Bint Al Bahr Arabians
Preservation Breeders of Straight Babson Egyptians
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Bint Al Bahr Arabians Preservation Breeders of Straight Babson Egyptians |
Photo Tips - Page 3
The
day before the photo shoot
Clean up the area to be used as background. Make sure the bright yellow water hose is not snaking across the lawn. Check to make sure your neighbor hasn’t moved his tractor or truck into view in the selected background.
Check your
“ears up bag” to make sure you have some props to make that job go smoother.
Some ideas to put in the bag (it can be a paper feed sack which can serve
as an ears up on its own) include an umbrella, a plastic tarp, a large bed sheet
for someone to cover up in and be a mystery monster (don’t let the horse watch
the person put on the sheet), a shiny Mylar balloon from the grocery store, and
maybe a dowel with a tassel of shiny metallic Christmas icicles
taped to the end. Be creative and add
anything to the bag that you think may be helpful. One of my favorite attention getters is using another horse that the
horse you are photographing is not familiar with.
Be all set up and ready to shoot before the strange horse or any ears
upper makes its appearance. We have
even had a neighbor bring over a llama and some goats on a few occasions.
If you are
shooting a stallion, nothing gets his attention like another horse.
It makes him easy to pose as you can direct his attention wherever you
need it. When shooting a mare try leading up a foal she doesn’t share a pasture with
to put a gleam in her
eye. (have another helper hold the mom a
short distance away.) A neighbor’s dog or sheep or
anything that is not part of the horse's normal routine has potential to work.
Getting the ears up is easier than getting expression.
That little bit of extra expression that lights up their eyes makes the
difference between a good photo and a wonderful photo.
The day before photo day do the main grooming, untangle the mane, wash and
condition it. Do any clipping that
you need to. You may wish to bathe the horse at this time as well if your horse
is a fairly clean horse then you can wet towel him or just rinse him off the
morning of the photo shoot. In our
dry climate it takes very little time for a horse to dry off but your area may
be different. Be sure to allow enough drying time you need if you plan to
wash the same morning as you shoot the photos.
If you plan to wash the same morning as the photos are taken, plan to
have it done before your help arrives so they are not kept waiting.
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halters or bridle and saddles you plan to use.
Make sure they are clean and in good repair and that they are adjusted to
fit the horse so you do not have to spend precious light time doing adjustments.
Put your grooming kit in a bucket, clean damp and dry towels, flywipe,
mane brush and body brush. Your cursor on the photos will tell you more about the photo and the horse. |
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