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Equestrian Portraits with Kyla, Henry, Stitch & Mimi

Horse Illustrated Onaqui Mustang Feature

Equine Senior Portraits with Stephanie, Max & Nash

#TechTipTuesday – Blue Skies

Horse Illustrated Drone Feature

Introducing – Tech Tip Tuesday

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It's #silhouettesaturday and I thought I would share a bonus image from the session I posted to my blog yesterday (link in bio). Kyla loved this image so much, she had a large canvas made to hang as art in her home!⁠
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I've been very busy this week getting ready to launch something exciting that I hinted about last week. More details coming soon!⁠
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⁣#shelleypaulsonphotography #mnhorses #silhouette #raw_horses #equine #horsesofinstagram #equinephotography #aqhaproud #teamcanon #cowboy_features #americanwest #westernphotography #canonusa #artofthecowgirl

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Kyla Awes is on the blog today! Link in bio...⁠⁣
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⁣#shelleypaulsonphotography #mnhorses #minnesotahorses #raw_horses #teamcanon #horsesofinstagram #equinephotography #horselover #atmosphereaerosol

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I'm sorry for "vaguebooking" yesterday. This week started out rough because a piece of my heart, my dog Charley, had to be rushed to the doggie hospital in the middle of the night, and had to spend a few nights there. He's a puppy mill rescue and a very fearful dog, so having him away from home was torture for both of us (cue the tears 😭). Thankfully, he bounced back well under the excellent care of BluePearl Veterinary Partners (Minneapolis) and is home now and catching up on his sleep. ⁠
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It's been a challenging 6 months with my animals. So many vet visits, mystery symptoms, close calls, and ooooh, the vet bills! 💸 What it's all teaching me is to appreciate them each and every day and that there's really no price on love. ❤️⁠
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Canon 5D Mk IV⁠
Lens (mm): 85mm⁠
ISO: 500⁠
Aperture: 1.2⁠
Shutter: 1/2500⁠
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#shelleypaulsonphotography #equinephotograher #equinephotography #equine #horse #horses #horsesofinstagram #instahorse #horsestagram #horselover #aqhaproud #minnesota #minnesotahorse #mnhorses #winter #snow #raw_horses #aqhaproud

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Anyone else having a rough week? Let's take a deep breath in...now exhale...things will get better. ❤️⁠
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#shelleypaulsonphotography #equinephotograher #equinephotography #equine #horse #horses #horsesofinstagram #instahorse #horsestagram #horselover #aqhaproud #minnesota #minnesotahorse #mnhorses #winter #snow #raw_horses #PaintHorse #PaintsDoItBest #MarkedForGreatness

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January is a good time for me to catch up on blogging! Today, I share about an October feature in Horse Illustrated of the Onaqui Mountain Wild Horses! Link in bio...⁠
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#shelleypaulsonphotography #freelanceremuda #equinestockphotos #editorialphotographer #horseillustrated #equestrianphotographer #equinejournalist #equinejournalism #mustang #mustanghorses #wildhorses #onaqui #wildhorse #utahwildhorses #utahmustangs #wildhorsecollective ⠀

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@Stephanie_Filek is on the blog today with her horses Max and Nash! We are in the midst of a winter storm in Minnesota today, so it was nice to look at green grass and golden sunsets as I prepared it. 🌾🌅 Link in Bio...⁠
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ISO: 640⁠
Aperture: 3.5⁠
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***Announcement and Looking for Input!***⁠
Ever since I attended my very first life-changing photography workshop with CJ Draper, I have wanted to help other photographers grow the way she helped me and set me on a path that I am still following today⁠
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I started off teaching workshops and found the logistics of organizing them and the inability for me to be certain people actually learned something and got the value they were looking for from them to be very stressful for me. ⁠
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Then I moved to a one-to-one mentoring model. While I loved mentoring in this way, it was very time-intensive and as the photography side of my business grew, I had to put individual mentoring on pause as well. ⁠
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Then recently, I learned about a new model emerging for online education called Group Coaching. It's a one-to-many model and takes place online, often in a Facebook group. These involve a mix of teaching to a group and also some one-to-one interaction.⁠
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It feels like a perfect fit because of my desire to help other people grow and fulfill their potential both behind the camera and in their business has not changed. I AM SO EXCITED to share that I am going to be starting Group Coaching hopefully as soon as February 1st!⁠
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Here's the input part, I have a lot of ideas of what this educational model would include such as live group coaching video chats, live photo editing, live critiques, weekly challenges, early access and expanded versions of my Vlogs and lots of other things. ⁠
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What I want to know is what would you want to see in a coaching group? Please only give input if you are possibly interested in group coaching with me. :)

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Shelley Paulson is an equestrian photographer based in Minnesota. Her work is known for its emotional impact, captivating use of light, thoughtful compositions and rich color.

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