Website update

I just updated my website with my new logo design. Trying to keep things very simple!

7d basketball video

Here's a cool way one videographer used the 7d at a shoot...


University of Oregon men's basketball from Isaac Viel on Vimeo.

Sarah + Brent

Here is a link to a few of my favorite pics from an wedding I shot earlier this month in St. Simons Island, GA.

http://www.facebook.com/p.php?i=1029956924&k=Z6GUP2QRWZTF5KGES1VXT5PQVRCA444F&oid=1053096584218

Canon announces 1d Mark IV

Canon announced the long-awaited 1d Mark IV today. Here are a few links with more information about the camera...

http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/multi_page.asp?cid=7-10044-10310

http://blog.vincentlaforet.com/

http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&fcategoryid=139&modelid=19584

Photography Multimedia Primer

Here's a link to good information about multimedia for photographers...

http://photo.net/learn/multimedia-photography/intro-to-multimedia/

Kingbird vs. Red-tailed Hawk

Check this link for a cool story about a interesting photo a photographer took earlier this year of a Kingbird grabbing a red-tailed hawk and going for a ride.

http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_13452818

New site...again!

I just revamped my website...it's beginning to be a habit of mine. The links were hard to see on the previous site, so I wanted to make them big and easy to find as well as creating a new logo. Let me know what you think.

http://www.jasoncrader.com/

Crow & Clouds

Yesterday, I traveled to Ponca with some friends to photograph elk and test my new Canon 7d. I got some good pictures of elk but this was my favorite image from the day. A loan crow flew toward me and I got this shot. I know it breaks a lot of "photo rules" but I like it. Sometimes rules are meant to be broken.

Mating elk in Boxley Valley

Check the link below to see a brief  video of two elk mating in Boxley Valley. This is the prime time to see big bulls, fights, bugles and more...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guaioXON58c

Elk - peak viewing occuring now in Boxley Valley

I've been keeping an eye on the elk in Boxley Valley for the past several weeks. It appears that they are in the peak of their rut. If you're interested in viewing elk and would like to hear them bugle, now is the time to take a trip to Ponca, Arkansas.

Canon 7d

I received one of the first Canon 7d camera bodies to be shipped within the United States today. I will post a full report of my impressions of this new camera after I have a chance to test it this weekend.

Junction Bridge Sunset

Here is a favorite pic of today's sunset shot from atop the Junction Bridge in Little Rock, AR.

Boxley Valley Elk

This is the best time of year to photograph large bull elk in Boxley Valley. I'll be making many trips to this are in the next few weeks to photograph the annual rut that takes place here. Below are two of my favorite images from today.

William @ 14 months

Here are a couple of my favorite shots from today's shoot.

Elk in Boxley Valley

I just returned from Ponca, AR where I photographed elk this afternoon. The light didn't cooperate with me like I wanted it to but I did manage to get some shots of the big bulls in the area. The calf shot below is my favorite from the day.

Lauren & Matt's Wedding Pics

Check out the link below to see some of my favorite photos from today's wedding shoot.

http://crader.zenfolio.com/91909ml

Hare and Hound Race

Please check out the link below. It will take you to a video I shot last weekend at the Arkansas State Championship Hot Air Balloon festival. This is the hare and hound race sped up about five times its actual speed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBiZyfg_Pm4

New site up and running

I just uploaded my new site: http://www.jasoncrader.com/. Please check it out and let me know what you think.

Polar bear vs. girl with purple hippo

Check this link out to see a funny video I shot at the end of last month at the Memphis Zoo. A little girl takes on one of the polar bears at the zoo. You'll have to watch the video to see who wins...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRX-gN0XyxE

Hot Air Balloon Festival, Butterflies and Elk...

Just got back from a long day's trip to Harrison that began @ 4:30AM. I traveled to Harrison to today to photograph the Arkansas Hot Air Balloon Festival. I took pics at this event last year and had a great time so I wanted to do shoot this again this year. The weather didn't cooperate as well but the balloons did get to fly both in the morning and evening. No one grabbed the key this morning to win the $10,000 prize.

After the balloon race was over @ 8:30AM, I traveled to Branson with a few friends and we ended up at the Butterfly Palace. We took lots of pics and had a lot of fun.

From the Butterfly Palace, we traveled south to Ponca to photograph elk. We saw two different herds in the fields around Ponca but most of them were too far out to photograph. There was one real nice 6x6 bull in the bunch.

After shooting the elk, we went back to Harrison to watch the final balloon race of the evening before heading home.

Had a great day. I got some good pics and video. Now I'm ready for a nap...but I have editing to do...