WATERFOWL PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP 2021

Exclusive photography opportunity on the legendary Hindes Ranch
​November 18-20, 2021

Waterfowl PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP DEPOSIT

CLICK TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT
Proposed itinerary:
Day 1
Participants arrive by 10:00 AM to check in
10:30 Instruction time
1:00 – 2:00 Instruction time
Full afternoon afield
7:00 Dinner

Day 2
Breakfast
Full Morning Afield
12:00 Lunch
1:00 -2:00 Instruction time
Full afternoon afield
7:00 Dinner

Day 3 
Breakfast
Full Morning Afield
Depart after lunch

YOU BRING:
Bring your own camera equipment and tripod
Warm camo clothing, camo head net, gloves, rubber boots, flashlight. 
Waterfowl Photography Workshop:
When most people think of the Hindes Ranch, they think of big whitetails. Unknown to most, the Hindes Ranch supports a wide variety of waterfowl species that migrate each year through the Central Flyway. Miracle Lake provides a winter sanctuary for thousands of migrating Greater white-fronted (speckle-bellied) geese. In addition, it also provides prime habitat for migrating snow geese, Northern pintails, American widgeon, gadwall, Northern shoveler, green-winged teal, blue-winged teal, ring-necked ducks, redheads, canvasbacks, mottled ducks, and a multitude of shorebirds.
The Hindes Ranch is an amazing wildlife-rich environment for a large variety of other species that can provide photography opportunities including whitetail deer, javelinas, coyotes, and bobcats. They also have a diversity of bird life including South Texas raptors, Rio Grande turkeys, bobwhite quail, green jays, pyrrhuloxia, greater roadrunners, and crested caracaras.   
If you have ever wanted to experience the thrill of photographing waterfowl on one of Texas’ foremost wildlife managed ranches, then I have great news.  Richards Outdoor Photography, LLC is extremely excited to offer a rare opportunity for eight photographers to experience this magnificent historic ranch with Dave Richards and his sons Joseph and James. 
​November 18-20, 2021!  
Cost $2500 per participant plus tax
$1000 plus tax nonrefundable deposit required to hold your reservation
Includes instruction from Dave and Joseph Richards on how to successfully photograph waterfowl and more.
​Includes room, meals, non-alcoholic drinks, snacks, and transportation on the ranch.
CLICK TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT

new updated EDITion now available!


  • The New edition has 470 + color photographs
  • Several NEW bucks added to the live buck aging & judging chapters
  • 21 buck aging sequences showing their body and antler changes over their life
  • 35 buck judging examples of live bucks with known Boone & Crockett scores
  • Why we don’t use antler size as an aging criterion
  • A Guide to Identifying Different Age Bucks
  • Aging Whitetails by Behavior
  • Aging Whitetails after harvest
  • Estimating Boone & Crockett score on the hoof​
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Welcome to Richards Outdoor Photography and Art!   We appreciate your interest in our work and hope you find just the right image for your home, cabin, or office.  Our images are printed on long lasting photo paper that will last many years.  Please allow 3-4 weeks for your  print to be produced, inspected, signed, and shipped.  All prints are individually produced and inspected for every customer.  Therefore, each takes time to make certain it is of the highest quality.
We also sell our images in canvas prints and aluminum formats. If you desire these formats please contact us.   ​

NEW music video release: "To make you known" 

Richards Outdoor Photography collaborating with Ross King and Wes Taylor's "To Make You Known"
Giving God glory for His wondrous creation!  Giving Him thanks and praise for His love and grace through His Son, Jesus Christ
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trophy whitetail Photography workshop 2022

Exclusive photography opportunity on the legendary Hindes Ranch 
Proposed itinerary:
Day 1
Participants arrive by 10:00 AM to check in
​10:30 Instruction time
Lunch 12:00
1:00 – 2:00 Instruction time
Full afternoon afield
7:00 Dinner

Day 2
Breakfast
Full Morning Afield
12:00 Lunch
1:00 -2:00 Instruction time
Full afternoon afield
7:00 Dinner

Day 3 
Breakfast
Full Morning Afield
Depart after lunch

YOU BRING:
Bring your own camera equipment and tripod
​Warm earth tone clothing, camo head net, gloves, boots, flashlight. 

