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Try:

• Including people in your shots, for persepctive and interest, but try for natural activity instead of poses
• Vertical as well as horizontal orientations, to capture the majesty of tall treetops
• Different angles on the same subject, from different heights. If you have a digital camera, this is especially easy - and you might be surprised to find later on that your best shot was not your first or second, but sixth or seventh.
• Bringing along some waterproof disposables for river activity that endangers your more expensive gear
• Buying disposables if you have younger kids, so they can have fun with photography too (and remain occupied while you concentrate on getting that perfect shot!)

To get started, visit:

• Seneca Point and the Fire Tower - sweeping vistas from a high vantage point, rocks, trees
• Tom's Run - water, bridges
• River Road - views of the Clarion River, canoers, fishing
• Trails - trees, ferns, rocky outgrowths, streams and rivulets, stumps, deadfall

Check out our Forest Friends gallery for inspiration, or visit Kevin Kaltenbaugh's Web site.  A great book for beginner to intermediate photographers is National Geographic's Field Guide: Secrets to Making Great Pictures.

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