I will be at the Show Season Kickoff Party this Sunday, April 8th from 1-3 PM at Dover Saddlery - Medina, MN. If you've ever thought about having a portrait session with your horse, this would be a great time to ask questions and just chat about what you have in mind. Also, you can ...
Announcing my New Book – Horses, Portraits & Stories!
I'm so excited to share some fun news with you - I have a book out! It's called Horses, Portraits & Stories and it’s filled with my favorite horse photos from throughout my career, along with the stories behind the images. A little background on how this came about...on my birthday last year, ...
I’m Starting a Video Blog!
I recently had this crazy idea of doing a video blog (Vlog) about life on the farm, my work as an equestrian photographer and filmmaker, and adventures with my own horses. I also plan to include interviews of other horse lovers and horse-related business owners. Please watch this intro video and ...
New Logo for Shelley Paulson Photography!
I’m excited to share today my brand new logo! Since moving away from weddings and completely into equestrian photography and video, I felt it was time to refresh my brand. I used to run a freelance design business, and love to design logos, so I created this myself. My goal was to bring my ...
Reflecting, Dreaming, Changes and Some Other Stuff
It seems to be that time of year for me, when I reflect on the past year and dream about the year that lies ahead. 2014 was full of challenges - starting a new business and learning a new craft (filmmaking) while maintaining the current one, and continued difficulties from my head injury in 2013, ...
A New Leg of the Journey…
If you and I are friends on Facebook, you may have heard me refer to a “Special Project” I’ve been working on. Or you may have seen a few quotes from me about struggling through the creative process. Well, I’m ready to share what I’ve been working on. I think. (I have butterflies just writing ...
My Trip Out West – Part 2
If you missed it, here's part one of my Trip Out West. :) I almost can't believe it, but this is my fourth year at the WPPI convention. I don't know that I ever would have gone, except that in the first year, I was asked to work in the MpixPro booth, and the third and fourth years I worked in the ...
Back to Blogging and Tooting my Horn
It's been a busy couple of months! I'm definitely not complaining, but when I'm working to get photos edited and orders out to clients, blogging falls to the back burner. Now that I'm getting caught up, I am going to start blogging again regularly. I have months of catch up to do and lots of photos ...
A Visit to the Miller’s Professional Imaging Lab (and Joplin, MO)
My husband Tracy and I spent a few days together visiting friends in Kansas City before attending a family reunion in Nebraska. Miller's original lab is located in Pittsburg, KS (they have another lab in Columbia, MO). Pittsburg is just a short 2 hour drive from Kansas City, so I asked if we could ...
I’m Featured in an Mpix.com Print Ad!
This crazy thing happened recently. Mpix.com asked if they could feature me as an equine photographer in their national "Mpix Rocks" ad campaign. Of course I said "YES!" and immediately thought, "what will I wear?" (such a girl). Somewhere in the midst of that, I got that adrenaline rush feeling ...