Back in July there was a Longhorn Cattle show at my local fairgrounds. The photographer in me really wanted to show up for the show and take all the pictures but ultimately I decided to attend one day with my niece and later brother in law and sister who joined us to scope it out.
Read MoreSometimes I forget everywhere I have shared my images and find out later that they are performing well. I got an email month or so back about an image I created of my sister last fall that was nominated to move on in a online contest.
I call the image Among the Sunflowers and I have entered it in the International Photography Competition so hearing it is a nominee in the color chronicles contest gives me great hope for its future in the IPA competition.
Read MoreMy Image created back in July at a Longhorn Cattle show of a Bull named Chase was picked up and licensed on Getty Images and VCG.
Read MoreYears ago I put together a very half assed on a whim application to the IEA through the Ohio Arts Council. Naturally nothing came of it and frankly reading through my first attempt was painful and very unthought out.
Anyways this year Photographers in Ohio are eligible to apply and this program would come with a decent grant that would effectively help me update some equipment I really need as my equine events continue to stack up.
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 MoreBack in August I was looking for a song to add to a very short TikTok video for an equestrian event to start hyping people up for the photographs I was actively editing.
And this song by Casey Donahew came up.
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