Please contact Dave Richards at daverichardsphotography@outlook.com with any questions 

Trophy Whitetail Photography Workshop Deposit

Click to reserve your spot
Exclusive Photography Workshop for Trophy Whitetails!!!
Whenever the conversation turns to big whitetails, the magnificent native bucks of the Hindes Ranch in South Texas always come to mind.  Their bucks have won contests and graced the covers of numerous regional and national publications from Sports Afield to Texas Wildlife magazine for many years.  Located within the brush country of Atascosa and Frio county, the ranch’s rich soils, great genetics, and stellar stewardship practices have continuously produced some of Texas’ finest whitetail bucks for decades.  Over the past half century, the Hindes Ranch has been the foundation where so much whitetail management, whitetail photography, and whitetail hunting history has been written.  Observing & Evaluating Whitetails by Dave Richards & Al Brothers is a direct result of the Hindes’ intensive management of their deer herd and Big Roy Hindes pioneering the methods of aging deer on the hoof.  Twenty of the twenty-one bucks Dave chronicled in the book are Hindes Ranch bucks - as are most of the thirty-five bucks in the judging on the hoof chapter.  Dave has been photographing whitetails on the Hindes ranch for almost 25 years and looks forward to every new season which brings opportunities to capture more giant Hindes bucks on film.  The odds are just as good today as they have ever been.  They have lots of mature bucks on the ranch but even their middle-aged bucks can have tremendous antlers.  
The Hindes Ranch is also an amazing wildlife-rich environment for a large variety of other species that can provide photography opportunities including javelinas, coyotes, and bobcats.  They also have a wide variety of bird life including south Texas raptors, waterfowl, Rio Grande turkeys, bobwhite quail, green jays, pyrrhuloxia, roadrunners, and crested caracaras.    
If you ever wanted to experience the thrill of photographing mature wild bucks on one of Texas’ legendary high-quality whitetail ranches, then I have great news.   Richards Outdoor Photography, LLC is extremely excited to offer a rare opportunity for seven photographers to experience this magnificent historic ranch pursuing wild whitetails with Dave Richards and his sons James and Joseph
​2022 Dates coming soon! 
Cost $2500 per participant plus tax
$1000 plus tax nonrefundable deposit required to hold your reservation
Includes instruction from Dave and Joseph Richards on how to successfully photograph wild whitetails and more.
Includes room, meals, non-alcoholic drinks, snacks, and transportation on the ranch.
Participants will also receive a signed copy of the New Updated edition of Observing & Evaluating Whitetails by Dave Richards & Al Brothers. 
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order ARTWORK INSPIRED FROM THE BOOK
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Stickers: A buck of a lifetime
artist: Beth Richards

Inspired by Stickers, a legendary native Texas whitetail. Drawn from Dave Richards' most recognized image that serves as the cover of his book Observing & Evaluating Whitetails. Stickers is the pinnacle whitetail of his book whose life of eight and a half years is chronicled throughout its pages. He has graced numerous covers of outdoor magazines from Sports Afield to Texas Trophy Hunters.
Beth's artwork is available in note cards as well!  Check out these new cards drawn from her experiences on her recent African safari.

observing & evaluating whitetails
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I’m excited to announce the NEW UPDATED EDITION of Observing & Evaluating Whitetails by Dave Richards & Al Brothers is now AVAILABLE!  
  
Observing & Evaluating Whitetails is used by wildlife biologists, wildlife educators, hunter ed instructors, guide schools, wildlife managers, and hunters throughout the country.  Contained among the book’s 475+ stunning color photographs are sequences of numerous impressive bucks over multiple years showing their body and antler changes, providing a comprehensive overview of how to age and score white-tailed deer on the hoof through physical characteristics and behavior. 
Dave also teamed up with noted whitetail authorities Dr. R. Larry Marchinton and Brian Murphy to provide cutting Edge information on whitetail communication, sensory capabilities, aging after harvest, diseases and more. Without question, the New Updated Edition of Observing & Evaluating Whitetails is a must have resource for anyone interested in learning more about North America’s most popular big game animal! 
Observing & Evaluating Whitetails is offered in soft cover edition for $29.99 and a leather bound signed limited edition is available for $199.99.  Aging Whitetail Bucks on the Hoof pocket guide  is an excerpt from Observing & Evaluating Whitetails and is available for $4.99.   Click link on the left to order books.


​personal ranch photography

Professional photos of your ranch for promotion, advertising, personal use ​
  • We photograph what makes your ranch unique: scenery, facilities, cattle, deer, exotics, and other wildlife​ ​
  • $1000 a day + expenses  

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All images in this website are copyrighted, original photos by Dave Richards, James Richards, Joseph Richards, and Beth Richards.  Each and every image is protected by United States and international copyright laws.  Using any of the images and or content from this site for any purpose what so ever is strictly forbidden without the expressed, written permission from Dave Richards.  Please contact Dave Richards directly for the licensing of any use, and/or purchase of these images.