Double Creek Buckles

So happy to be a part of this ladies business Journey, in your photography career you meet people with passion for what they do.

Rosie Webster, owner of Double Creek Buckles, has ventured into saddlery; she is also a competitive barrel racer.  There is nothing more enjoyable than being the photographer to help promote the product she has designed, had made, and rides in her own design.

I know how she feels when I see one of my photos being used as a profile photo, used to help sell a horse, being showcased on a website.

Take pride in what you do, and follow your dreams.

Jo H

JHD

I had the opportunity this past Sunday to photograph a benefit for a family that has been hit with JHD.  Juvenile Huntingtons Disease.

Before the race we met the young man and his mother that has been going thru the stages of JHD.  It's a horrible disease that attacks your brain which affects your body in a slow, horrible damaging way.


Byron, is such an inspiration to not let this disease stop him from what he loves, he went out and showed all of us that you keep living, you do the things you love and you never stop trying.

Please read up on JHD and help a benefit close to you so we can stop this horrible disease.

www.JoHPhotography.com

Silhouettes

Silhouettes seem to be something I try to end all of my sessions with, I'm not one to have a lot of sessions but when I do I always schedule them at the end of the day so I can try to work on my silhouettes.  We had a few struggles yesterday with trees so I did the best I could by crouching down on the ground.

I liked the end result of this one with the clouds and the sun trying to peek thru.  With a little help of Photoshop the family was happy with the result.

I haven't posted a blog in quite some time.  I've recently been concentrating on re working my website to be labeled as a Western Artist / Photographer.

I'm very lucky to live in a rich environment of western backgrounds, people, equine etc.  Yesterday I had the pleasure of doing a session with this young lady, she's a barrel racer, she also shows in western and english events.  She is an aspiring model and has such a great personality, easy to be around and to work with.

I hope by the end of this year to have my website portfolio updated with new photos and continue to grow as a photographer

I hope the month of December will be my month of working on personal projects and not so much about event photography.

Today I stopped in at a local small business to practice a little product photography.  I didn't want to use a box to capture a product on a white background, I wanted something natural in it's own environment.

I played around with setting up this display to try to find it appealing, adding a vignette in Lightroom5 in hopes of drawing your eye to the center of the photo and the products that being showcased for sale.

I remember a seminar by Scott Kelby and he talked about food photography and how he angles his shot a little; so I thought why not this.

I feel pretty happy with my first try at this and I'm happy to have a local store willing to let me go in for more practice.

Portrait Practice

I've stepped into the world of Portrait Photography this year, I reached out to some people I know to offer mini sessions to help me work on my new venture.

I am lucky that I have a large support system with the Rodeo Competitors and HS Football Moms that want to get some portraits along with their action photos.

This photo turned out to be one of my favorites from the day, a mom has two daughters, one rodeo competitor, one loves to read.  What better way to capture both of them than like this.

I do a lot of research not only on photography but on ideas but nothing tops the mind of the client and what they want to capture.

I look forward to 2015 and what may come my way.

Gizmos and Gadgets

In Photography you can find so many gizmos and gadgets that would even break Bill Gates pocketbook; I'm always amazed at all of the things that will enhance your photos from filters to software.

I haven't invested in many of these little toys yet, but one that I think I do want to invest in this cool little filter (Tiffen 77HTP 77mm Digital HT Circular Polarizer Titanium Filter)  that has numerous options to make your skies pop.

I recently invited a few friends out for an outing of photography and one of the members had this filter and I borrowed it and was just amazed at what your photos would look like when you chose any of the different options  Definitely something to get and play around with on my photography adventure.