Holly and Dolly – A Birthday Gift to Remember When Rachel first contacted me, I knew this shoot was going to be something special. She wanted to surprise her niece Holly with a photography experience for her 18th birthday, a celebration of the bond between Holly and her beautiful horse, Dolly. Rachel described Holly as the kindest, loveliest human and Dolly as a gorgeous black and white cob with the most amazing personality. The gift was more than just a ph[...]
The Queen Bee & The First Love: Chloe’s Equine Story At her family home, Chloe stepped into her own editorial moment, styled with quiet glamour, framed by a apple and pear orchard roses and accompanied by the mares who have defined her journey.The DreamSome shoots have a kind of magic that stays with you. Chloe’s was one of those. She wanted to be photographed with her two mares, Millie and Wiggy, at their family home, and right from the start I knew it[...]
After so many months in the UK of horrible, wet and cold weather it's making me miss the Boston weather even more. Why do we Brits always discuss the weather? I spend most of my day either checking the reports (none of them match), talking to clients about weather updates or replanning my already full diary because of poor weather. What it does give me is the ability to be super flexible with my diary and timings. Knowing the likelihood is that I will need to rebook shoots as the weath[...]
I know many of my clients worry that their yard won't lend itself to a photoshoot. Many think: "I don't have a big barn or a line of blossom trees! I won't get any lovely images" Let me tell you why you are wrong (said with love!). The photo shoot is not about the yard, or the view or even the great big oak tree thats perfect for leaning shots. This photo shoot is about capturing the friendship and bond you have with your horse. The reason you get out of bed on bloomin' cold January mornings[...]
I had the absolute privilege of photographing Madeleine Banbury recently at her temporary home in Malmesbury. Madeleine is a phenomenal and extremely talented equestrian artist, someone I have followed for a while and her attention to detail in her portraits is inspiring. She paints from her models being in front of her, rather than using still images, giving another depth to her paintings. Madeleine has a natural air of kindness and calmness around her chestnut hunting mare, Th[...]
Do you ever worry about what to wear on your photo shoot? Well you are not alone. When you commission me, not only do we have an awesome few hours together posing and laughing, but I make sure you are completely prepared for your photo shoot. This includes outfit choices and styling. First things first - you will receive my Style Guide with your Welcome pack, this has a collection of suggested styles to aim towards. Plus we then have a phone call or Skype to chat about outfit[...]
I have been a professional photographer for over 18 years. In all of this time, whatever I have photographed I have captured a personal connection with a lifestyle feel to all images. Even when I was photographing on the event field with top event riders such as Harry Meade and William Fox-Pitt, it was the preparation and lifestyle that I was interested in capturing. I would often be up at the same time as the grooms, part of the story I am telling is the incredible work that goes into Ev[...]
I recently received this testimonial from a client, who has to date, had three photo shoots with me, creating life long memories and art work of her treasured horses and ponies. "I first enquired about a photoshoot with Hannah in Spring 2016 because, having recently seen some photos from a shoot my Mum participated in, I was keen to have some special images of myself and my horses to look back on in years to come. Having followed Hannah’s social media profiles for a while, we knew she woul[...]
As a photographer that specialises in horses and all things equine it's a natural add on to work with high end country brands. I have worked with Cordings Piccadilly for just over 7 years now and each and every photo shoot we do together is inspiring and a lot of fun! If you are not aware of Cordings, (if not, you should be!) they cater for Men and Women's country and town wear. From Shooting coats to cashmere cardigans they carry the most wonderful array of top quality, mostly British ma[...]
Is it all about hard work? No, it's about creativity and inspiration. At the end of October I shot a new collection for Cordings of Piccadilly We decided to run the shoot on a Sunday and use the beauty and inspiration of Piccadilly. As you will see from some 'Outtake' shots below, we have SO much fun on these shoots. It is with intent that I kee commercial and private shoots light and fun. No one wants an image of themselves tired, uninspired and bored. You can see[...]
When a client calls to book a shoot with me we have an initial chat about what they would like from the shoot and who will be included. This is not the pre-shoot consultation, that happens a little later, a week or two before the shoot date. One of the reasons this is so important is to discuss our locations, outfits, timings and any questions they may have. Many clients have a few questions in their head, but are not sure how to ask them, for example: What happens if it rains on my shoot day?[...]