Horse Photograhper Extraordinaire

Chuck Zimmerman

Karen and Larry WilliamsSometimes the photographer gets his picture taken. I hope Larry Williams is happy with this one of him and his wife Karen.

They’re the official show photographers of the Appaloosa World Show and boy do they have a job to do. You can only imagine how many pictures they have to take and take care of. They do thousands at a show and their system is very impressive.

Larry said he’d been trying to figure out how to make a living in the horse business for a long time. I think he found a way since equine photography is his business and specialty. Like a lot of people Larry has had some mentors and people to learn from and he talks about them in our interview.

You can listen to my interview with Karen and Larry here: awcs-07-williams.mp3

stump racerI showed Larry this photo I took at the stump races this morning and he said it looked good. I asked him for some tips on how to get a good one of something going this fast in relatively low light. His answer is “lots of light” and “shoot a lot.” He’s got lights rigged all around the ring that all flash with the camera on the floor.

After shooting Indy cars at 220 mph I’m not sure which is more difficult!

2007 World Championship Appaloosa Show Photo Album

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