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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


August Webinar Replay - Learning from your Metadata
So much valuable information is contained in an image’s metadata, but how can it be used to make us a better photographer?
Russell Graves
Aug 11, 20241 min read


Picking the Picture - a practical guide to the first step in organizing your photos
I’ve heard this question often: How do you pick which image is good and which is not?
Russell Graves
Jul 28, 20241 min read


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


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


Five Handy Ways to Speed Up your Lightroom Workflow (Replay) - A Video Photography Lesson
Post-processing is our chance to put the finishing touches on our work, but it shouldn’t be a task we dread. Join me as I give you tips to c
Russell Graves
Feb 29, 20241 min read


Hackberry Farm Photography Workshops Q&A Webinar Announcement
Our 2024 photography workshops are filling fast, and we have had a few questions about some of our offerings. In this invitation-only...
Russell Graves
Jan 31, 20241 min read


January Hackberry Farm Webinar Replay
Improving at photography doesn’t always involve what happens with our camera. Sometimes, the answer to better nature photography comes from
Russell Graves
Jan 18, 20241 min read
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