Boneco, Centurion, Nero, Igby & Knight
This was an equine portrait photoshoot I will be cherishing the memories from, and continually being proud of the resulting black and white background fine art images. Deermeadow Farm, owned by Claudine Kundrun, has been a dressage barn I’ve had the pleasure of photographing at for several years, but I had yet to photograph any of Claudine’s horses. With head trainer, Ali Brock’s assistance, we were able to schedule a day of photoshoots, to create fine art from Claudine’s retired horses, and the horses currently competing with Ali.
All five horses had drastically different personalities, but were equally wonderful to work with, including her stallion! They happily stood, attentive and engaging with my assistant who was helping pose them, and carried themselves with a sense of gentle pride. They knew they were loved and they knew that each of them was special in their own way.
I was honestly a bit sad when we were finished photographing. The way they moved with elegance, their confident but soft expressions, and their unique beauty made me want to spend more time photographing each of them. They fueled the artist in me, providing me with everything I needed to push myself creatively and purposefully, making it an enjoyable process of instilling their beauty exactly how we all witnessed it.
BIG thanks to Ali and the team at Deermeadow Farm! Grooming, braiding, cleaning tack, and being available to assist in tack and horse changes requires attention to details and organization. You all excelled at it and were the dream team to work with!!
These were the resulting images from the equine portrait photoshoot, as well as mockups of what the images would look like displayed in homes and offices.
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