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Oh shoot. Sorry to hear about the other photog giving you grief. That happens a lot unfortunately. You’ll definitely sell more prints when you capture images at the right time. Timing is everything. :) Enjoy!

I’m usually shooting at f/4 on my f/2.8 lenses because it’s sharper and I get enough depth of field to get the whole horse in focus most of the time. As the official photographer I’ve never been denied the ability to strobes wherever I want to but no other photographers are allowed to. I’ve shot in arenas big and small all over the country. It’s always a good idea to talk it over with everyone in charge first but they have always said yes.

@ thanks replying, I started to shoot at rodeos and events that I can get into but I’m not an official photographer. Lighting is at times too challenging especially indoors

@benard702 you’re welcome! Shooting indoors without lights requires a faster aperture. F/2.8 or f/1.2 will let in more light. Shoot at maximum aperture and a shutter of 1/500 then increase ISO to get a good exposure. You’ll have a little motion blur but not too bad. Steady yourself and keep practicing. You’ll get it

That’s awesome! Good luck to your daughter!

Eh, that’s not true. I’ve shot millions of photos at arenas all over the country for many years and no one has told me I couldn’t setup whatever lighting I wanted to.

Happy to help! Sorry I missed your comment

Hey! Sorry I missed your comment. Because of the inverse square law, you’re not going to get one light to work for the whole arena.

Right. It’s for barrel racing not rodeo. Rodeo photogs need to be able to move

I’m so sorry for the long delayed response. I use Canon’s Pixma Pro Printers

I call Bullchit on your comment. My camera has never been on anything but manual since the day I took it out of the box. I can adjust my setting on the fly with my camera to my eye and never miss a shot or unable to recover in post. I think you need to get to know your camera body a little better. Finger memory is what you lack that pros don't.

​@@MrDan1509😅😅

Hey, sorry I missed your comment. While there are some scenarios where other shooting modes work great. For the most part I find that they are more of a crutch. I do shoot in manual all the time and do teach how I shoot. Thanks for the comment!

Yep! That’s for sure

Yes

LOL Yes you do! I’m happy to be your shopping assistant haha

@@equinephotoschool yessss 😆 lol

I hope you have deep pockets hahaha I’m good at spending other people’s money

@@equinephotoschool same tho hahaha

Sweet!

I’m so glad to hear it. Thank you for the nice comment. I appreciate it!!

I’ve shot millions of horse and rodeo pics. No one minds

@@equinephotoschool - how about NCHA Events? - was just at one a week ago - they told me I could only take photo'd as longs as no flash or other lighting was use

I’ve shot events big and small all over the country. I’m sure some people have had bad experiences with photographers who don’t know what they are doing. But everyone let’s me strobe

@@TheWildlifeGallery388 Having the same problem here at the cutting 😤

Going to rodeo tomorrow night and there are no flashes allowed!

I’d suggest going Mirrorless. Even the most entry level bodies will handle it. I have a gear guide started (it’s a work in progress) at www.equinephotoschool.com. :)

@@equinephotoschool Thank You. I see that you have the Canon R6 on your list I was looking at a R7. Is that comparable or should I go for the R6?

I’d say that depends on your budget. Either one will work. :)

Well shoot. Thanks for the like and sun anyway. I’ll try again next time.

Haha no Photoshop here. LOL That was 100% real during a Halloween race.

@@equinephotoschool dang 😂 my horse would knock every single barrel 😭 😂

LOL gotta train your horse better! Time to buy a T-Rex suite. Send videos of your training sessions hahaha

@@equinephotoschool lol I soooo would but he has Pigen fever at the moment :( but he’s getting very much better by the day!!

Oh shoot. Sorry to hear that. I hope he recovers soon. It will take some time for the suite to show up so better order it now. ;)

Hey! Thanks :) Glad you liked it.

Hahaha

Thank you! That means a lot. Especially today. :)

Thanks!

I’m sorry to hear that. I was trying to lead by example on how to get started. And how to book more gigs after that. I’ll be sure to publish more how to content soon. Thanks for the comment!

