So this is a bit of a 2-in-1 blog but I didn’t feel want to include one without the other! These are two very different shoots, at different times of the year, totally different days weather-wise and even in different counties! However one wouldn’t have happened without the other and …
Best of 2019: Becky, Skippy & Tigger // A Mare & Foal Mini Photo Shoot
I have worked with Becky many times over the years and always fallen in love with her adorable mini herd of Exmoor ponies. However, this Mare & Foal Mini Photo Shoot of Skippy & Tigger topped them all! Tigger was utterly adorable to work with and was just as cheeky …
Best of 2019: Shelly & Jente // A Horse & Rider Photo Shoot
It’s week #5 in my ‘Best of 2019’ blog series and this week it’s full of Fresian! I absolutely loved this shoot with Shelly & her gorgeous KWPN Fresian mare Jente. Shelly was the lucky winner of my Prize Draw at the Cheshire County show last Summer and couldn’t have …
2019 Photo Shoot OUTTAKES
As it’s swiftly becoming a much loved tradition here are my favourite Photo Shoot Outtakes from 2019! I would like to add no riders or horses were harmed in the making of any of these! Enjoy! Ciara 😂 InstagramFacebookPortfolioGet in ContactBook Your Photo Shoot
BEST OF 2019: AMY // A HORSE & RIDER PHOTO SHOOT
Amy’s was another Horse & Rider Photo Shoot from July last year. Hers had been the victim of several wet days and failed attempts the previous Summer and Autumn! It was worth the wait though and I thoroughly enjoyed working with Amy and her two girls Katy & Skye. Skye …
BEST OF 2019: ELLIE // A HORSE & RIDER PHOTO SHOOT AT MARBURY PARK
Wow, I LOVED working with Ellie & Woody on this Horse & Rider Photo Shoot at Marbury Park last July! Stunning subject ✔️A️dorable horse ✔️Epic location ✔️Awesome outfit changes ✔️Magical fairytale dress ✔️VERY considerate weather ✔️The best evening light ✔️Wonderful support crew (who happened to all end up in the …
BEST OF 2019: SOPHIE // A PONY & RIDER PHOTO SHOOT
2nd up in my ‘Favourites of 2019 Series’ is a pony & rider photo shoot I did back in May with the very sweet Sophie and her 2 ponies Lucky & Rory. We had some very special permission to use Soughton Hall in North Wales as the stunning backdrop for …
BEST OF 2019: Sam Bloor // A Minus the Mud Horse & Rider Photo Shoot
As it’s that time of the year I have decided to blog my 10 favourite Photo Shoots from last year! This has proved to be an extremely challenging task to choose my favourites from a year of fabulous shoots but I’m going to give it a go! They are in …
Sabine // A Horse & Rider Photo Shoot // July 2018
I had the pleasure of working with Sabine and her gorgeous horse Cinnamon on a Horse & Rider Photo Shoot last July. We were joined for part of the shoot by Sabine’s partner Jon and their two adorable dogs Hector & Hallie! The shoot ended up coming at a particularly …
Vicky & Matt // A Couple & Horses Photo Shoot // Summer ’18
As a bit of a throwback to the glory that was last Summer, I thought I would share a fabulous ‘Couple & Horses Photo Shoot’ with Vicky & Matt. Having photographed Jenny & Lady at the same location the previous Summer this was a bit of a follow on shoot …
A Couple & Horses Photo Shoot // Sam & Brent // February 2019
Back in February I had the pleasure of working with Sam & Brent on a ‘Couples & Horses Photo Shoot.’ Well actually it was a couple, horses and dog photo shoot to be precise! I love shoots like these. There’s always such a great dynamic when working with a couple. …
Chloe & Spirit // A Fairytale Photo Shoot
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 …
