If you’ve never been to a therapeutic riding program, you are missing out on pure joy! To see how the participants come alive around the horses is an unforgettable experience. When I was a wedding photographer my approach was story-driven, which meant that my focus was less on posed images…
Last summer, Buffalo Equine and Large Animal Clinic was building a new web site and had two specific needs: photography and video. Right up my alley! They needed quality photography of their staff, facilities, and their veterinarians treating and evaluating horses. In addition, they wanted a video to play on…
I met Mary Hamilton last spring when I signed up for one of her Horse and Rider Confidence Clinics. My new horse Fritzie is a bit of a handful, so I thought it would be a good place to start figuring her out. I ended up having such a good…
Kyla Awes or Animal Connections Integrative Care is well-known in Minnesota for her skill as an equine chiropractor. It’s not an exaggeration to say that horses LOVE her, because she helps them to feel better. She began treating my horses last summer and I noticed a significant improvement in their…
As I write this, I’m flying high above the plains, on my way home from a working trip to Kansas City. This is my second trip in three weeks. I love to travel and fly frequently for both photography and photography instruction, so I thought it might be helpful to…
A have a confession to make… (Don’t you love it when people write that? You just know there’s a juicy tidbit coming.) I’m not a perfect photographer. My creative process isn’t always pretty. There’s a lot of work that happens before my images land here in the blog or on…
ABOUT THE “WIRKSHOP” This story begins last spring. A friend of mine was getting married in Kansas City and I didn’t have the date available. I wanted to help her find someone great to photograph her wedding, so I contacted a friend of mine who is an extremely talented wedding…
As I prepare to teach my online course on Composition through the Equine Photographer’s Network, I wanted to share some of my thoughts on why I believe it is important that photographer’s don’t skip the step of learning and masting basic concepts of composition. What I see in the work…