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Subscribe by email to Shooting Outside Blog   Merry Christmas Happy Holidays to all our readers   I'd like to wish all of you the very best of Christmas and all Holidays celebrated at this time of year across the globe, and remember to remember those in need, to those we've let slip from our lives for any reason. They are still out there and deserve your love and your attention. Please be with them. Add a Comment Below

If you're new here, click to Subscribe to the latest post. Why Do We Do Our Photography? Ever wondered what it is about your photography that keeps you going? For some of us it is the ability to sell it online or in galleries, at local shops, at events, doing wedding shoots or sports, portraits, on greeting cards, mouse pads, or coffee mugs. For some of us it is just about the social interaction on sites where feedback or tagging is as much a function of the photograph as is the actual picture taken. And finally for some of us it is about gifting to friends and family. But there is a higher reason for some of us, it is quite literally a reach into our souls for a profound effect on our spirit. We Simply Love what we capture    Our photography ends up somewhere, and some of it we delete, some we hang onto because we possess a delusion that somewhere down the line, we might use it for some be able to utilize it for one legitimate attempt at an artsy effect, and th

Subscribe by email to Shooting Outside Blog   When we need inspiration as photographers, we can always turn to our National Parks. Here's an article written by Katie Eucker I found at the National Parks Conservation Association. 5 Tips for Visiting National Parks in Winter Posted on: December 2 2013 5 Tips for Visiting National Parks in Winter By Katie Eucker, Senior Manager of Travel & Corporate Marketing As the manager of NPCA’s ParkScapes travel program for the last seven years, I’ve planned national park trips for hundreds of park lovers all across the country and in all seasons—Texas’ Big Bend in the spring, California’s Yosemite in the autumn, Montana’s Glacier in the summer, and even Alaska’s Denali in the winter. Winter adventures are some of my favorite trips. If you’re thinking about a national park trip this winter, here are a few tricks I’ve learned over the years. 1. Plan for an extra day at the start of your trip.  If traveling by pl