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I’m a horse girl just like most of you, so you might be wondering, what happens when the photographer wants pictures of herself with her own horse? After all, I want my walls covered with pictures of Arthur too! Here are 8 things I learned when I did my own photoshoot. It wasn’t as smooth […]
May 11, 2022
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I’m a horse girl just like most of you, so you might be wondering, what happens when the photographer wants pictures of herself with her own horse? After all, I want my walls covered with pictures of Arthur too! Here are 8 things I learned when I did my own photoshoot. It wasn’t as smooth […]
May 11, 2022
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A partnership years in the making I first met Taylah and Rocky at the Central Coast Dressage Association Championships, where I saw their wonderful partnership in person as the only pony in the FEI Small Tour Classes. Taylah told me that she was making the difficult decision to sell him, and wanted some special images […]
May 2, 2022
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Fiona first met her beautiful paint gelding, Ollie, when she was 9 years old, and their partnership had developed until they reached 2* eventing. But Fiona’s university demands made it difficult to give all three phases of eventing the attention they deserved when training. Ultimately, she had to make the heart-wrenching decision to sell him. […]
April 16, 2022
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A chance to enjoy a sunset with your equine soul mate, surrounded by beautiful autumn leaves. Your experience will be immortalised forever in stunning memories. See some of my previous work: Your experience: This taste test of the Half Steps Photography experience includes: Online welcome pack & presentation guide Thirty minutes with your horse under […]
April 10, 2022
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Equine photo-session with Charlotte & reining quarter horse Topsail Wimpy.
April 1, 2022
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Every photographer has a unique style which comes through in their editing. The level of retouching included in your images can be completely different between two photographers. Part of my retouching process is a special hand-drawn technique which I like to call “contouring”. This process serves to highlights your horse’s best features and make sure […]
March 24, 2022
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… and what we do when it inevitably doesn’t go to plan 🙂 If you’re weighing up getting a photo-session with your horse but your mind keeps running back to questions like: “How am I going to get my horse to stand still for a photoshoot?” “My horse follows me when I take pictures…” “My […]
March 13, 2022
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Emma & Sky’s dressage photoshoot at the beautiful Stannix Park House in Ebenezer, constructed in 1839. It’s all in the set up I love ridden photoshoots because they allow us to get the very best out of your horse. We can set them up in ways which allow you to get the absolute best performance […]
February 19, 2022
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I missed capturing Belle and Rajastar at Central Coast Dressage Association‘s drizzly (to put it mildly) November competition after much of the day was washed out. So I was stoked when we managed to squeeze in a ridden photoshoot. Belle flew off to Germany the very next morning, to work for a team which needs […]
February 16, 2022
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What to wear (Horse’s Version) (10 minute version) The first dilemma that everyone thinks of when booking a photo-session is what to wear. But what about what your horse will wear? Read on to find out about your options, and the pros and cons of each! Halter I recommend using a halter if you have […]
February 1, 2022
