MY RESPONSE TO MY REQUEST LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS

I just finished replying back to everyone from my post on Friday looking for volunteers.

I had over 300 people contact me, wanting to work with me on my upcoming experiment. Wow, I didn't expect that big of a reaction, I thought I would be lucky to have a handful of people interested, if that. Thank you for everyone's interest. :)

When I used the term "model" in my post, I meant it in a generic way. I think many felt that I was looking specifically for someone that has (or does) posed for media, however that's not the case. I'm not superficial and anyone can look outstanding on camera, as long as that person is working with a photographer who knows what he/she is doing. I will say it again, a great portrait photographer has the ability to make 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 look their best on camera.

There are many ingredients that make a great portrait and what I do to set the stage (which I will go much more in detail on it in my upcoming Equine Photography Workshop on November 2), but regardless of a person's age, looks, size, for me it's all about capturing that individual just being him/herself.

So where do I go from here? Well, it's going to be tough to choose but I will go through the list of names and information that I've been given and go with the opportunity that I feel will set my experiment up with what I would see to be one of the best fits and the most potential. Obviously with this many people contacting me and having this many options to choose from, I know there are many best fits, I just have to choose one. Then when the Fall colors arrive, I will set a date to make this happen. 

HEART OF THE HORSE EVENT

I was just about to have a vendor booth at this weekends "Heart of the Horse" event in Stavely, Alberta but unfortunately I didn't find out about the event until it was too late into my already planned schedule.

With Double Dan Horsemanship and Amber Marshall being there, it for sure caught my attention and I really tried to make it work but I just couldn't. Who knows, maybe next year. :)

For those who are going this weekend, i would love to hear your thoughts on the event. 

STEVEN QUON AND FLEETWOOD FARMS - SEPTEMBER 2019

Here is a fun video that Ryan A. Fleetwood and I did last week. Enjoy.

This sweet boy has become one of my favourite TWH's that I've known to date. Isn't he gorgeous? Sorry, I can't remember everyone that I know who loves the TWH. :)

A phone pic will have to do. I did take a good portrait of him a couple years ago and would love to update it. Buckskin's go great with the Fall season colors.

THANK YOU TO ALBERTA EQUESTRIAN FEDERATION

Thank you to Alberta Equestrian Federation for sending me copies of the Summer Edition of your Alberta Bits magazine, it looks fantastic!

BEING ON THE COVER - ALBERTA BITS, SUMMER 2019

My apologies this is late - one of the pictures that I captured at last years 'Masters' at Spruce Meadows is the cover of this year's Summer edition of Alberta Equestrian Federation's official member magazine, Alberta Bits.

I took very few pictures when I was at the 'Masters' last year because I wasn't feeling all that well but it's exciting to see this one make a cover. They did a great job making this cover, very nice work! :)

You may view the full magazine by clicking HERE.

MY SUBMITTED APPLICATION TO CBC

I guess you could say this is where a lot of the magic happens, this was my workload when working on my Millarville Races video from this past Canada Day (July 1st). How much work is involved in video editing? A lot.

This was my very first video that I filmed of an Equestrian event. I received such positive and encouraging feedback on this video that I will submitting it to 𝗖𝗕𝗖 in part of their 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗰𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 specifically for their "𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸" where filmmakers submit content that they would like to see aired on the 𝗖𝗕𝗖 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸. Thank you to Marie Bennett for the heads up on this one. :)

To best describe it, CBC is looking for video pieces that deliver high production value without requiring the traditional budget levels associated with linear television production.

They receive thousands of submissions yearly and I'm not sure how much of that is Equestrian related content but sometimes you just have to think outside of the box. If my video gets some eyes on it, it's a win regardless if my material gets accepted or not, but obviously I am in this to WIN IT!

I should hear in 6-8 weeks with an answer. Wish me luck!

If you are wondering which video I am referring to or you haven't seen it yet, it can be viewed by clicking HERE.