Maybe this video is helpful: th-cam.com/video/MLKbL4o8fCs/w-d-xo.html. I made it this morning.

as a rodeo photographer the best advice is just take pictures as crazy and try to see more pictures videos and samples from other photographers in the field and slowly you will get there. visit the pages from the famous photographers, look for: Karmona barrel racing. He is most of the time in barrel racing around Texas and other arenas here in USA. I hope this can help.

Actually, this is the part I need help with. I’ve been hobby photographer for years and people tried to push me to go pro. It has gotten to the point where it drives me absolutely nuts that people who have no clue what they are actually doing with photography makes so much money. That dictates down to business and marketing and with today’s tech and photoshop programs 99 percent of photographers are really nothing more than editors….. give them a medium format camera or a dslr and have them catch desired effects and drama in camera not many can…. Now with ai more of those skills are going away… I worked a sweet 16 my buddy got did it for free to use it as a portfolio piece for me most ppl won’t let a second shooter do this. He was almost embarrassed to sent my half of the work to the client…. He is great at the business aspect but I gave him 200 finished fine art photos plus dance stuff… of a sweet 16…. So just saying the business side of things is the harder part. If you have the eye and can read light and shadows… you’re there. Asking for money without feeling unreasonable is the hard part.

Awesome!! We are here for ya! Where are you from?

Whatever you need, just ask... Yeeeeehaaaa....!!!!

Thanks man!

Oh ya!!! That’s what I’m talking about. Good for you! Keep improving! You’re going far.

Cool man. I’d say no, go for the iMac for editing. The iMac Pro if you can swing it. But the Mac Mini isn’t very powerful.

@@equinephotoschool We'll see what the budget dictates. Thank you sir!

@@zach_hewitt you betcha. That’s always been my limiting factor too. No matter if it was when I was just starting or when I hit a million dollars in sales. There is never enough money for everything all at once.

Thanks man! How’s your booth coming along?

@@oliesimages Wonderful! Just got a new 10x15 Black tent, which will give more room and also cut out the glare. Using for the first time tomorrow.

@@cowboyup1967 awesome!! I used to have a black 10x15 too. It’s a great size. I can’t wait to see it in action. Don’t forget the tent weights. I might have forgot to mention that in the video. But lots of weight is good.

Hey Mark, You might want to dive into our lighting course, there’s a lot more to strobing an arena than buying strobes. Personally, I use the Profoto D2’s. But they are a little spendy. Worth it though.

@@equinephotoschool got a godox ad400 the flash deration is 10,000 ish i thing i am going out to try it a a night bull riding and will see how it works is 300w ok or should i look at more watts. and thank you for your time so much. i have seen some of your blog and post on the web about where to place them. your about the only one i see talking about lighting horses and rodeo. its seems every one just shoots day stuff. thanks

@@markhoffman1186 hey Mark, I’m glad to hear you’re going to give it a try. I use 500ws strobes and find that I’m at or near full power most of the time. If you’re fastest flash duration is around 1/10,000th of a second that’s going to be at minimum power. Look at the show end of your strobe’s flash duration, that’s going to be at full power. Make sure you’re looking at the T.1 times not the T.5 times. T.1 is after 90% of the power has been used. That’s more accurate and useful. I appreciate you commenting. Let me know if you want in my lighting course. It walks you through from learning how strobes to to portraits to arena lighting.

Hey Laura! I use this photo paper: amzn.to/3MjTaS6 I love the brand. It’s quality paper and they have bulk pricing if you have an Amazon business account which is free. I get luster to reduce glare and finger prints.

Laura, I’m so sorry. I thought I replied but it looks like I didn’t. I use Finestra Art Luster Photo Paper. Here’s a direct link for ya: amzn.to/3HG4erf I just published a couple more videos on printing in the booth. I think you’ll find them helpful. :)

You bet!

Awesome man! I love it too. It’s tough to beat.

Oh ya! I’ve totally been there. The best way to overcome that problem is to strobe it. I have a course, Lighting 101-301, that takes you through from the basics of lighting and hoe it works to strobing portraits and arenas. Also, setting a custom white balance is super fast and easy with most cameras and can certainly go a long ways towards reducing your editing time and frustration.

I’m glad you liked it! Thanks for watching. :)

Hey, Thanks Zach! Very cool. If you ever make it down this way, look me up.

Thanks! I sure hope things go well. I'm very optimistic.