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Chris Dickinson Photography Workshop: Part 2

July 25, 2017 by ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~ 2 Comments

I hope you didn’t miss part one — if you did, go read it now!

It was so fun to arrive at the workshop and see/meet people I’ve followed on Instagram for a while now!

Of course, I made new friends and found new people to follow. We split into teams, sort of organically — not sure how that happened but it did! Here are the three folks that comprised my team (and I think, they of course, ROCK!). Make sure you check out their Instagram Accounts and follow them if you love what you see — I’m sure you will!

Chase — loves fitness, the great outdoors, and helping people reach their full potential.
Chris — is a singer/songwriter and a handy horseman/cowboy!
Carrie who has personal and professional accounts. Carrie is vibrant, loves life and is super sweet! She stopped by the ranch to visit on her way home from the workshop! I love her. She’s a sister from another mother!

I feel so fortunate to have the above group of people in my life. They’re so awesome. So positive and up-lifting.

Here are all the other awesome folks that were fortunate enough to be at the workshop:

Matt Ballard — a nicer guy you will not find.

Laney — Seriously — this girl has a vision like I’ve never seen. We’ve been keeping in touch. I heart her. Seriously.

Jodi is so much fun, and also has two accounts: one for her life and one for her blossoming photographic eye!

Kay – who I’ve followed for some time and who is also my ranching neighbor to the west was there! It was so fun to meet her! I’ll have to stop by and visit her ranch sometime!

And now, to the meat and potatoes — or more images, which is why you’re all here, right?

Matt in the early morning barn light, brushing off a gorgeous roan horse…

Leanne in a pretty sliver of light:

I can’t decide if I like color or B/W better…

Renea Cowley is exceptionally photogenic. But I guess you don’t get to be a former Miss Rodeo Utah, and not look good in front of a camera!

I loved how Chris challenged me to find the art in crappy, straight over-head light!

Little things like changing the white balance of your camera, can really change an image!

Matt on that pretty roan horse…

Gotta love a wide angle lens!

Hadley gets a cow roped…

And with that, we’ll close out this installment. There’s more. Much more. Stay tuned!

Until next time — Happy trails!

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About ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~

Jenn Zeller is the creative mind and boss lady behind The South Dakota Cowgirl. She is an aspiring horsewoman, photographer, brilliant social media strategist and lover of all things western.

After a brief career in the investment world to support her horse habit (and satisfy her mother, who told her she had to have a “real” job after graduating college), she finally took the leap and stepped away from a regular income; trading the business suit once and for all for cowgirl boots, a hat, and jeans. She has not looked back.

When Jenn first moved to The DX Ranch on the South Dakota plains, she never imagined she’d find herself behind a camera lens capturing an authentic perspective of ranching, and sharing it with others. Jenn has always been called to artistry, and uses music, writing, images, home improvement, and her first true love of horses to express her ranching passion.

Horses are the constant thread and much of her work centers around using her unique style of writing to share her horsemanship journey with others in publications such as CavvySavvy, the AQHA Ranching Blog, the West River Eagle, the family ranch website, and her own website.

Using photography to illustrate her stories has created other opportunities -- Jenn’s brand “The South Dakota Cowgirl” has grown to the level of social media “Influencer”. This notoriety has led to work with Duluth Trading Company, Budweiser, Wyoming Tourism, Vice, Circle Z Ranch and Art of the Cowgirl, to name a few. She also serves as a brand ambassador for Woodchuck USA, Arenus Equine Health, Triple Crown Feed and Just Strong fitness apparel. Her photography has been featured by Instagram, Apple, TIME Magazine, The Huffington Post, and Oprah Magazine. Jenn’s work has been published internationally, has been seen in several books and has graced the covers of several magazines.

Jenn became a social media influencer by accident when she started to explore Instagram as a way to share her life on the ranch with folks that don’t get to experience it. It’s grown into an incredible platform that she uses to empower women, create an environment for self improvement and share life on the ranch.

When she’s not working, she loves to drink coffee, play with her naughty border collie named Copper, start ranch colts, and run about the country chasing cans. Her mother still thinks she doesn’t have a “real” job.

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  1. angsamp says

    July 27, 2017 at 11:10 am

    It looks like you had such a good time! Your photos are great! I know both Chris Petersen and Matt Ballard and they are great guys and such good photos. You were with some awesome people!

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