Long Hiatus

I have let my blog go. I have SO MUCH to share with you all. In the coming days, I'll get up some shots from the following:

Greater Kansas City Arabian Horse Association Pony Express Show
Kansas City Regional Foxtrotting Horse Association Pony Express Show
Antique Aircraft Association National Fly-In
Airline History Museum Fall Hangar Dance
...and some photos from my vacation to Washington, DC!

I've got a few shoots coming up as well so now that life has slowed a bit for me, I'll have some time to share what I've been working on, and update the galleries on my website as well. They are long overdue for it, in all categories!

Hang tight!

Sarah

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.

Clinton County Horse Show

More practice....Jim, my mother and I headed to Plattsburg last Saturday so I could work on gaited horse photos. I also snapped some candids, and here are a sampling. These were taken from the stands, while consuming some good old homemade nachos and pork burgers!

I'll be official photographer at the next two Pony Express Horse Show Circuit shows, both held at Longview Horse Park in Lee's Summit, August 2nd and 9th.

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!

Orlando, Florida

I'm way behind on blogging. You will probably see a lot of posts from me in the coming days in an attempt to catch up. So watch for lots of photos! This group is from a quick weekend trip Jim and I took to Orlando. One of our stops was the world-famous Jack Brown's Seaplane Base, known for training more seaplane pilots (approx. 11,000 to date) than anywhere in the world. I can't tell you how awesome Jack Brown's is. I got my Single-Engine Sea rating there back in 2002, as a fresh Private Pilot with a grand total of 50 hours of total time to my credit. I survived.

I've always wanted to go back and jumped at the chance. I bought Jim and myself each a lesson. These first three photos were taken while Jim was off flying - in fact, the shot of the Piper Cub taxiing away from me was Jim heading out for his lesson. The last shot was taken by Jim, and is of me and my wonderful British instructor, Brian, heading back in at the end of our lesson. It's a good thing I don't live closer to Orlando...Winter Haven, specifically...or I'd be more broke than I am already!