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An African Odyssey - A Hackberry Farm nature photography workshop webinar
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to go on a real African safari? What kinds of things will you see? What’s the lodging like? What all can you expect? Tune in to our recent nature photography workshop webinar and find out all of the information for you to make an informed decision.
Russell Graves
Aug 311 min read


More AI Prompts to Improve Your Nature Photography - A Hackberry Farm Nature Photography Workshop Webinar
In this nature photography workshop webinar, we’ll follow up on our last webinar and bring you more prompts to help improve your nature photography. No, we aren’t creating images out of nowhere, but we’re using the tools available to us to help us gain insight into how we take pictures and how we can improve our craft.
Russell Graves
Aug 241 min read


Using AI to Improve your Nature Photography - A Hackberry Farm Nature Photography Webinar Workshop
This month's nature photography workshop webinar is a good one. We're going to be digging in on how using AI prompts with sites like Chat GPT or Google Gemini can actually help improve your nature photography. We're not talking about making images using artificial intelligence. We're talking about using the tools available to you for insights and advice on some perplexing questions.
Russell Graves
Jul 191 min read


The Mammal Calendar - A Hackberry Farm nature photography video workshop
Putting yourself in the right place at the right time is one of the crucial pieces of the wildlife photography puzzle. In this nature photography video workshop webinar, we'll discuss how understanding some basic biological facts about mammals can help you become a better photographer.
Russell Graves
Jun 141 min read


Streamline your Lightroom Workflow - A Hackberry Farm Nature Photography Video Workshop
In this nature photography workshop video webinar, we'll discuss some surefire Lightroom strategies designed to streamline your workflow and help you make sense of a consistent and effective direction for working on your images.
Russell Graves
May 241 min read


Fieldcraft - A Hackberry Farm Nature Photography Workshops webinar
In this May 2026 nature photography workshop webinar webinar, you’ll learn:
- How to read the landscape to predict animal movements.
- Utilizing food sources in your planning.
- A rundown of basic behavioral cues that every nature photographer should know.
- Behavioral clues that will help you get into the animal's mind.
- How the weather affects animals' movements.
- Pre-shot camera setup strategies so you’re ready the second the action starts.
Russell Graves
May 171 min read


Five Things Every Nature Photographer Should Master - A Hackberry Farm Nature Photography Workshop video
In this webinar, I’ll discuss what I think are the five must-have skills you should possess to become a better nature photographer. Through trial and error, I’ve made every mistake possible. I still tend to make mistakes. However, these are the five skills I continually try to sharpen to become a better nature photographer.
Russell Graves
Apr 51 min read


Mastering Birds in Flight - A Hackberry Farm nature photography video workshop
To get good images of birds in flight isn't at all difficult. It just takes getting your settings right, a little biological knowledge, and PRACTICE.
Russell Graves
Dec 14, 20251 min read


Clearing the Log Jam - A Hackberry Farm Nature Photography Workshops Webinar
For most of us, the ultimate photographic log jam happens when we get home from a shoot. It's easy and fun to go out and take a bunch of pictures, but it all comes crashing down when we get the images back home and it's time to process them.
That's the log jam.
Russell Graves
Oct 19, 20251 min read


Getting Published as a Photographer - A Hackberry Farm Nature Photography Workshops Webinar
In this Hackberry Farm Nature Photography Workshops webinar, I'll take you step by step on what I do to get my images published.
Russell Graves
Sep 14, 20251 min read


Composition Case Studies
In this webinar, we'll do a show and tell of sorts. We'll look at some images and break down the compositional elements of the...
Russell Graves
Jun 29, 20251 min read


The Little Things - A Hackberry Farm Nature Photography video workshop/ webinar
This month’s video nature photography workshop/webinar is called The Little Things. Everyone knows that exposure and composition are key to good photography, but there are other things (which I call The Little Things) that help fill in the gaps for good photographs. Want to know what those things are?
Russell Graves
May 25, 20251 min read


The Mammal Calendar - A Hackberry Farm Nature Photography Workshops Webinar
Putting yourself in the right place at the right time is one of the crucial pieces of the wildlife photography puzzle. In this Hackberry Farm Nature Photography webinar, we'll discuss how understanding some basic biological facts about mammals can help you become a better photographer.
Russell Graves
Apr 20, 20251 min read


Bird Photography - Beyond the Basics A Hackberry Farm Nature Photography video Workshop
Good bird photography is deliberate. With a few simple techniques, you can put yourself in a position to take more dynamic bird photographs
Russell Graves
Mar 16, 20251 min read


Change your Mindset in 2025: Nature Photography Tips from Hackberry Farm Workshops
If you resolve to enjoy photography more and improve your skillset in the new year, there are a few things you can work on daily.
Russell Graves
Jan 5, 20254 min read


November Webinar Replay - a video nature photography workshop
This month's webinar tackles a familiar subject: capturing great images of birds in flight.
Russell Graves
Nov 17, 20241 min read


October Webinar Replay #2 - a video nature photography webinar
In this webinar, we discussed the upcoming Wildlife in Focus Photography Contest (https://wildlifeinfocus.org).
Russell Graves
Oct 27, 20241 min read


October Webinar #1 - Things They don't Teach in Photo School Anymore - a nature photography video workshop
In this webinar, I discuss topics you generally don't hear much about anymore in photography discussions.
Russell Graves
Oct 20, 20241 min read


Capturing Dynamic Images of People - September Webinar Replay
In this webinar, I share strategies for improving your photos of people in the outdoors.
Russell Graves
Sep 15, 20241 min read


August Webinar Replay #2 - a video photography workshop
In this webinar, I talk about composition and try to demystify some of the concepts surrounding photography's most enigmatic subjects.
Russell Graves
Aug 18, 20241 min read
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