Photogenic Phoenix

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Photogenic Phoenix

• for the Beginning Photographer

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• Phoenix has a large number of destinations that
  give a beginning photographer an amazing number
  of opportunities to take outstanding pictures.

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• What fun it is to "practice" at such enticing
  destinations!

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• Papago Park with Botanical Garden and Zoo

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• Papago Park itself has an abundance of wildlife,
  desert plants, and huge sandstone buttes.

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• The Desert Botanical Garden is also filled with
  desert plants, and the trails have great subjects
  in colorful Chihuly Art.

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• The Phoenix Zoo is 125 acres of grounds that are
  home to hundreds of species of animals who have
  plenty of space to roam.

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• Pictures may require a telephoto lens and a
  monopod.

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• Orpheum Theater

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• This theater is an architectural and stately
  beauty and has gorgeous paintings on the ceiling.

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• It was built in Baroque and Spanish Medieval
  styles from 1927 to 1929.

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• In the late 1980s, they began a renovation, which
  wasn't completed until 1997.

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• Brought back was much of the original design in
  the stunning and intricate moldings, murals, and
  more.

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• Victorian Heritage Square

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• If you like to shoot architecture, this is the
  place to find refurbished historic British shops,
  restaurants and museums, some of which date back
  to 1895.

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• If you are there at the right times, ethnic and
  cultural festivals are often featured -

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• - such as the Phoenix Brewers Invitational Beer
  Fest, and these give many pictorial opportunities.

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• This walkable city block also hosts the Phoenix
  Museum of History and the Arizona Science Center.

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• Chase Field

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• Not only is Chase Field the air-conditioned home
  of the Arizona Diamondbacks baseball team, but it
  also plays host to other events such as motor
  cross and monster trucks.

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• Additionally, it is known for being the first
  stadium in the United States with a retractable
  roof, and it also has a signature swimming pool.

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• Goldfield Ghost Town

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• This is a unique opportunity to film what was an
  abandoned gold mining town -

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• - with its original untouched buildings, a free
  mine tour, a jail, a saloon, a mystery house, a
  train ride around the entire complex, staged Old
  West gun fights -

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• - old time photographs, western souvenirs,
  horseback riding in the desert, and more.

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• Characters portray what they would be wearing and
  at the same time tell you about the town's
  history.

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• Dobbins Point
• (Dobbins Lookout)

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• At 2,330 feet, this is the highest point in South
  Mountain Park/Preserve that is accessible by
  public roadway or trail and gives an amazing view
  of downtown Phoenix.

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• It luckily has the decent Summit Road to drive up
  5.5 miles to it, making it easy to haul your gear.

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• The Park itself is one of the country's largest
  municipally operated parks with its more than
  16,000 acres including 51 miles of primary trails
  for hiking, horseback riding and mountain biking.

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• It actually consists of three mountain ranges
  the Gila, Ma Ha Tauk and Guadalupe.

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• Scottsdale high rise condos, especially those in
  downtown Scottsdale, put you in an extremely
  convenient location for photography opportunities
  locally as well as within an easy distance of
  visiting all the above sites in Phoenix or in its
  Metro Area.

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• If you want to buy or rent an urban condo,
  contact the high-rise specialists at We Know
  Urban Realty in Phoenix AZ.

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• They know exactly what is on the market and which
  properties will work best for your needs.

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• Visit the site at http//www.weknowurban.com
• for more info and to view properties online.

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• Will Daly, Broker
• We Know Urban Realty, LLC
• 834 E Claremont Street, No 3
• Phoenix, AZ  85014
• [phone]
• Email Will_at_WeKnowUrban.com