School’s out, the bags are packed and you are headed out for a delightful summer vacation with friends and family. When you pull out your camera, remember these simple tips to help ensure that no one will be yawning and snoozing through your vacation photos when you return home. 1. The Golden Hours Plan your […]

We’re always looking for a new perspective in catching the action when videoing a Babes with Bullets™ camp. One of the perspectives we’ve captured is by using a head cam when the Babe runs a stage. The head cam gives a great interesting cut-a-way, but the camera is heavy for our caps and it does […]

Sound separates the amateurs from the pros in the field of outdoor video work, right? Here’s Marilyn Vogel’s advice in this week’s “Shoot to Thrill” about how to mic your action outside.

The WON welcomes back Photo Prof. Tim Flanigan, who not only describes how he shot this beautiful grouse photo, but also explains the basics of aperture priorities in this week’s “Shoot to Thrill.”

We have come to expect that outdoor photographer Glenn Wheeler goes for the shot, wherever he is — whether rappelling down a cliff side or standing on a boat or even, and we’ve seen these photos, down in the bowels of caves. In this Shoot to Thrill, Glenn, aka Jonathan Livingston Wheeler, describes how he got this exceptional photo of a gull skimming the water in Florida.

Our Shoot to Thrill band of photographers exude compassion for the wildlife they photograph. It’s more than a hobby or a 9-5 type job for them. Indeed, they are usually out working before 9 and after 5, but this week, Kathryn Nazzaro describes rehab efforts of an eastern screech owl in the red phase, and also her tips for photographing birds.

I am a mother … and one of the things we do as moms is to try to teach our children not to lie. It is just a known fact that lying is not acceptable. But what about exaggerating? Don’t get me wrong, I was raised an outdoors woman and I understand the romance of […]

She looked into the eyes of a wolf and got … this photograph. Read photographer Kathryn Nazzaro’s account in Shoot to Thrill about how she captured the beauty of a wolf.

A lot of outdoor photographers anxiously await the chance to capture the stunning reds, golds and oranges of autumn. Nothing stirs the mind’s palette like the blazing hues of the fall. Nothing but the stark contrast of winter. Where the burnt brilliance of autumn feeds the mind’s desire to become one with nature, the whites, […]

This week’s Shoot to Thrill comes from guest photographer Jason Baird, who took his camera away from capturing high energy explosives testing to photographing his daughter at Bass Pro Shops Media Day. She stood alongside a bunch of male shooters on the firing line. See what he thought and what he captured, along with a rather pleasant surprise in a reflection of her shooting glasses.

We’re just going to call award-winning photographer Tim Flanigan our Dr. Foto Fix here at The WON. In this week’s “Shoot to Thrill,” Flanigan talks about “clickity vision,” which the photographer should have used before clicking the shutter shut on this photo. And, Dr. Foto Fix Flanigan has decided to hang out his shingle here at The WON and will be happy to look at your bad photo and give you some tips to correct your technique for next time. Send us the photo and we’ll send it on to the good doc.

With an eye for detail, Shoot to Thrill contributor and outdoor photographer Kathryn Nazzaro describes a recent trip to the bird-watching woods where she found two finches munching on pine cones. Read about how she captured their feeding habits on camera.

Outdoor photographer Stacey Huston wasn’t sure she would be able to capture the essence of a primitive archery hunt for the taping of Journey with Red Hawk. She surprised herself as she relaxed into the surroundings, realizing that set-up shots can still work outside. Read about her experience at this week’s Shoot to Thrill.

When Mother Nature doesn’t cooperate for a great outdoor photo, enter outdoor photographer Bill Konway and his tips on how to make that shot count — without having to go back to the studio and use PhotoShop. Bill’s recent experience in the field with TV personalities Pat Reeves and Nicole Jones make for a teachable moment in outdoor photography in this week’s “Shoot to Thrill” column.