STRIKING PHOTOGRAPHY
Contact: James “Bo” Insogna
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Tel: 303-834-2524
“THE LIGHTNING MAN” RIDES BOULDER COUNTY STORMS
Photographer sets up shop in electrical heat of recent rainstorms
Call him crazy, he does what he loves: chasing lightning at night with a camera. While some Boulder County locals may gripe about the unusually wet and scary weather we’ve been having, James “Bo” Insogna races out into the middle of it. Insogna, a twenty-year veteran of lightning photography in the Arizona desert, has recently taken on the challenge of capturing Boulder County storms from his home base in Longmont.
“Colorado lightning shoots are proving to be harder and more challenging than my shots in Arizona,” Insogna says. “There, the warm climate monsoon storms came in at sunset and hung around till 2:00 a.m. when I was lucky. But in Colorado, the storms come in fast and leave the same way. I have to move fast and get to a location quickly.”
A severe storm in mid-June had Insogna at the edge of McIntosh Lake in northwest Longmont at 2:00 a.m. “An amazing storm,” Insogna said, “very intense.” In 45 minutes he’d shot well over 100 frames to get three or four good images for what he considers a very successful night. The closer he gets to water, mountain peaks, or unusual land features, the better. He keeps a list of local features he’d like to photograph under the brilliance of local lightning. Open space and reservoirs are listed, as well as Front Range peaks that are the backdrop to daily life in Boulder County. And getting just the right shots can take some time.
“I have settings where I’ve worked for a few years to get Mother Nature to be in the right place at the right time,” Insogna says. Particularly with his work in the desert. But lately, Insogna has begun experimenting with combining some images for artistic effect. ”It’s a neat way to add to the drama of landscape, and lighting.”
Insogna’s workday persona is as a portrait and nature photographer through his home-studio business, www.Striking-Photography.com . “People and animals are always fascinating in their variety,” Insogna says. “And lightning? Well, it’s just got this magnetism that keeps pulling me out of the house.”
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For more information and a gallery of images, go to: http://www.TheLightningMan.com or http://www.AZLightning.com
Terry Mast, also of Longmont, wrote this release. Contact tsm.writing@gmail.com .
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Biography
Bo Insogna was born in Pittsburgh, PA. A full time Professional Photographer in Boulder County Colorado. A Professional Portrait Photographer, Commercial, Stock Photography, Storm Chaser and Nature Lover.
He studied with the New York Institute of Photography. In 1984 Bo opened a commercial studio in downtown Boulder, Colorado, shooting for local businesses, magazines and newspapers. He also had the opportunity to shoot for the Bicycle Guide Magazine for the “Coors International Bicycle Classic”
In 1987 the economy in Colorado got bad and Bo decided to make a move to Scottsdale Arizona. While there he was the head staff photographer for the “Phoenician Arabian Magazine” doing the covers and a column “Bo Trek”. He had the pleasure to photograph beautiful Arabian Horses, riders and trainers.
Also that year was the first time Bo witness and photographed spectacular lightning storms and became a Storm chaser. Thus Arizona Lightning, TheLightningMan and Striking Photography By Bo was born. A lot has changed, back then they were shooting film and there was only a handful of lightning photographers. Many of the new ones have contacted and been inspired by Bo’s Lightning Work.
One of Bo’s images “Operation Desert Storm” was chosen by The Arizona Vietnam Vets for the Desert Storm Memorial Fund.
In 2007 Bo moved back to Colorado landing In Longmont Colorado, Boulder County just outside of Boulder opening a Home Studio.
His day job is a family and commercial photographer. Striking Photography by Bo. Pet photography, children photo’s, family portraits, senior portraits, professional head shots, model portfolios, commercial, stock photography, food and product.
His Night job is chasing lightning aka TheLightningMan.com and fine art nature landscape photography. His prints have been purchased from collectors from all over the world and have been featured on Television, Magazines, Newspapers, Books and licensed for all kinds of media.
One of Bo’s images was even purchased and licensed to The Hit TV show “In Plain Sight” . He also had the honor of being feature in the Russian Version of “Photographer Magazine”
Bo featured in Newspaper – For local man, photographing lightning is a calling Article Copy
Bo featured in Newspaper – STRIKE ZONE ? Lightning energizes nature photographer Article Copy
Bo featured in Newspaper – Lightning man strikes Boulder County Article Copy
There are shots that have been worked on for many years just to get the storm to be in the right place at the right time? and even more ? Bo being in the right place at the right time. His gear is always ready to go and when the crack of thunder sounds, it is his calling to get out and chase a storm. In other words when everyone is running inside ( and you should) it is out the door into the thick of things for Bo. It is more than just getting a shot of a lightning bolt? it is about getting an interesting and artistic shot of lightning.
“Lightning at Horseworld” took two years to get. “The Praying Monk Lightning Storm” took three years to get. And the most amazingly the shot of the year being worked on “Lightning and The Cross” took only 20 minutes! Somethings are meant to be.
Please make no mistake, it is extremely exciting to catch some lightning bolts on camera and is even an incredible rush? but it can be extremely dangerous. So if you decide you want to be a ?storm chaser? be aware of your surroundings and have the right gear.
There have been a few times all the hair on his body stood up and he knew there was a charge building, there have also been many situations he has crawled out of. When the Budweiser Storm images happened, that was a chase that almost took him from Boulder County to Wyoming. At the start of that photo shoot: First, the remote on the camera would get hit. Next, he would jump in the back of the SUV with his feet off the ground with comfort of four rubber tires for safety. It was the most erratic lightning he has ever seen. Scary stuff. You could not tell where the bolts were going to hit next. Front of you, behind you or on top of you! So safety is always number one.
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