Photographing the Wild West
The arena gate opens and dirt begins to fly as an antsy horse with a young girl breeze by headed for a line of six poles. As they weave in and out their hair flies back and forth. When they round the sixth pole and head for home they give it all they’ve got to... Continue Reading →
As the rodeo season is coming to an end I can't help but reflect on all the crazy adventures I have had and all the amazing people I have met. I have gotten to see what a true "Montana cowboy" is. I have gotten to reconnect with the fun rodeo community and see the passion... Continue Reading →
Butte NRA Photos are up! In other news, it has been a while since I have shared any of my Montana stories. This weekend has been a huge highlight of my rodeo photography career, so I am going to share it with you. This weekend we packed up and headed to Butte, Montana for another... Continue Reading →
Now that I have shared a little story about a cool experience I had at one of the many rodeos I have been to, it is now time to catch you up. Last time I updated you was when I had just got back from Colorado back in May. Since then I have gone to... Continue Reading →
I think this photo is very fitting to how I have felt today after many busy days. This was taken at the Darby High School rodeo this past weekend. I got to shoot from some awesome spots and I can't wait to share. It let me get out of my box, which was challenging but... Continue Reading →
Long time no see! It has been a crazy few weeks for Legit Outdoors. I have been finishing up my first year of college and I can't believe it went by so fast. I have also been running around chasing rodeos to photograph. I am now finally getting down to business uploading all my photos... Continue Reading →
Another one of my favorites from last weekend! There we so many barrel racers this weekend. And since there were so many I got a lot of practice shooting pictures seeing what I liked and disliked in them. It was really difficult to keep up with every rider. I decided to narrow it down and... Continue Reading →
Each night at the Bulldazzle EPB in Havre they would have these cute little cowboys gear up and hop on some bulls. Now they weren't just any bulls, they were mini bulls. A quarter the size but 10x cuter than your ordinary bull. This was on one the highlights for me of the weekend. These... Continue Reading →
After many busy weeks I am finally getting around to sharing some photos of the rodeo clinic at MSU in Bozeman a few weekends ago. It was a lot of fun to see these young riders improve just over a matter of two days. I got to test out a new lens for the action... Continue Reading →
Wylee Hurst, Bozeman cowboy enters arena at the EPB Rodeo in Butte, Montana. I was lucky enough to get to attend the EPB (Elite Professional Bullriders) in Butte over the weekend. I not only attended but got to photograph the whole event and even helped the judges. This is my favorite image I snapped this... Continue Reading →