On Making Pictures

Howdy pardners!

After my Fossil Rim workshop, we spent about 20 minutes making pictures - about 5 minutes from the Ft. Worth Stockyards. We met this Native American on the busy main street at the Stockyards. The background there was bad. So, we found a cool, nearby location and made pictures like this one - which is actually one of my favorite pictures from the trip.

Always remember: there is a big difference between taking a picture and making a picture.

I made this picture with my Canon 5D Mark II and 28-105mm lens. (Opps! I posted this early saying that I took the shot with my 7D. Sorry. I always carry two cameras, and forgot which one I used to take this photo. Thanks for a reader for helping me to remember.)

Explore the light,
Rick
P.S. That's Kevin Browning on the horse. He heads up War Pony Productions. He is available for shoots - photo shoots! He's a great guy and professional who will help you get great shots!



No Time For Yawning On My Workshops!

We have non-stop photo fun on my workshops. Just ask Susan Henry, who took this cool shot during my Fossil Rim workshop. Nice work, Susan!

The nice folks at Fossil Rim arranged a special cheetah shoot for our team. How cool!

Explore the light,
Rick

Ouch!

The workshop here at Fossil Rim Wildlife Center in Glen Rose, Texas was big success. The students were wonderful - and they all got great shots!

One of my favorite shots is on the left.

Unfortunately, while helping a student, I was not paying attention to what was going on around me! Ouch is all I can say.

Over at the Digital Photo Experience we are running a caption photo contest for the picture on the right, taken by Dr. David Jones. Join the fun!

I am planning my 2010 Fossil Rim workshop (after I recover). Let me know if you'd like to join the photo fun.

Here is a quick video that I shot on the workshop . . . another close encounter.

Explore the light,
Rick

P.S. Want great color in your images, check out the ColorChecker Passport.

Late Night Photoshop Fun at Fossil Rim

Hey, you snooze you lose on one of my workshops. We shot all afternoon and worked on our images in Photoshop tonight. Here are two more: Top Jay Abramson; bottom Carolyn Fox.

We have taken over the Safari Camp here at Fossil Rim. Quite cool!

Mo' to come!

Explore the light,
Rick

A Fossil Rim Favorite

Workshop participant Jeff Kane took this awesome action shot today on our first game drive.

Great work, Jeff!

Mo' images to come....

Explore the light,
Rick