Volker Farm Shoot

Last Sunday Jim and I had the pleasure of photographing the equine members of the Volker family - all five of them. We took the Bonanza and flew up to Tarkio, Missouri - just south of the Iowa border - where Marvetta and her husband Steve picked us up at the airport and took us to their gorgeous farm, surrounded by a golf course - I had it easy in finding good areas to shoot on their property! We did portraits of each horse individually, and then turned them loose in the pasture to get some "action shots" of them playing. After we were done, Jim and I were treated to two HEAPING bags of sweet corn, which we are STILL enjoying every night! Thanks you guys for your hospitality and I hope you LOVE the photos! Here is but a snippet of the nearly 500 shots I fired off in the matter of about 4 hours....























Shots of hubby Jim assisting (note the "attention getter" broom...)- I am very lucky to have a husband that supports my business like he does :)


Awww.

Oak Knoll Farm shoot

Last weekend, I had a farm shoot during a dressage clinic at Oak Knoll Farm with judge and clinician Maryal Barnett of Michigan. Numerous clinic participants signed up to have portrait sessions done of their horses...and even dogs! I am uber backed up on editing right now and trying to claw my way out of the hole (can you say late nights?), so while I'm working my way towards catching up and getting the entire farm shoot edited, here's a sneak preview for you all!

It has been a busy summer for me. My photography business has been much more successful than I ever anticipated. This was to be a season of gaining experience - and did I ever. I never thought I'd shoot a few horse shows and such, but the stars aligned and I do thank everyone for the opportunities I've had this year. I can't wait to see what next year has in store.

I finally have time to catch my blog up. There will be a lot of posts in the next week. The first is a shoot I'm particularly proud of. The subject is near and dear to my heart. Meet Val-Dron, my mother's 27 year old arabian horse. She wanted to make sure to get some really good photos of him, and he was the perfect subject - boy did he ham it up for the camera! We shot in late evening and the lighting was perfect for us. Unfortunately, where we shot was very large and we didn't want to turn him loose, and that is why you do not see any full body shots. We hope to get some here shortly before fall hits and his winter coat starts coming in.

Nirvana Farms photo shoot

I recently did my first equine farm shoot at Nirvana Farms in Excelsior Springs, Missouri. I was a bit nervous but the morning went very smoothly and I think we got some good shots. Thank you to Ray, Jamie and Donna - I hope you like your images! The babies are gorgeous!