By Jim Patrico My photography education started with an introductory class at the University of Missouri. I’d enrolled in the Journalism School with the idea of becoming a writer. But in my first semester I randomly took a photo class, and my world changed. From then on, I found a home in the Photojournalism sequence, … Read More
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Up Your GoPro Game: GoPro Tips
By Jamie Cole, Creative Director, Red Barn Media Group I’m not a GoPro “pro,” but it’s part of my arsenal in the field, and has proven indispensable as more of my client work has shifted to video. These little wonders can have some fun applications in ag videography, and can even help with social distancing. … Read More
Story Behind the Picture: Emerging Photographer
By Maggie Giles; 2019 First Place Photography Winner, Emerging Photographer Category; Hoard’s Dairyman “Want to come along while I feed the calves on pasture?” When posed with that question upon our arrival at a Michigan dairy farm early in the morning, we jumped at the chance. My coworkers and I visited this farm as part … Read More
Story Behind the Picture: Native Beef, A Story of People
By Martha Mintz, Coral Creek Communications, 2019 First Place Winner, Photo Essay As much as I grumble about how hot, dusty and early the day started, what I wouldn’t give to be back in that gritty branding corral today. In a time when we are striving for isolation, this photo story was ironically about people … Read More
Story Behind the Picture: Worth the Climb
By Kerri Reynolds Lotven; Today’s Farmer Magazine; 2019 First Place Photography Winner Nuts and Bolts – Crops Category A lot of photography is willingness to go where the picture is. It’s about not being afraid to ask, “Is there any way I can get over there, up there, behind there, etc.?” Sometimes the answer is … Read More
Nine Steps to Take After Clicking the Shutter
By Katie Knapp, The Ag Photographer, Photography SIG Chair Last spring my external hard drive crashed. I mean, actually crashed. It fell off my desk. Luckily at that very moment, I was working with a digital tech* to improve my archiving system so I could be more efficient after clicking the shutter. He kept me … Read More