5 Little Changes That'll Make a Big Difference in Your Livestock Photos

 Learning to take great livestock photos is a challenge, but it's one you can conquer! Here are 5 little changes you can make today that will make a big difference in the quality of your images. 

1) Get the animals off the fence/wall/backdrop/etc.  Create space between the...

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ANSWERED: Your Top 5 Livestock Photo Questions

We recently held a series of online livestock photography workshops with some awesome Q&A sessions. Based on those workshops and the conversations in my email and DM's right now, y'all are asking a lot of the same questions when it comes to photography, so I decided to put the top five...

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4 Things You Must Avoid on Picture Day

There's a lot on the line on picture day. The images you'll capture will serve as the standard by which your livestock will be judged. The results of your sale and the success of your operation depend on you nailing every shot. Combine all that pressure with animals doing what animals do and you...

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5 Tips to Crush Your Photography Goals in 2021

New Year. New You. Am I right? 

If you're like most photographers I know, you probably have some serious photography goals for the year. Maybe you want to acquire some new equipment. Maybe you want to photograph the local stock show, or maybe this is the year you gain the confidence you need...

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How Do You Get Those Blurry Backgrounds?

Livestock photography is, in many ways, a form of portraiture. Think about headshots or school pictures. It's the same photo over and over again, just a different kid at a different school, on a different day. In the same way, livestock photos are just a different animal, in a different place, on...

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Gear Check!

If you're just getting started with livestock photography, you may have a lot of questions about gear, and that's okay! We've got you covered. 

Here are the key pieces of equipment for every livestock photographer: 

Camera: A digital camera with interchangeable lenses. 

You can...

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6 Tips for Frigid Photo Days

I don't know about you, but I love a good bull sale. Every year when Denver rolls around (or Cattlemen's Congress for 2021) I get excited to see the new sires everyone is ready to promote. Shortly thereafter, I was always neck-deep in bulls to photograph for the rest of the Winter and into...

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4 Ways to Maximize Your Editing Efficiency

If you're anything like me, part of the reason you're drawn to livestock photography is because you enjoy working outside. You'd rather spend your time in the barn than in the house, so when picture day is done and you have to find the time to sit down at the computer to edit, it can be...

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3 Creative Ways to Bring the Fun of the Stock Show to Your Backyard

Across the country, summer livestock shows have faced cancellation. Thankfully, many people have come together to host replacement shows, but whether your show has a replacement or not, there’s no doubt this summer just won’t look the same but, no matter how things look for you and...

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4 Key Principles to Create Winning Videos for Online Shows

 

Online shows are here. If we're lucky, we'll all be back in the show ring with our friends at a live event soon, however throughout the country we're already hearing of shows being canceled due to COVID-19. Accordingly, the only way some people may be able to show their animals this summer is by...

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