Texas Vision Photography

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Texas Vision Photography offers  a photographic adventure with an old West twist.  Photojournalist, Joe Duty and architectural photographer, Lisa Duty, will take you behind the scenes for a Western culture photographic expedition.  This unique photography workshop is designed for any photographer interested in improving their skills or just shooting something different than what any other photography workshop is offering.

The old West… for many these words conjure up images of times gone by.  In small town Texas the lifestyle can still be seen and captured today. Through the experience of photographing rodeo and western life, you’ll learn tips and techniques you can use in all areas of photography… lifestyle, sports, portraits and nature photography. This class brings it all to you, with a western flair.

Photojournalist, Joe Duty, has been teaching photography classes locally for 8 years. When he and his wife, Lisa Duty, got together, they made an unstoppable pair.  Lisa is a photographer, too, and when they decided to expand the classes Joe was offering, and share their knowledge to a nationwide group the questions was, “How can we provide a photographic adventure that people can’t find just anywhere?” The first thought that came to mind was Travel or Destination photography. After months of deliberation, the idea came.  “We were sitting on the porch one Sunday evening and Joe said, “We are the destination!”  Texas is a place full of history and mystery.  People from other parts of the country and the world wonder, “Does everyone in Texas have a horse and drive a truck?”  Not quite, but with Joe’s knowledge of the sport of rodeo and contacts throughout area, Texas Vision will take you on a true Western photographic expedition.   You will experience life on a real Texas ranch and see cowboys training for rodeo events.  The Western Photo Workshop will be topped off with 2 excursions,  photographing the Butterfield Stage Days Rodeo,  not just from the stands.  Joe will take you behind the scenes, as the cowboys prepare for the event.  You will be able to get up close and personal with one or more local World Champion rodeo cowboys, who will give personal photo sessions.  See daily life on the town square of this community where dress up is usually starched jeans, boots and cowboy hat.

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About Joe Duty

Joe Duty Photojournalist

Joe was the staff photographer for the Wise County Messenger for 18 years and his work has been featured in many other publications.    On any given day he would shoot portraits for special stories and features, sports, car accidents and fires, city festivals  and of course, all the local Rodeo events.  Basically…anything and everything that goes on in the 8 towns that encompass Wise County.  Joe has won countless awards for his photography and was honored with the Sam C. Holloway Award at the 2018 North and East Texas Press Association.  The award honors an outstanding NETPA member and journalist who has gone above and beyond the call of duty in support of the association while also upholding high standards of journalistic integrity and service to the community.

Testimonials and Honors

To view a variety of photo galleries and find out more about Joe, visit his website, http://joeduty.com/

About Lisa Duty

Lisa Duty specializes in Architectural and Real Estate photography and has owned Pro360 Virtual Tours and Photography since 2008.  She started in the real estate industry and quickly realized the commercial applications of virtual tours.  About 6 months into the business, they began shooting restaurants, golf courses and any business that wanted to showcase their facility online.    Lisa provides professional, 360 home tours as well as 360 commercial virtual tours,  Google Street View Tours and Business photos to a variety of industries.  Lisa specializes in HDR photography and she and Joe are both FAA certified Remote Pilots for drone photography.

To see more of Lisa’s work visit her website at www.Pro360VirtualTours.com