Hi and welcome to this edition of Workshop at the Ranch. I believe it was English novelist and sports writer Robert Smith Surtees who in the mid 1800s crowned Horse Racing the “Sport of Kings.”  There is something royal, magical, and intoxicating about this sport. I have been photographing Horse Racing for well over a decade now and have enjoyed every minute of my time spent on some of America’s best racecourses. And so when the American PHOTO Mentor Series asked me to teach a photo trek in Lexington, Kentucky I immediately answered YES!

Our three-day photo trek of learning would center on the Lexington, Kentucky horse racing community, and one of the loveliest racecourses in America, Keeneland.

 

Hi and welcome to this edition of Workshop at the Ranch. This has been a year of learning for me. Yes, that’s right, “learning.” Just because I am a professional photographer doesn’t mean that I know it all. I need and want to learn new techniques that move my photography in an ever-forward direction. So, with learning something new foremost in my mind, let me share with you one of the most exciting techniques that I have been using this year… Lightpainting with “Soft Focus.” 

Hi and welcome to this edition of Workshop at the Ranch. We are heading into my favorite time of year, Fall. This is also my favorite time of year to teach, and I will be teaching at several workshops in September and October. You can always find out where I will be teaching by simply “clicking” the Upcoming Workshops category at the top of the main page of my website.

So,….Where Am I Teaching this fall?

 

Hi and welcome to this edition of Workshop at the Ranch (WATR). At the time of this writing, the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London, England are only a few hours away. With so many Golden Olympic Moments about to flood the NBC television air waves I thought it appropriate to recall some of my own favorite and personal Olympic memories in this month’s WATR article.

 

Hi and welcome to this edition of Workshop at the Ranch. This continuing Q&A Series is ongoing as many of you are submitting your photographic, lighting, technical, business, and simply thought provoking questions each month. Keep the Questions coming in via the Contact category on my website and I’ll reply with my best effort to answer quickly. And maybe yours will get written up in the next WATR article. Let’s see what Qs arrived into the email bag this month.

Hi and welcome to this edition of Workshop at the Ranch. This continuing Q&A Series is ongoing as many of you are submitting your photographic, lighting, technical, business, and simply thought provoking questions each month. Keep the Questions coming in via the Contact category on my website and I’ll reply with my best effort to answer quickly. And maybe yours will get written up in the next WATR article. Let’s see what Qs arrived into the email bag this month.

Hi and welcome to this edition of Workshop at the Ranch. This continuing Q&A Series is doing well as many of you are submitting your photographic, lighting, technical, business, and simply thought provoking questions each month. So far I have been able to keep up with personal replies to all of you who have emailed me a question, so keep them coming via the Contact category on my website and I’ll reply with my best effort to answer quickly. And maybe yours will get written up in the next WATR article. Let’s see what Qs arrived into the email bag this month.

 

Hi and welcome to this edition of Workshop at the Ranch.  Here we go again with more of your Questions and my Answers. So far this Q&A Series is doing well as many of you are submitting your photographic, lighting, technical, and simply great questions each month. Let’s see what Qs emailed in via my website contact page this month. Continue reading article →

Hi and welcome to this edition of Workshop at the Ranch.  The learning continues here at Workshop at the Ranch (WATR) as we move forward with answers to your questions. Lots of great questions rolled into my email box during February and I must say I was so encouraged to read so many very insightful questions. You guys are really into this…and I’m amped up about it.

If you don’t know what I’m talking about, WATR is currently in a monthly series of Question & Answers. As expected, I got hit with an avalanche of questions to choose from, so please go easy on me should I not send a “thank you” reply in a timely manor. Sports, Portraiture, Photojournalism, Landscapes, Weddings, any genre is fine. Technical, Lighting, Gear, your choice…no question is too basic or too complex. Whatever is on your mind.

Simply go to the Contact category, fill out the short name & email form, and type your question inside the comment box, and then “click” Submit. It’s easy as toast.

Hi and welcome to this edition of Workshop at the Ranch.  We are off and running with Workshop at the Ranch (WATR) into 2012. I have written about numerous subjects over the years, but it is always me that selects the topic. I want to hear from you. Yes, you. I’m asking for your questions. Surely there is something photographic or technical that you want to know about. Maybe there is a particular camera setting or a lighting scenario that you want to learn about, or maybe you need some advise on upgrading your gear. Whatever your question is, here is your chance to have a voice. I am opening the door and inviting you in. Simply go to the Contact category, fill out the short name & email form, and type your question inside the comment box, and then “click” Submit. It’s easy as toast. Continue reading article →