I wanted to take a minute to dig-in to the topic of casting calls, why I use them, who should respond to them and how you can get notified about upcoming needs.
After years of only having an Instagram account, I finally took the plunge and created a Facebook page.
I hope to share a bunch of fun things there including:
Every day someone asks me, “Samantha, don’t you think I have enough photos of me and my horse?”
Just kidding.
No one ever says that.
But I am getting a lot of DMs on Instagram asking me about my process and I’m going to address one very specific question here today because I think it’s worth diving in.
You feel it too right?
The crisp mornings, shorter days and spunky horses - all signs that we’re leaving behind those warm and hazy summer days and heading into the bright and colorful fall season.
And I for one, couldn’t be more excited because it means ridiculously gorgeous photos with all the golden warm tones that make photos become magic. And speaking of magic… you need to see these photos!
Read MoreA few weeks ago, I had the incredible pleasure of photographing a styled shoot that was, in a word, breathtaking. It was one of my favorite shoots to date and I’m honoured to have worked with such an incredible team.
We arrived at the Kastle Rock Gypsy Farm early in the afternoon so that Kaitlyn (our absolutely STUNNING model and talented equestrian) could have her hair and makeup done by Shannon Doyle of SD Beauty. Shannon was involved from the start to pull together this short notice shoot and she took it to the next level by inviting Stacey of Sinders Bridal House and Kelly’s Flowers of Perth to join in the fun!
I was blown away by my experience with everyone - let me give you the behind the scenes scoop:
Read MoreJemma’s session was a blast - between the “comedian” of horses (aka. Toby, a chestnut quarter horse gelding who is the most hilarious horse you will ever meet) and the incredibly sweet and stunning bay mare, Bella, I had so much fun documenting these three with my lens.
While I hope she enjoys the images now, I’d like to think that Jemma will one day look back on these photos and cherish them and the memories of her summers spent around horses.
Read MoreIn this lovely sunset session, Rose and her Standardbred gelding Courage, show off the depth and breadth of their relationship.
Courage absolutely LOVED when Rose challenged him to keep up with her at liberty and his saucy head tosses and powerful stance showed it! And just as quickly as he can be confident and full of life, he can also be incredibly sweet and serene. I love how these two challenge each other - the dynamic between them works so beautifully!
Does your horse keep you on your toes?
Read MoreWe are always growing and changing and becoming the best versions of ourselves. And our horses are growing and changing too!
Which makes it extra important to mark the milestones because you never really get to see how far you’ve truly come until to see yourself from year to year.
Read MoreThis fiery bay mare Garden and her rider Mia were phenomenal to watch in the arena! If you think the brideless jumping is amazing just wait until you see the endearing sunset images.
Garden can be quite the outspoken mare (*cue the ‘mare stare’*) but with Mia she just softens and melts into a sweet and willing partner - it’s so clear these two have a special partnership!
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