Focus Illustrated, October 2023

by Kevin Shank | Oct 1, 2023 | 2023, 10 October, Focus Illustrated, Study Guide, The Photo Focus

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Inspiration in a Gerbera Daisy

by Timothy Waldner | Jun 1, 2023 | 2023, 06 June Readers' Issue, Articles & Stories, Plants & Fungi, Study Guide, The Photo Focus

View the June 2023 Nature Friend Study Guide Photo © Timothy Waldner. My sister is so sweet! She gave me a flower—one flower—but she had a special reason. In the summer, when I see a beautiful photo, that just makes me go and take photos myself. I probably can be...

Focus Illustrated, May 2023

by Kevin Shank | May 1, 2023 | 2023, 05 May Story Contest, Answer Key, Focus Illustrated, Study Guide, The Photo Focus

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Capture the Splash

by Anna Boggs, Rural Retreat, VA | Mar 1, 2023 | 2023, 03 March, Articles & Stories, Study Guide, The Photo Focus

Photographing Water Splashes with Minimal Equipment View the March 2023 Nature Friend Study Guide Water droplets. Photo © Anna Boggs. Utterly bored, I stared out at the blinding snow until my eyes began to ache. What was I going to do with myself? At sixteen and a...

Acquiring Photographic Inspiration: Focus Illustrated and Favorite Focus, September 2022

by Kevin Shank | Sep 1, 2022 | 2022, 09 September, Answer Key, Articles & Stories, Astronomy, Beetles, Birds, Butterflies, Moths & Skippers, Favorite Focus, Fish, Focus Illustrated, Galaxies, Insects & Arachnids, Mockingbirds & Thrashers, Plants & Fungi, Reptiles & Amphibians, Sparrows, Study Guide, The Photo Focus, Wildflowers

Focus Illustrated, May 2022

by Kevin Shank | May 1, 2022 | 2022, 05 May Story Contest, Focus Illustrated, Study Guide, The Photo Focus

Focus Illustrated and Favorite Focus, April 2022

by Kevin Shank | Apr 7, 2022 | 2022, 04 April, Birds, Cardinals, Tanagers, & Allies, Favorite Focus, Focus Illustrated, Plants & Fungi, Sparrows, Study Guide, The Photo Focus, Wildflowers, Woodpeckers

Capturing a Flower in a Water Drop Splash

by Steven Smith | Sep 6, 2021 | 2021, 09 September, Articles & Stories, Study Guide, The Photo Focus

A water drop splash on a rainy day? Sure. This is a perfect project for a rainy day. Come with me, and we will step inside and have some tabletop fun. 1. Fill a clear 9” x 13” pan to the brim with water. 2. Place an overflow pan beneath the glass pan to contain water...