rope for the cure
This past weekend, my mom and step-father held a benefit roping for a great family friend, Maizy Walker. Maizy has ovarian cancer. It's so great to see the community come together to support Maizy and the Walker family.
Grandaughters: Kennedy and Brittyn
This is my 3rd roping on the ranch. Sometimes getting the same shots as previous years is inevitable. For the first time, lights were set up for the ropers. Once it got dark, I didn't need my flash. :)
PS. I had a photo epiphany. Epiphanies are simplistic in nature and may seem like common sense, but they click everything into place, and have the power to change your entire approach or viewpoint. Epiphanies are funny like that. Anyway, the other day I went to see photographer Dennis Stock speak at school. Later, some of the graduate students and I went to dinner with him and we got to talking. At the talk, there was some dumb ass kid who questioned Dennis' knowledge regarding objectivity and this kid compared himself to Richard Avedon. This dude called people we photograph 'specimens'. At dinner, Dennis asked if this kid had good pictures and if he connected to his subjects because it seemed outside of photography his arrogance impeded on his ability to have a normal interaction. Then it dawned on me. What sets good photographers apart from great photographers. In order to produce, great thought provoking pictures that pull a polar response from viewers, we as photographers need to not only connect to the subjects we photograph, but connect to all facets of life. We (photographers) need to have this child-like curiousity so we can capture the beauty in often overlooked events. So when I look at great photographers work, this connectivity more than technicality performance sets them apart from other photographers. A photographer has to connect. A photographer has to have soul. Ok enough of my soap box. I tend to ramble late at night. I'll probably delete this tomorrow.
