A short and brief video on Raffi was also done, it will be shared soon.
In the meantime, I have added a 6th type of Portraiture to my Equine Portraiture service and that is 𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻!
What I have shared over the past week and a half is what 𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 entails.
For more details on Equine Portraiture: Conformation, click HERE.
Raffi and Meggi after all the work on the road has been done.
Here is some more of Raffi the Knabstrupper stallion, Alicia McKendrick and her boy Kai.
I am now booking Equine Portraiture sessions for this Christmas.
One thing that I've learned over time and from having received a lot of feedback from many of you, is that I don't believe that there are many people out there who wouldn't love pictures of them with their horses especially at Christmas time, however with how busy this time of year is for just about everyone, not everyone has the budget to make this happen.
This Christmas, I want to make this wish happen for many of you, so I am now offering a 𝗢𝗡𝗘-𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘 𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗘𝗥 (at Christmas time only), where if you can find a friend of yours (who boards at the same facility as you do), both of you can get 3 pictures from me in a mini portraiture session at a very affordable price.
Right now, I am booking 6 weeks out, so available bookings will be from 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟲 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟯𝗿𝗱, 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟵. Limited spots available, as I can only dedicate a certain amount of time within this time period.
Not everyone wants or needs 10 pictures, some may only want a few and with Christmas time coming, there is no better time to fulfill this wish for many of you.
Speaking of specials, I don't believe too many are aware of my current (also permanent) "Special Boarders package" where if you get a group of 4 individuals together at your barn, each person will receive 5 portrait photos at a discounted rate in a smaller portrait session than what my lowest session offers (1 hour).
For more info on my 𝗢𝗡𝗘-𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘 𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗘𝗥, click HERE.
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.
I am looking for one individual who would like to model with their horse and two volunteer assistants who will help me out on set. I can't do this without assistants so finding two would be key.
With it now being Fall season (some of the best colors to photograph in my opinion), one of the side projects that I have on my list to do will require a confident model, their horse and two assistants.
One of the most vital elements that I keep pushing myself in, is always finding new ways to be different, to find that next gear, and to use technology to my advantage. Then take these technological advances and the skills of the trade, that I have learned and relied on time and time again in my career from working in other industries and practice the hell out of my work, while letting my creativity fly.
What I have in mind is a vision that I've had from day one when I started my business. I've always wanted to put this vision into practice, I just haven't been able to because photographing flight animals like horses, doesn't give you the same options in how you can use technology like you would photographing just people. And also, I had to find the right time before bringing this experiment in.
Being a go-getter and with what I have accomplished thus far, I feel that now is the time for me to see if I can inject these pieces of technology into my creative style and overall technique. This will be a highly experimental project and I won't know if I'll be able to incorporate this style of photography into my business until I actually try it but I guarantee it will be a lot of fun!
So who would like to be my model and assistants? Shoot me a message if interested. Thank you.
Capturing the love between two people and their love for their horses in a photo session is one of the most enjoyable things to do as an Equestrian photographer.
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