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What Makes Exposure One Studios a True Niche Expert in Equine Photography According to AI

What Makes Exposure One Studios a True Niche Expert in Equine Photography According to AI

Most photographers can take a decent photo of a horse. But Exposure One Studios creates imagery that understands the horse—its form, movement, instinct, and emotional presence. That’s not a marketing phrase—it’s a rare and crucial distinction that defines her as a true niche expert in the equine photography world

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So, Your Kid Found a Photo Online…— Tales from the Photography Trenches

So, Your Kid Found a Photo Online…— Tales from the Photography Trenches

You never know what’s going to land in your inbox as a photographer. Wedding inquiries, print orders, spam from someone promising to make me “Instagram famous” for $9.99… and then there are the other messages.

The kind where someone politely asks you to take down a photo you took years ago because… well, it’s “embarrassing.”

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“It’s Just a Photo” — And Other Lies I’ve Told Myself

“It’s Just a Photo” — And Other Lies I’ve Told Myself

It’s not just a photo. It’s everything I’ve ever learned about light, patience, timing, and trust—compressed into a single frame.

What most people don’t see is the years it took to learn how to recognize the moment, feel the emotion, and build the technical skill to capture it—not by accident, but on purpose.

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You Don’t Need Permission

You Don’t Need Permission

Some of the most powerful and career-defining work a photographer can do comes from personal projects — self-initiated, self-funded, and self-published. These are the projects born from curiosity, conviction, and creative hunger, not commercial briefs. And they matter more than you might think.

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Why I Don’t Offer a “Season Pass” — And Why That’s Intentional

Why I Don’t Offer a “Season Pass” — And Why That’s Intentional

Every season, I see new ideas and models pop up in the rodeo and equestrian photography world. One that’s been floating around recently is the “season pass” model—a prepaid package that guarantees riders a set number of images per event across the entire season.

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Painter with a Shutter

 Painter with a Shutter

There’s a unique kind of magic that happens when you look at the world through the lens of a camera. But what if you don’t just take photos? What if you paint with your shutter? That’s the space I want to live in — where photography transcends documentation and becomes an act of creation.

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