This past weekend, I was asked to come help film the Willie Belton Purple heart hunt near Columbia, LA with T.P. Outdoors Adventures.
The hunt was held by Louisiana District Attorney John Belton and a group of volunteers in honor of his late father, Willie Belton who earned a purple heart after injuries he received while fighting in the Korean war. Several purple heart recipients from all over Louisiana were invited to attend the hunt and four men graciously accepted.
Here are just a few of the photos from the event. Look for as these men hunt together and the community gives back to them in a future episode of T.P. Outdoors Adventures on KTVE or Youtube.
The July Helice shoot at Cottonland Gun Club was held this weekend. I didn’t shoot in the competition, but hung out yesterday and shot a few photos of the event. The weather worked out great for what could have been a very hot day. Scattered storms rolled through the area and kept things cool yet the only rain occurred right during the lunch hour. Fantastic shoot.
Below are a few photos from the event. Click here to view all event photos.
Glynn and Mindy Kiper are North East Louisiana farmers with a passion for shooting sports. Like a lot of hobbies tend to do, their love of shooting the various disciplines of sporting clays grew into a business. They first built skeet and trap fields on a section of their farm near Mangham, Louisiana but were soon introduced to the sport of Helice shooting.
Helice shooting is an off shoot of live pigeon shoots that were popular for a time across Europe. Helice or ZZ birds as some call it, is some what similar to trap although 5 different target throwers with random presentations replace one trap machine. Helice targets are also not made of Clay used in traditional sporting clays targets. Instead they are made of orange plastic propellers with a center white cap. When a target is called for, the targets are already spinning and a single random target is released. If the shooter hits the target, the white center cap must be knocked free and fall within a ring or fence marked on the ground.
From the random nature of the targets to the materials used, All of these factors create a target that flys more like a live bird than any other form of competitive shooting. Where as a Trap tournament may require hundreds of targets to declare a winner, Helice tournaments are typically decided with just 30 targets.
Project details
Current Video Work
Cottonland Gun Club now features four Helice rings of their own as well as Skeet, Trap, and soon a traditional Sporting Clays range. They’ve grown and continues to be one of the nations leading Helice tournament locations. The spring 2021 Helice Open tournament sanctioned by the US Helice Association was held at Cottonland Gun Club. Below is our most recent video produced for Cottonland Gun Club which features this event.
Early Video Production
Starting in 2014, Riverbank Products was asked to film a short video highlighting a Helice tournament held at Kiper farms. The video was, at the time, one of the few Helice videos that could be found online. There were only aproximately four Helice rings found in the US. Since then, the sport of Helice has grown as has the Cottonland Gun club.
Website Management
In 2020, Cottonland Gun Club’s website had become very dated and was due for a refresh. Mindy Kiper contacted us and we began developing a new web presence for their business. The new website incorporates their branding and provides better information, about the Shooting Range and upcoming events. Riverbank Products was also able to take current photos from their events. This makes sure guests actually know what to expect when planning to visit for their next tournament.
Event Photos
Riverbank Products also takes great action shots and event photos. Below are a few of the images caputured from the 2021 Spring Helice Open Tournament.
Do you need help promoting your business? From Photography and Video creation to print and web content, Riverbank Products can help you better market your business and reach your customers.
From rodeo to jackpot barrel racing, over the last several years, we have honed our skills in the area of equine sports event photography. While there are a lot of people running around with cameras these days, if you want professional results, and want to bring professionalism to your event, there is more hiring a photographer than showing up with a camera. Riverbank Products consistently turns out some of the highest quality action photos in the Arkansas/Louisiana area.
Aside from photos, our other work through Riverbank Products primarily revolves around marketing other businesses and brands. We have helped multiple organizations produce professional content needed to build major brands including photo and video work and from print media to live streaming to TV Shows. I’d love to help you do the same.
Starting in the 2021 season, We will only be shooting barrel racing events with event promotors we’ve partnered with under contract. This helps us help you by producing more professional images and more professional events. Each contract can have additional services added to it to help better promote you and your events in a more professional manner.
If you are an event producer or rodeo committee, for some of the best, professional photos in the business, contact us and book Riverbank Products for your next event. We’ll be happy to put a package together to shoot your event and grow your business to make it a success.
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