Horse show season is around the corner and I can not wait. It is more than warm weather and longer days. It is sunlight, and friends, ponies, and photography… All of my favorite things.
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Being a "Show" Photographer
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I have been a photographer for 11 years going on 12 and my photographer title has changed more times than I care to count. Photography is an evolution of skill and for many of us, it is our creative outlet. What we win prizes for shooting may not be what we shoot day to day to make a living, and sometimes after shooting one thing for years we have to make a change to push ourselves and our skills to a new level.
Read MoreFinal Horse Show of the Season
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This show season has been a rough one with more cancellations than events due to weather. For my part of the country is has been a really rainy and wet season resulting in very wet and dangerous ground for the fast ponies to run in. But the final show of the season did happen!
Read MoreBelmont Saddle Club Finally
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Anyways, while I am figuring out next steps my local horsing club finally got to have their first contest show of the season. Though end of August is late it is better than never. Check out a few shots below and link to the full gallery!
Read MoreLast Shenandoah Show of the Season
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As we come barreling toward fall the summer horse show season is coming to a close. On September 11th Shenandoah had their final show of the season.
Read MoreBelmont County Saddle Club
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I love horse show time of year. I get to go spend hours in the sunlight, looking and petting pretty ponies, hanging out with horse friends and taking some awesome equine action shots. Basically the moments I dream about when I am stuck in the office doing edits. bookings, invoicing, contracts, etc.
This year with everything reopening I have been getting a lot of dates and show bills sent to me with request which is awesome. So like a rational and sane person I went and tore my meniscus (I think— still waiting for it to be medically verified). Anyways things that we don’t get being self-employed is the time to take time off from busy season not when a year prior was cancelled.
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