Recent night sky photos from Nature Friend.
The Photo Focus
Foggy-morning Fun
This is perfect! I thought. Lots of birds around, and some already within reach of my lens! Now all I have to do is wait for the sun to come up.
Favorite Focus, April 2026
Enjoy our readers’ favorite photos from the April issue!
Focus Illustrated, March 2026
Readers’ photos illustrating the December 2025 Photo Focus lesson.
To Photograph a Bobcat With a Homemade DSLR Camera Trap
Typically, in order to photograph an animal, you first have to see it. However, this time that was not the case.
Glass Ball Photography
I have always been fascinated with light shining through objects and with nature refracted in water drops.
Favorite Focus, January 2026
Enjoy our readers’ favorite photos from the January issue!
Frozen Soap Bubbles
If we are persistent and the temperature is below zero, we will eventually be successful!
Favorite Focus, December 2025
Enjoy our readers’ favorite photos from the December issue!
Focus Illustrated, December 2025
Readers’ photos illustrating the September 2025 Photo Focus lesson.
Photography Lessons from Comet NEOWISE
Try these comet photography techniques with the next comet and send your results to Nature Friend!
Zooming to New Heights
Several years back, my brother bought me my latest lens as a surprise birthday gift after I mentioned that I was considering a lens suitable for capturing larger sizes of the moon. Little did I know that it would be that lens which would catapult my photography to new heights…
Favorite Focus, September 2025
Enjoy our readers’ favorite photos from the past month!
Focus Illustrated, September 2025
Enjoy this stunning photo and learn how to take your own!
Using a Small-animal Studio
The frisky little chipmunk paused by a log to eat a morsel of food. From only two or three feet away, I was clicking photos of the rambunctious chipmunk!