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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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Using your Camera to Document Even the Tough Times
This past week, a big swath of Texas caught fire. As of this writing, the total acres consumed is more than a million, and the behemoth conf
Russell Graves
Mar 3, 20242 min read
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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
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Composition Case Studies - a Hackberry Farm Photography School Video Lesson
 This video is a show and tell of sorts. We'll look at some images, break down the compositional elements of the photograph, and figure out
Russell Graves
Feb 25, 20241 min read
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Species Spotlight: The Red Wolf's Re-Discovery?
Driving through the dark at 5:30 am in August of 2019, I see the shape of an unknown canine dash in front of my headlights. I am winding...
Russell Graves
Feb 18, 202410 min read
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Something New for You - A FREE Download
These checklists are valuable for just about any time you head to the field. They'll keep your thoughts and actions organized.
Russell Graves
Feb 13, 20241 min read
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Chickens??? Notes from the Field
Yeah, you are looking at that correctly. The picture is of me giving a talk to a camera club a couple of weeks ago, and there are chickens
Russell Graves
Feb 8, 20242 min read
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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!
Russell Graves
Feb 4, 20241 min read
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