Minnesotans like to talk about the weather, and I’m no exception. Boy, did we Minnesotans have a lot to talk about this summer and fall! Some days, I feel like I should have minored in meteorology, because I am pretty much at the mercy of weather from May to November…
When Jorah contacted me last summer about doing a session for her, her main goal was to get photos of her older horse, Henry. He had been suffering from heart problems and she didn’t know how much longer he would be in her life. She wrote to me, “I am…
On a beautiful late summer afternoon, I met up with Lanie, Angelina, and mom Maureen at a beautiful farm near Hudson, Wisconsin to photograph Lanie’s senior photos. The weather was perfect and my subjects were beautiful, gentle and very comfortable in front of the camera. The resulting images are honestly…
Yesterday was a CRAZY day! I woke up and went through my morning routine like usual. I put my hair up in a pony tail, dressed in “I don’t have to go anywhere today” clothes and sat at my desk to start getting caught up on photo editing. Then I…
Leah and I board our beautiful horses together at Windward Farm. I have really enjoyed riding with Leah and getting to know her better over the past few years. She’s a smart, strong young woman with excellent horsemanship skills and a smile that lights up a barn. 🙂 For this…
Alli and I board our horses together and this is the second time she has agreed to be in front of my camera during a mentoring session. I find one of the best ways for me to teach is to shoot alongside the person I am mentoring, and I like…
Sometimes, all the elements seem to align for a memorable session – perfect (and I mean PERFECT) weather, beautiful light, gorgeous location, a couple in love and two sweet, calm horses. Lance and Katie are so easy to be around. They are laid-back, authentic people whose relationship with each other…
I first came to know Arielle when she contacted me about my equine photography. We stayed in touch via Twitter and I started to get to know this beautiful young woman as I read her blog, A Beautiful Journey and kept up with her photography work. Around the time I…
My friend Shirley McQuillan breeds and raises Warmblood horses at her place in Kentucky called “Touchstone Farm.” This is not a huge operation with endless pastures of imported horses, but a modest all-American farm built on Shirley’s love and passion for her horses. Her lifetime of experience with these animals…