Ten tips for photographing a rodeo.

Have a successful (and safe) rodeo!

1.  ARRIVE EARLY.

A close parking spot is easier to get to if you forgot a piece of equipment. I try to arrive a minimum of two hours before the show is scheduled or plan to be there for the afternoon if it is an evening performance. Rodeos are popular and the full parking lots prove that!

Workshop or Tour? If classroom type sessions are not listed on the itinerary, is it still a workshop? If it is called a tour, is there any instruction? When I started taking workshops, I assumed there had to be sessions set aside in the itinerary for specific teaching. How do you decide what workshop to sign up for? I have a few tips…