In the grand plan equine photography was supposed to start in 2022, but it is early out of the gates. When Debs Barlow won the auction for the photography I had donated as a charity prize at the village ball, she asked me to photograph her fine horse Sam. I have photographed wild(ish) ponies in the New Forest quite a bit but only in their natural settings - which feature on a few cards. But equine portraiture calls for a new range of skills and tricks.
First shots were taken in the stable
We were lucky with the weather- a poor forecast turned into a sunny couple of hours with the low sun offering some lovely light. Sam posed nicely in the brook (for about 60 secs) where he was beautifully backlit. Ears should traditionally point forwards for equine portraits and whilst I took many where they are, I do love the expression Sam has here. Perhaps not perfect, but it's all in the expression...
We then took a walk into the paddock. More backlighting (which I love to work with in both landscapes and portraits) and some lovely portraits and full length shots.
We even managed to get some shots of Rudy playing in the leaves as well. All in all a successful shoot with some lovely images.
