Being a full time professional photographer doesn’t allow for all that much time ‘playing.’ There are however always creative shoot ideas and concepts buzzing around in my head just begging to be fulfilled. A Fairytale Photo Shoot has been one of them for quite a while! I’ve been dying to …
The Portrait Shoot of the Year 2018 // Emma with Coco & Jessie
After a couple of failed attempts (thanks to the weather!) I finally made it up to Preston at the end of last Summer to work with the gorgeous Emma and her two horses Coco and Jessie. It was a very good thing too that we held out for the right …
2018 A Year in Photo Shoot Outtakes
I simply LOVE good photo shoot outtakes! Whilst they may not be the images which end up in pride of place in my client’s homes, sometimes they are the ones which capture a bond or the character of an animal just perfectly! I always endeavour to capture these moments and …
2018 in Pictures (and a few words!)
I know I probably say it every year but what a year 2018 has been! From working with Equestrian brands such as Equitheme and Horze to photographing Olympic veterans this year has had it all. I, as always feel honoured to have been invited into so many peoples homes and …
Scarlett’s Snowy Horse & Rider Photo Shoot // December 2017
As the cold begins to bite and the first threats of sleet and snow are on their way I thought it would be a good time to share some of the images from Scarlett’s Snowy Horse & Rider Photo Shoot last December! I have to admit that I LOVE the …
Grace & Daisy’s Child & Pony Photo Shoot // June 2018
One gorgeous Sunday back in June I headed over to the Congleton area to meet Victoria, her daughter Grace and their beloved pony Daisy for a Child & Pony Photo Shoot. Victoria had booked me way back at the Liverpool International Horse Show last New Years and I was really …
Working with Chloe & Spirit // Part 1: July 2017
If you haven’t heard of Chloe & Spirit then I suggest you head over to their pretty phenomenal Instagram account to check them out. I came across them a few years ago and did what nearly 275,000 other people also do and started following them on Instagram! We eventually got chatting and …
Gabby’s Horse and Rider Photo Shoot at Formby Beach // May 2018
Gabby won a Photo Shoot with me back in 2017. However, for one reason or another, it was May of this year before it all worked out and I could come and photograph her and her two horses! She decided she wanted to do at least part of her Horse and …
Lisa’s Mum, Daughter & Pony Photo Shoot // May 2018
I do get reminded quite regularly about the challenges of working with animals and children but what can I say I just can’t help myself! I set off on a beautiful bank holiday Monday for Lisa’s ‘Mum, Daughter & Pony Photo Shoot’ with Lisa’s old games pony Puds. With Ruby being …
Sally, Eadie & Poppy // An evening of Photo Shoots // May 2018
On the first bank holiday in May I had a fantastic evening of Horse & Rider Photo Shoots with Sally, Eadie & Poppy. First up was Sally with Murphy and after them, I worked with sisters Eadie & Poppy with (another) Murphy and pony Roly! Sally and Murphy were great …
Rhiannon & Owen’s Photo Shoot Adventure // March 2018
I was delighted with Rhiannon booked in for a Horse & Rider Photo Shoot with me for March of this year. I remembered her and Owen from my days as a show photographer at Tushingham Arena where I often saw them whizzing around, always a smile on Rhiannon’s face and …
Abbey & April’s Horse & Rider Photo Shoot // March 2018
Abbey contacted me back in November 2017 to see if I would donate a Horse & Rider Photo Shoot Gift Voucher to the Antrobus Riding Club presentation evening for a raffle in aid of the St. John’s ambulance. I am always happy to support such worthy causes and so of …
A Snowy Horse & Rider Photo Shoot with Laura Cocking
Back at the beginning of March when the weather got quite confused and decided we needed MORE snow I grabbed the opportunity to head out to North Wales and make the most of it with a snowy Horse & Rider Photo Shoot with my sponsored rider Laura Cocking. Poor Laura …
Chloe’s Horse & Rider Photo Shoot with Rum & Ted
Just before the snow hit back in February and I mean literally the day before I could have sworn Spring was actually happening! Yes, it was chilly but it was an absolutely stunning day as I headed off to south Cheshire for Chloe’s Horse & Rider Photo Shoot with Rum …
My favourite Photo Shoot OUTTAKES from the past 12 months!
I’ll keep this brief as I realise the main attraction of the blog post is most definitely the photos! I have compiled some of my favourite outtakes from Horse & Rider Photo Shoots over the past 12 months and put them all together for you to have a good giggle …
Scarlett’s Horse & Rider Photo Shoot
I am delighted to share with you Scarlett Cox Lomas’s Horse & Rider Photo Shoot from August 2017 which went on to win the ‘Portrait Shoot of the Year 2017’ title this January. I took Scarlett on as a sponsored rider earlier in the Summer and we managed to arrange …
Liberty with Friar & Casi // A Horse & Rider Photo Shoot // May 2017
On the same morning of working with Becky and Sulwyn in May of this year I also had the pleasure of doing A Horse & Rider Photo Shoot with Liberty and her two favourite ponies Friar & Casi who although they are owned by Becky and her sister Charlie have …
Becky & Sulwyn // A Mini Shoot Series
I feel like something of a regular these days at Becky’s super yard in Warmingham, Cheshire. Following on from a fantastic shoot with Becky and her 3 exmoors and Magic last year she asked if I could come and do a Horse & Rider Mini Shoot Series with her Welsh …
Gaynor & Lennie // A Horse & Rider Photo Shoot // May 2017
So my blogs are traveling me back in time to May…still… I will get there eventually! Back in May of this year I spent a lovely sunny morning with Gaynor and Lennie on a Horse & Rider Photo Shoot. Lennie is a rather large and very handsome thoroughbred who took …
10 Reasons to have an Autumn Photo Shoot
As it’s the 1st of September suddenly I thought it would be a good time to share with you my top 10 reasons to have an Autumn Photo Shoot… So here they are! The colours…. they say a picture is worth a thousand words and I’m definitely not about to …