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Russell Graves
Nov 24, 20243 min read
Caddo Lake and East Texas Autumn Nature Photography Workshop #2 - A Field Report
After being here two weeks prior, you'd think there wouldn't be anything new to see.
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Russell Graves
Nov 10, 20244 min read
Caddo Lake and East Texas Autumn - A Hackberry Farm Nature Photography Workshop Field Report
Caddo Lake doesn't look all that big from the banks since there is not a huge body of water before you.
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Russell Graves
Oct 13, 20243 min read
Redlands Ranch and Western Wildlife - A Hackberry Farm Nature Photography Workshop Field Report
"It's not supposed to be this hot in mid-October," I tell myself while standing next to the blind window, waiting for the slightest breeze.
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Russell Graves
Sep 29, 20243 min read
The Wildlife and Landscapes of Northern Montana - A Hackberry Farm Nature Photography Workshops Field Report
From the bottom of the hill, you might mistake the animals for a scattering of rocks strewn about the fall-cured grasses.Â
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Russell Graves
Aug 25, 20243 min read
The Hackberry Farm Day Camp Photography Workshops - Spring 2024 Recap
August 24 was the last day of the spring 2024 Hackberry Farm Day Camp Photography Workshops. We ended the season with a great group of folks
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Russell Graves
Jun 18, 20243 min read
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
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Russell Graves
Jun 9, 20241 min read
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.
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Russell Graves
May 22, 20242 min read
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
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Russell Graves
May 19, 20242 min read
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’
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Russell Graves
May 14, 20243 min read
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.
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Russell Graves
Apr 28, 20245 min read
Spring in the Smokies - A Hackberry Farm Photo School Field Report
For most of the week, we've been immersed in Appalachian culture. Â
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Russell Graves
Apr 14, 20246 min read
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
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Russell Graves
Mar 17, 20245 min read
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.
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Russell Graves
Mar 10, 20243 min read
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.
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Russell Graves
Feb 4, 20241 min read
Night Skies of the Texas Outback - An All-Inclusive Hackberry Farm Photography Workshop
The first Night Skies of the Texas Outback workshop sold out, so we opened up dates for a new one!
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Russell Graves
Dec 18, 20232 min read
Wildlife Photography Day Camp - A Field Report
A big rainstorm that moved across North Texas on Friday, December 15, made the prospects of the wildlife photography day camp a little...
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Russell Graves
Dec 4, 20234 min read
Cowboys and Canyonlands of the Texas Panhandle Photography Workshop - A Field Report
If you close your eyes tight enough, you might hear the mournful whine of Bob Wills' fiddle in the classic country tune, Faded Love,...
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Russell Graves
Nov 26, 20231 min read
Exploring the Power of Composition: Case Studies from a Nature Photography Webinar and Workshop
In this nature photography webinar and online workshop, we'll do a show and tell of sorts. We'll look at some images and break down the co
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Russell Graves
Nov 25, 20231 min read
Picking the Picture - Photography Webinar
I’ve heard this question often: How do you pick which image is a good one and which is not? In this online photography webinar, I talk...
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Russell Graves
Nov 14, 20231 min read
How to Organize Your Images - A B&H Photo On-line Photography Workshop
Looking for ways to conquer your mountain of images. Take a look at this webinar that I just completed a few minutes ago. In this...
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