In the Rodeo world when an accident occurs we call it a wreck. A wreck can involve a rodeo competitor or a rodeo performer or a performing animal. Wrecks can be tragic, they can be amusing, and they are common.
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Making a Good Image
I am going to give you the secret to good photography and it is going to shock you because the secret isn’t in professional gear. In fact gear plays such a small role that if you can get over all the tech companies pushing the latest models you would be amazed at what you can create with the most basic cameras.
Read MoreKind Words from Instagram
Read MoreAs a creative it is always fun to see the reactions to the things we create. Sometimes we get to witness the reactions in person and sometimes all we get are those instagram favorites, of facebook likes and reshares.
The Greatest Foes
Sometimes these posts do not need to be complicated and long. Sometimes they are about sharing something profound that came to us. In this case a quote I made back in 2018/19 about facing our greatest foes in the arena be it rodeo or life.
Read MoreFirst Rodeo vs Final Rodeo Photography
I have photographed a lot of rodeos. I started back in 2010 with a portrait lens, a low level DSLR and not much clue on how to really shoot action in poor, poor, so poor light.
Nearly a decade later and I can see the improvement from gear to style and ability. I don’t often like to reflect back on the old because I really was terrible but my how I grew over the course of my rodeo career..
Read MoreBeing Published Stress Part Two
So this month I officially published my memoir- Glass Eyes: A Photographers Journey. This book has taken a few years to write, and create; from design, to writing, to curating images, multiple print tests, editing, and so on. It was not a quick nor easy feat. I was stressed for awhile making it and now I feel slight stress with every sale and potential reader showing interest.
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