Brought the lighting gear out to a cattle branding a few months ago to make some portraits. Wanted the focus to just be the people and their gear without anything else to distract from that. Had a blast setting it all up and shooting in a horse trailer, but still undecided if I’ll stick with this style or not.
Trying to get caught up on posting, but it’s not a strongpoint. Here are a handful of images made at a cattle branding in Smith Valley, Nevada last month. Such a great time. The anticipation and building excitement when everyone arrives and saddles there horses is tangible. Thankful to be a part of it and can’t wait for the next shoot of this series in general. The entire culture surrounding their way of life is really fascinating and something that needs to continue to be documented as a piece of American history.
Creating make-shift “studios” has become somewhat of a specialty over the years. I never understood the purpose of having a traditional brick and mortar studio and thoroughly enjoy the challenge of building one on the fly. Looking back, it would be fun to have a gallery of images just documenting all the ones I’ve made in random places. Moving forward, it’s on the list. Of all those places, this is the first for the inside of a horse trailer! Plenty more to come from this shoot.
