This weekend is the Minnesota Horse Expo and I am excited to head over and take some photos. If you are interested in learning how to take better horse photos, let me know and we can meet at the event.
Before you even get started taking photos of horses, you'll want to know how to be safe around them. If you are not experienced in this area, have someone help you -- better safe than sorry.
- Find a location to take your photos and clean up any "junk" that won't look good in your photo. While you are cleaning the area, clean your horse and tack too. Clean and polish anything that will be in the photos.
- You'll get the most flattering light for your images if you shoot at the "Golden Hour" the first and last hour of sunlight in the day. These times produce great photographs and make it easy on you too. Want to know when the times are in your area, check here: The Golden Hour Calculator / Sunrise and Sunset information for photographers
- Get the ears up (pointing forward) so the horse looks good. Most horses like peppermints and I always have some along on a shoot as a reward and so I can crinkle the wrappers and get them to get their ears up.
- Have horse-savvy helpers to let you know if something needs adjusting and to keep the horses looking their best.
- Study your subject and the disciplines you are shooting -- knowledge is power and it will help you get better images. Dressage horse photos will look different than stock horse photos and those are different than Saddlebred photos.
Thanks for stopping past, I really appreciate it.
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