Sometimes I get this wild idea I can do it all. Pushing boundaries is part of how I stay interested in my work and grow both personally and professionally. It sounds good when I write it, but the actual pushing of the boundaries is usually quite uncomfortable. This was my…
“Remember Sessions” like the one I did with Cady and her 28-year-old Morgan Horse “Mark” are so special to me. As the owner of a senior horse (25 years young!), the opportunity to photograph people with their aging horses before photos are all they have left is so dear to my heart. This…
Lilou is a French Exchange student who went to school in the US earlier this year. While she was here, she rode Obie, a German Riding Pony. When she came back for a visit this fall, I did a photo session with the two of them together. I also took…
This post is going to be awwwwwww-inspiring. ☺️What can be cuter than little girls and their horses? I can’t think of much. When Samantha contacted me about a session with her daughters, I was so excited. I love that she shares her passion for horses with her girls and wanted…
When Bianca’s dad reached out to me about doing a senior session for his daughter, I went on Facebook to get a feel for what kind of riding she does and what her horses are like. The first photos I saw were of them competing in dressage. I was immediately…
A family that shows horses together, stays together and forges a strong bond through teamwork! The Filek sisters show their pinto horses all around Minnesota and even in South Dakota. This year, they showed at the Pinto World and Color Breed Congress. In addition to shows, the girls also do drill…
Earlier this year, I put out a model call, asking if anyone knew of a working ranch I could visit and photograph for my equine stock photo library. Ranching images are popular, but all my ranch images were taken at the same ranch, and I wanted to add more diversity…
It’s September! This month, I have a trifecta of covers in Horse Illustrated, Young Rider and TheHorse.com, along with an article on Barn Cameras in Horse Illustrated (with photos of my beauties!) and two photos opening an article on Navicular for Horse & Rider Magazine.
Before I was a photographer, I was a web designer. One of my local clients was Debbie Treadwell of Macnamara Insurance. They specialize in equine-related insurance, so it was a good fit to do website work for her. Fast forward to this summer – her daughter is about to be…
It’s senior photo season around here and these are some of my favorite sessions. I love photographing young women at this point in their lives – about to go into their senior year, preparing to fly the nest and become young adults. Melissa is someone I have known casually through…