We’ve done a lot of photography of people with their horses and many maternity sessions of our clients, as well, over the years, but this was the only time the two types of photography got combined. It turned out to be a very special session for all of us.
One of our challenges was the posing of this gal with her horse. One of our mainstays in equine photography was of the owner in mounted poses with their horse. In this type of session I wasn’t even going to ask for that! Only if SHE volunteered a mounted pose would that happen.
However, the standing poses worked just fine….
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| f8.0 @ 1/800 sec., ISO 800; Lens @ 200mm |
She said her horse was her first baby. They had an obvious connection to each other that showed in all our images.
A full view of her with her big baby…
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| f5.6 @ 1/500 sec., ISO 800; Lens @ 75mm |
We normally discourage people wearing white in portraits sessions, but in this session the color harmony with her in white was perfect.
A special close-up moment…
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| f5.0 @ 1/800 sec., ISO 800; Lens @ 200mm |
We started about an hour and a half before sunset for some directional lighting and to control the level of light in the background. Then I use the most telephoto focal length I can—in this case 200mm—to blur out my background (bokeh is great!) isolating my subjects.
Next time you get the chance try something fun…’til next week.
Author: Jerry W. Venz, PPA Master Photographer, Craftsman
Training site: http://www.LightAtTheEdge.com
Client site: http://www.TheStorytellersUsa.com
