In a recent article I outlined 5 simple tips to improve your equine sales photos which are great to keep in mind when taking your own images. However, if you are a professional equestrian in the business of breeding or selling horses, it may be worth thinking about hiring a professional photographer for your advertising and marketing …
Photography
22nd March 2019
Why I Think a Photoshoot is a Great Gift Idea
Finding someone the right gift for any occasion can be a daunting task. If you are like me, it is a long and thought out process to develop a great gift idea. Ultimately I believe I would rather get them nothing at all than something meaningless for the sake of the occasion. Perhaps this is …
Photoshoot Tips
22nd March 2019
5 Simple Tips To Improve Your Equine Sales Photos
A few simple tips to bear in mind when taking your own sales photos. I can’t emphasise enough the importance of a good photo in the business of selling horses, in an age of social media the first impression a potential buyer obtains of your horse is from the photos you’ve provided them with so …
Promotions
15th March 2019
A Creative Approach To Stud & Sales Photography
When we think of stud photography or sales images, we often picture just the essential components of conformation and headshots. I try to provide my clients with that little bit more and get them thinking more creatively about their horses and the images they use to advertise them. I think it's really important to photograph ...
Photoshoots Promotions
28th February 2019
Personal Equine Photoshoots That Capture Only Your Horse
Being in front of the camera is definitely not a comfortable place for a lot of people. For those that are cripplingly camera shy you'll be pleased to know that with my personal photoshoots, you don't have to be. My favourite photo sessions to date have been this type of portraiture, finding the spirit in ...
Photoshoot Tips
6th February 2019
Southern Cross Stud Guest Blog Tips For Your Stud Photoshoot
Hello, I’m Jill and together with my husband, Jules, we run Southern Cross Stud in Kent. We had a stud photo shoot with Lotte last spring and had a wonderful day with her. I thought it might be useful for me to share my experience for those of you thinking about booking a shoot in ...
Photoshoots
5th January 2019
Equine Portraiture: Finding Beauty In Simplicity with Maisie & Harry in Alkham Valley
My photographic style is undoubtedly influenced by natures beauty and i’m often compelled to incorporate the stunning scenery that mother nature has on offer. However it’s not just the typical picturesque panoramas and well dressed stables that make for a beautiful location. A big factor in how we perceive scenery has an awful lot to ...
Press
13th August 2018
Team GB strike Gold during the FEI Pony European Championships at Bishop Burton College
The FEI Pony European Championships 2018 at Bishop Burton College have delivered incredible achievements for Team GB Equestrian. Not only making it onto the podium in two disciplines but crowned champions of them, taking team gold in the showjumping and eventing competitions. Being selected to ride at these championships is no mean feat in itself and all …
Photoshoot Tips
5th June 2018
Top tips for your equine portrait session
You’ve spent hours grooming, preening and making sure everything looks spot on. We walk to our first location you turn to face the camera and wonder “…..what do I do now?” You’re not alone, most people are uncertain how to behave infront of a camera and there is something about having a lens pointed in …
Photography
15th May 2018
Commemorative Photoshoots: Farewell Old Friend
There are two aspects to photography which are my main driving factors for pursuing this career. The first being that I love to create beautiful images, this is my art, my passion and I get a real buzz from nailing a shot and successfully capturing the way in which I see horses so that I …
Photography
30th April 2018
Chester #MoreThanAHorse
“When chatting with competitors and their entourage at events we naturally fall into conversations about the key thing we have in common, horses. I think generally people are curious with photographers as to whether they are an equestrian that is also a photographer or a photographer that shoots equestrian, and I am often asked if …
Photography
28th February 2018
The great paint incident of January 2018
One morning this month I learnt a few valuable lessons; albeit the hard way at the hands of a tin of blue paint. Whilst retrieving a spare camera bag from the top of my wardrobe, I knocked a tin of navy blue paint onto the floor. The cream coloured carpeted floor. Exactly the sort of …