My Top Photography Gig: Firefighters in Focus!

[@adamboyce]

In light of recent events in Los Angeles, this is a very timely piece to remind people how important our first responders are. Great photos and great story and kudos to you for taking the time to help bring the calendar to life.

[@wollertz]

Thanks Adam, this was a great experience, I had no idea what’s involved and all the stuff that happens behind the scenes. Definitely an eye opening experience.

[@mykhailorepuzhynskyi3234]

That was awesome 👍 👍 👍

[@wollertz]

Thank you 🙌

[@woodsymo6771]

Thanks for helping our local fire station & firefighters, Charlie! So appreciated. 👏👏👏

[@wollertz]

You are welcome, this was a great experience and I hope we can do something similar for next year 😁

[@AndreasKaspar]

Wow, awesome shootings, great pictures !

[@wollertz]

thanks so much 🙌🏼

[@GregKelton]

That was AWESOME. It's so great to see these Firemen. My son-in-law and my 2 grandsons are volunteer firemen. They do so much and never great the credit. I love the three B's, it's so true. I photograph, old restored barns and steam engines, that has led to paying jobs. Good Job.

[@wollertz]

Thank you so much! and yes, volunteers do so much and usually goes unoticed, I wanted to put a little spotlight on this and who knows, maybe we will see more and more on volunteers 😁

[@donnabollenbach1922]

Excellent job on the calendar. I can’t imagine all the thought and time you put into creating it. But, it was all for a great cause. For me, it was rarely about the money. Most of my photographs were donated to local environmental and wildlife organizations. I once made a calendar for a fundraiser for a wildlife rescue center. I also did a Halloween pet photo fundraiser for them. It was some of my most rewarding work. The work also gave me access I may not have had before. Now, many of those images are in my microstock portfolios, and I make a little money off of them.

[@wollertz]

Thank you so much for sharing, it definitely can be a very rewarding line of work 😁

[@BethePatrick-tc7xo]

Fantastic video about your fantastic calendar! I know firsthand what it takes to put a calendar together. It is very rewarding and makes a great “business card” for photographers, businesses and organizations. And now, with the wildfires in California what better time to support all of our local fire departments.

[@wollertz]

Thank you! You are spot on, it's hard work but very rewarding! By the way we are going to start planing the "Circles in the Sand 2026" soon 😁

[@calgirl6727]

So cool, and I'm glad you included all these techniques in the course. Hope I can achieve the same great affects that you've created. We are in a smallish community and always give thanks to the firefighters when seeing them in the grocery store. Unsung heroes, whether local emergencies or the tragedies they face now in the LA area. Keeping them all in my prayers. Calendars will be on my list in the future sometime. Thanks for the inspiration and creativity as always.

[@wollertz]

Thank you so much! Most of this is playing and learning, looking for challenges and figuring out how to overcome them with what we have. Im every grateful for this oportunity and I hope other can try something similar as-well 😁

[@annerichard788]

Great work, as usual. Bravo!

[@wollertz]

Thanks! I had a blast with this project!

[@jimpchip]

This was really cool.

[@wollertz]

Thank you 🙏

[@Luigi13]

The experience is worth a million dollars as you demonstrated in this vlog, good work and Happy New Year 2025.

[@wollertz]

Thank you so much 🙏 Happy and prosperous 2025 to You!

[@kigabuma]

Thanks for the video.

[@wollertz]

You’re welcome! 🙏

[@ChooseAdventureCaliforniaStyle]

Very cool story. 😎 and video 🎥

[@wollertz]

And Bambi is in it, multiple times

[@ChooseAdventureCaliforniaStyle]

@@wollertz I noticed. It helped keep my attention! Thanks!

[@Jony-w5t]

You use IA

[@wollertz]

I did for 1 photo