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…
Susan L. Schwartz “Dinna fash,” I told myself almost every day of my photographic sojourn to England and Scotland. As every Outlander fan knows, that means “don’t worry” and I didn’t let the September weather and crowds get in the way of taking photos and enjoying my trip. Inspired by the Outlander books and TV…
Barbara Wilder and Larry Crabb Larry’s topic for the January general meeting was “Time Travel.” He began with a brief story of how he happened to take up photography. His father didn’t want him to touch his “good camera,” which made his rebellious nature only want to take pictures even more. After starting as a…
John Triebe In their own words: DIGS photographers write about memorable photographic moments. In September 2018, my wife and I took a small ship cruise with Vantage cruise line that visited several Croatian islands as well as several Croatian cities on the Adriatic coast. For those who have never visited Croatia, it has an extensive…
Frank Earnest Light is an essential ingredient in the art of photography. Photographers can use natural light, and modify that light with tools called reflectors and diffusers. They may use room lights, photographic lights, flash lights or strobes to illuminate their subjects. In the end, the goal is to learn a variety of lighting techniques…