by Julie Andersen, Outreach Librarian Vista Grande Library, City of Casa Grande
This edition of Golden Corridor LIVING magazine is focused on photography, and I find myself again saying, “The library can help with that!”.
Both the Casa Grande Public Library (Main) and the Vista Grande Library offer plenty of books that teach, as well as inspire, you in your photography journey. We have the popular Dummies books, such as Digital Photography for Dummies by Julie Adair King and Digital Cameras and Photography for Dummies by Mark Justice Hinton to get you started.
You could also check out Photo Basics: The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to Great Photography by Joel Sartore, an experienced National Geographic photographer that imparts the essentials of taking great pictures.
If taking a photography class is what you are looking for, don’t forget with your Casa Grande Public Library card, you have access to Universal Class. Universal Class offers free online classes and has Digital Photography 101, Photography 101 for Beginner to Intermediate, Adobe Lightroom 101 and Photoshop Elements 101 to enroll in at your convenience.
Need a little inspiration? You can look at the many books within our Arizona Room at the Main Library with beautiful photographs featured such as Eternal Desert by David Muench and Arizona: Wonder and Light by George Stocking.
Are you ready to take pictures? Our Culture Passes offer many places to find the subjects that you are looking for.
Love taking pictures of animals? Check out a Culture Pass to the Reid Park Zoo. Looking for desert landscaping? Head to the Arizona-Sonoran Desert Museum or the Desert Botanical Garden. You can find more inspiration by going to the Heard Museum, The Phoenix Art Museum, and/or the Desert Caballeros Western Museum. For more details, stop by either library.
And last, but not least, create your own subjects by planting seeds from our Seed Libraries. Take a series of photos of when you plant the seeds, the sprouting of the seeds and finally the blooming of the flowers or production of the vegetables. Stop by and check out your seeds today to get started.
Visit www.cglibrary.org or casagrandeaz.gov/214/Library to learn more about the books, Universal Class and Culture Passes. Follow us on Facebook @cglibraryaz and sign up for our newsletter to stay updated on events and programs for the Casa Grande Public Libraries.
Casa Grande Main Library
449 N. Drylake St.
Casa Grande, AZ 85122
Vista Grande Public Library
1556 N. Arizola Rd.
Casa Grande, AZ 85122
