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Thinking Beyond the Telephoto Lens - The June 2024 Hackberry Farm Photo School Webinar Replay
In this webinar, we’ll explore ways to shoot wildlife images without using just a telephoto lens.
Russell Graves
Jun 27, 20241 min read
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Day Camp Weekend Recap - A Two-for-One Field Report
his past weekend was a big weekend here at Hackberry Farm. Friday night, we had our firefly workshop, and on Saturday, we hosted another gr
Russell Graves
Jun 24, 20242 min read
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Return to the Redlands - Notes from the Field
Rain's typically scant Rain's typically scant here, but a few hours before we arrived, nearly four inches of precipitation fell in a deluge
Russell Graves
Jun 18, 20243 min read
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Case Studies in Nature Photography - a Webinar
In this webinar, we'll discuss some of the considerations that go into just about every good nature photograph.
Russell Graves
Jun 9, 20241 min read
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Twister Chasers - Notes from the Field
It’s muggy outside, even for late April in North Texas. Juicy air from the Gulf of Mexico pumps across the state...
Russell Graves
Jun 3, 20248 min read
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Lightroom Came out with a New Update…
Lightroom came out with a new update last week. In the update, Adobe introduced generative fill into the platform.
Russell Graves
May 26, 20241 min read
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Hackberry Farm Macro Photography Day Camp - A Field Report
After a few months’ hiatus, the spring 2024 Day Camp Schedule resumed at Hackberry Farm. While the topics vary, this past weekend's camp co
Russell Graves
May 22, 20242 min read
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The Nature of the Texas Hill Country - A nature photography workshop field report
In the distance, a thunderstorm creeps across the hardscrabble of the northern Texas Hill Country. With each flash of lightning, the storm’
Russell Graves
May 19, 20242 min read
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Redlands Ranch and Western Wildlife - A Hackberry Farm Photography Workshop Field Report
I hear the tell-tale song come from the grass: bob-WHITE! There's a pause, and then he sings again.
Russell Graves
May 14, 20243 min read
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Night of the Aurora - Notes from the Field
Friday afternoon, I emailed an alert...
Russell Graves
May 12, 20242 min read
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Why your camera gets exposures wrong... and how you can fix it. A Hackberry Farm Video Photography Workshop
Cameras aren't infallible. In fact, in many scenarios in nature photography, your camera just can't figure out the exposure. In this video,
Russell Graves
May 5, 20241 min read
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Spring in the Smokies - A Hackberry Farm Photo School Field Report
For most of the week, we've been immersed in Appalachian culture. Â
Russell Graves
Apr 28, 20245 min read
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FARMING FOR FIREFLIES - Following Aldo Leopold’s nearly century-old conservation blueprint, this is how I'm working to restore wildlife habitat to a hay farm.
I lived in the Texas Panhandle’s southeastern corner for 26 years. On a whim, my wife and I decided to move our family back to our hometown
Russell Graves
Apr 21, 20247 min read
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Texas Wildflowers Nature Photography Workshop - A Field Report
While the rain does occasionally cause some damage, and ample winter rains that fell over Texas this past season.
Russell Graves
Apr 15, 20243 min read
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The Eclipse - A Hackberry Farm Photography Workshop Field Report
A couple of years ago, I discovered that Hackberry Farm would be in the path of totality. About ten months before the eclipse, I announced t
Russell Graves
Apr 14, 20246 min read
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My Favorite Mirrorless Features - A Video Photography Lesson
For me, mirrorless cameras are helped blossom my creativity and my ability to shoot enganging and challenging images. They are packed with s
Russell Graves
Apr 7, 20241 min read
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Redlands Ranch - A Nature Photography Experience
For about the past ten years, I've been working on a photography guest ranch.
Russell Graves
Mar 31, 20241 min read
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Conservation Spotlight: Fencerow Habitat
Bobwhite quail are in trouble. Nationwide, the species is on the perilous brink of collapse, and unfortunately, its numbers have been on the
Russell Graves
Mar 24, 20245 min read
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The Magic of the Smokies - Notes from the Field
It’s mesmerizing to watch the waterfall across the rocks. The falling water is magic when translated onto a digital medium through a camera.
Russell Graves
Mar 17, 20245 min read
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Night Skies of the Texas Outback - A field report from our latest photography workshop
During the day, the landscapes are austere. Here lie vast expanses of red dirt rolling plains.
Russell Graves
Mar 10, 20243 min read
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