club took a field trip to the University of Arizona Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab. This was a fascinating tour and perfect “cool” activity for a hot summer afternoon in Tucson. The lab is located under the east side of the U of A football stadium in a cavernous,…
Joe Tomasello has been taking photos and telling visual stories since he was 12 years old with a Kodak Instamatic. In high school he was the yearbook photographer and built his own dark room. By college he was entering contests and winning awards. Over the years Joe photographed friends, family and special events. Joe worked…
Rodger Bivens In March, Rodger Bivens, a member of the DIGS Photography Club in SaddleBrooke, visited the Riparian Preserve at the Water Ranch in Gilbert, Arizona (east of Phoenix) to explore this bird sanctuary. Other members of the club have also visited this beautiful area from time to time. However, it is still not very…
Photographer of the Month: Andrea Gray Andrea started photographing almost 40 years ago when she took a community college course on photography. But it wasn’t until she moved to SaddleBrooke, 18 years ago, that she became completely involved in photography. After Andrea moved to SaddleBrooke she began traveling around the world. These amazing travels have…
In her own words, “As most families had back in the ’50s, we owned a Brownie Hawkeye with the flash. We used it to take pictures of family and friends on special occasions. I took a few pictures of my friends, etc. but was not really that interested in photography. Then I went to college…
Linda Nagy On Thursday, February 28, a group of 23 SaddleBrooke Photography Club members met at the MountainView parking lot and carpooled to Picacho Peak to capture the color and splendor of the spring wildflowers. The outing was arranged and hosted by Bernie Nagy, one of the founding members of the club. Along the way…