Equestrian Photography – You and Your Horse or Pony in Action
Horse or Pony Action Photography
Are you wanting some high-quality photographs of you and your horse or pony in action? Whether you love jumping, the technical aspects of dressage, are planning a horsey holiday to the beach or just some gentle hacking in the countryside, it’s always nice to have some beautiful pictures of you and your equine friend working together.
Equestrian Action Photography – Showjumping (SJ)
I have a range of lenses at my disposal, which mean I can photograph you in a variety or different ways. I have a long zoom lens to really capture the up-close-and-personal stuff. I also have several shorter lenses, which enable me to either shoot wider angles or change the feel of shots. When you book me for your equestrian photography session, you will naturally get a mix of styles, all of which complement each other perfectly.
If you happen to have access to an outdoor arena with lighting, there are additional options which might be available.
By making use of my portable studio lights, some extremely dramatic shots can become possible. This might not be suitable for every horse or pony, however. Spooky horses may need more than one session’s worth of exposure to the flash before becoming sufficiently comfortable with it to allow this type of shoot to occur safely. We can usually get a very good gauge of how they are likely to react by exposing them to the flash in a more benign setting first. The pony pictured below was extremely edgy on his first two exposures to the lights and was then absolutely fine thereafter.
Equestrian Action Photography – Cross Country (XC)
We don’t have to focus solely on one specific discipline during your equestrian photography session. If you would like to combine some action shots with some portraits, that’s perfectly possible, so long as we have time. Standard sessions last two hours, but you can extend at an additional hourly rate.
Equestrian Action Photography – Dressage
While I don’t pretend to always understand precisely what I’m looking at when photographing a Dressage test, I am very happy to just keep clicking away. You can then pick and choose exactly what you like afterwards.
Equestrian Action Photography – Beach Rides
Beach holidays have now become an annual event for us. Field Farm – Bring Your Horse on Holiday, just north of Skegness, is the only place we’ve ever gone, and we’ve certainly never felt like we need to look at any other options. It’s brilliant and has a whole range of additional facilities available.
Equestrian Action Photography – Hacking
If you prefer, we can head out for a nice gentle hack, either as a group or individually. We can mix long lens, distant, scenic shots with more up-close and individual ones.
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