event photography

The Sunday Sort

The Sunday Sort

My 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.

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Lows in Photography

Lows in Photography

A 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.

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Missing Travel

Missing Travel

As 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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Throwback Wednesday

Throwback Wednesday

This throwback to my rodeo days is in honor of my favorite event in rodeo to capture with a camera…. Bronc Riding.

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Using the Creative Eye

Using the Creative Eye

Arenas can be very challenging to capture from the outside with need to have a wide, wide angle and the inside from lighting perspective. This was a challenge I faced and had to bring a creative eye as well as ultra wide angle lens to help me create images the new arena owners not only loved but could use for marketing purposes.

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Photographing at a New Arena

Photographing at a New Arena

Arguably one of the hardest things as an equine photographer who photographs at a lot of shows is growing bored by limited angles and options at arenas. Sometimes the best thing to light a spark is traveling to a new arena. For me I was lucky to have one open up little over an hour away from me that I was able to attend a show at last month.

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