A Busy Weekend
Saturday I took photos for my friend Bre, who is expecting her second baby in April. We had a lot of fun and a lot of laughs, and I got to practice this type of photography one more time:
I can’t post a link to that one, as the gallery is password protected and I only asked Bre if I could use the photos in a portfolio. I can say that I am incredibly proud of how all of the photos turned out.
After I finished at Bre’s, I went to a barrel show that was hosted at the barn I ride at. It was my first time photographing any sort of equestrian event, and when I got home I was so proud of the images I had captured. I used all manual settings, and did no post processing other than cropping.
You can see all the photos from this HERE. I was really upset yesterday because I got to the farm and realized that my memory card was still in my laptop at the house. I had to leave, go to CVS, and get a new one. I ended up missing Elizabeth, my instructor, riding.
Then today there was a second day of barrel showing at the farm. Today I managed to remember everything I needed, and saw Elizabeth ride Missy!
You can see all the photos from today HERE.
I’m really proud of how the barrel show pictures turned out. I did a lot of research about what settings I would need to use, because I knew I couldn’t just put it on an automatic mode and get crisp pictures. I really think I did well at achieving crisp, clear images of something that is very hard to capture. A good barrel horse can get ’round in 15-18 seconds, so you can imagine what that means for snapping a clear photo!
One day, maybe, I will be able to work events like this and get paid a little bit. At least that’s the goal, once I’ve practiced and feel comfortable.
Monica said,
February 22, 2010 @ 9:22 am
LOVE EM ALL!!!
And that “one day” to getting paid a little bit is TODAY!!! Don’t wait until some day in the future – start TODAY!!!
Jake said,
February 22, 2010 @ 10:54 am
+1000 to what Monica said!
Kate said,
February 22, 2010 @ 11:11 am
hehe. Thank you both. I just don’t know really how to go about asking people for money for them.
Jake said,
February 22, 2010 @ 3:29 pm
Hi, you can get a cd with pictures of your ${loved_one} for only ${X} dollars….Or….Give me all your money! NOW!!!!!!!!
Personally I think the first way would be the best to go…but that’s just me
Mom said,
February 22, 2010 @ 4:54 pm
agree with both 200%
Monica said,
February 23, 2010 @ 2:52 pm
to piggy back off of Jake…when someone asks if I can do portraits for them, or make any particular requests I respond by saying – Yea that’s not a problem. Typically I charge $XX for (fill in the blank – CD, an hr) Let me know if that works for you or if that’s what you had in mind. The people who were expecting something for free will typically still pay you because when all is said and done…it’s cheaper than going to a study or working with someone else out in the field. And also they’d rather give their money to someone they know…then some stranger they lack confidence in : )
Fadedwords » Incredible said,
March 29, 2010 @ 10:32 am
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