Working with Fellow Photographers, Making the Pie Bigger!

Working with Fellow Photographers, Making the Pie Bigger!

My friend Dave McKissick and I have a conversation about how working together with other photographers and creatives can be beneficial to all involved parties.  Enjoy! Support the Equine Photo School and save 40% on a beautiful and functional website with Zenfolio by clicking this link: https://www.zenfolio.com and using the code: EQUINE40 Thank you for listening to this episode. My hope is that it inspired you to try your hand at shooting with other photographers if you haven't already. If you have, then I hope this inspires you to keep going and improve your relationship. Get creative and enjoy the…
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How to do Black Background Photography

How to do Black Background Photography

Black Background Photos in a Barn Use camera's limited dynamic rangeStand horse in doorwayClose all other doors and windowsTurn off all inside barn lightsExpose so that the horse standing in the light is exposed properly or even a little underexposed.This will make the background black or really closeIn post, take care of any stray light or other things visible in the background.You are ready to go Strobing with horses for a black background Black Background Photos with Strobes Don't have a barn?Strobes allow you to have perfect light anywhere.You can shoot all night.If you have a powerful enough strobe you…
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How to Succeed as a Team Roping Photographer

How to Succeed as a Team Roping Photographer

Ben and Jodi Clements of X-Treme Team Roping Ben and Jodi Clements with X-Treme Team Roping produce some of the best team ropings in the industry. They drop a ton of tips and insights on us today from their point of view as team roping producers. Learn how to succeed as a rodeo photographer with these tips!  Follow Ben and Jodi on Social Media @xtremeteamroping or https://www.xtremeroping.com/ Listen to more episodes of the podcast here: https://equinephotoschool.com/podcast-player A lot of these photography tips could be used for rodeo photography, barrel racing photography, and other event photography.
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10 Tips for a Better Horse Portrait Session

10 Tips for a Better Horse Portrait Session

Hey, Equine Photo School students! I ran across this old gem today. It is a checklist that I used to send to clients before we had a photoshoot. I don't send it anymore but we still have a chat about it ahead of time. Who doesn't LOVE checklists, right? You won't be able to do every one of these tasks for every photo shoot you go on, but bookmark this page and refer back to it the next time you book a client. Support the Equine Photo School and save 20% on a beautiful and functional website with Zenfolio by…
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