event photography
My 9th favorite image of 2024 comes again from that very first Cattle Shorting Event at Grizzle Ridge Arena. This image is up there not for the horse and ride but for the calf that was leaping at the camera during this capture.
Read MoreMy 12th favorite image from 2024 comes the Longhorn Cattle Show. I wasn’t an event photographer but rather was in the crowd and took maybe 40 photos in total. In fact these images were rather we are in a barn with an arena rail around the show pen eh kinda vibe.
Read MoreYou may notice a trend with the images I selected from horsing events. Most of them in this top 15 are from Grizzle Ridge, not because I prefer them or was only at their events but because they had the most shows I was able to attend this year and further offered the ability for me to photograph new events.
Read MoreMy first cattle sort was actually a two day event. The first day being the experienced drive and the second day being the “fun show” version.
I will say I loved the speed and agility of the competitors in the open but the length and size of the “fun show”. Perhaps because my body was just in pain, but also because it was a much, much shorter day in comparison to day one.
Read MoreA lot of people find photography to be a very glamorous job. There is the travel, and taking pictures and doing cool things that give that impression but those things and social media doesn’t necessarily give the full impression of the reality of being a photographer.
I am talking about all the work we do, the hours we spent editing, curating galleries, answering questions, responding emails, and then obsessively checking for sales when we let the images we painstakingly took, curated, and perfected go live.
Read MoreAs a photographer I have been blessed to do a lot of things many dream of including some pretty extensive traveling. To the point I actually miss taking my camera through an airport on my way to somewhere new.
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