Equine Photography and Portraits

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Equine Photography and Portraits
Topic Started: Saturday, 3. October 2009, 20:37 (129 Views)
littletwofeet	Saturday, 3. October 2009, 20:37 Post #1
Littletwofeet Posts: 66 Group: 2007 Member #365 Joined: 12 November 2007	Not positive about where to put this...feel free to delete it if I've misplaced it.



WldHrtRnch	Sunday, 4. October 2009, 10:13 Post #2
Wild At Heart Posts: 9,466 Group: Admin Member #14 Joined: 25 June 2005 2. Breeds Owned or Your Favorite Breed Quarter Horses and Arabians	I LOVE photography!! What type camera are you using Jess? I am thinking of investing in one (semi professional quality) before too much longer. These photos are fantastic.
	"If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much space" “And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.” ~Abraham Lincoln


littletwofeet	Monday, 5. October 2009, 05:35 Post #3
Littletwofeet Posts: 66 Group: 2007 Member #365 Joined: 12 November 2007	Canon Rebel XTi One can be had for pretty cheap on Ebay now. (Of course, I paid a small fortune for it new!LOL)



ArabAddict	Wednesday, 7. October 2009, 02:47 Post #4
Posts: 469 Group: Charter Member #166 Joined: 31 July 2006	Nice pictures. Do you only do horsey stuff? I ask because there is a lot of stuff on the Coast in need of exploration, and I'm always looking for a partner in photographic crime! LOL



msequine	Wednesday, 7. October 2009, 05:46 Post #5
Originator Posts: 9,203 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: 15 May 2005 2. Breeds Owned or Your Favorite Breed TWH, Peruvian	They are gorgeous pics, which I meant to write earlier but was only focused on my own problems at the time. I also meant to ask what software you're using Jess. PS or PSE?
	"Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best." - Henry Van Dyke


littletwofeet	Thursday, 8. October 2009, 13:34 Post #6
Littletwofeet Posts: 66 Group: 2007 Member #365 Joined: 12 November 2007	No, that's just all I really have much experience with so far....horses and portraits. It's hard to get out and do different stuff with a coming three year old and a four month old.lol As it is, what I charge for my first hour of the session covers my babysitter.lol Ruth..neither. For the colorization (color splash, whatever you want to call it), I use GIMP. For everything else, I use Corel. Honestly, I do very little editing. I'm not a "purist" so to speak....but I take lots of pics and cull heavy. So what you get on print, 9 times out of 10, is what I shot. (I will crop sometimes.) Thanks for the nice comments. Jess



msequine	Friday, 9. October 2009, 12:21 Post #7
Originator Posts: 9,203 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: 15 May 2005 2. Breeds Owned or Your Favorite Breed TWH, Peruvian	WOW, I'm impressed! GIMP is not the easiest pgm to use. I like/use PSE it's simple enough for me to understand and sophisticated enough to meet my wants/needs. It has been a few years since I looked at GIMP. Does it include any kind of text on a path feature?
	"Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best." - Henry Van Dyke


littletwofeet	Saturday, 10. October 2009, 11:28 Post #8
Littletwofeet Posts: 66 Group: 2007 Member #365 Joined: 12 November 2007	Lol...don't be impressed. I'm just learning how to use it through on-line tutorials. It does have the text along path....but I've not figured out how to use it yet. I would've got PS, but I'm tightwadded and just couldn't justify spending the money on it right now. Maybe eventually. jess



stepht0213	Saturday, 10. October 2009, 12:10 Post #9
Posts: 258 Group: 2007 Member #307 Joined: 1 June 2007	Beautiful work Jess! I minored in photography in college (art major) and wish that I had paid better attention to how to use the aperture and f-stop settings. I always keep it on program. ha, ha One of these days I want to take classes and actually pay attention this time!
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msequine	Saturday, 10. October 2009, 15:15 Post #10
Originator Posts: 9,203 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: 15 May 2005 2. Breeds Owned or Your Favorite Breed TWH, Peruvian	littletwofeet Saturday, 10. October 2009, 11:28 I would've got PS, but I'm tightwadded and just couldn't justify spending the money on it right now. Maybe eventually. jess I'd LOVE to have PS, but I can't justify the expense either. Actually, I'm pretty happy w/PSE, but I do wish Adobe would add the text-on-a-path feature like the one in PS. If you're interested in PSE at all (it may be too simple for you since you're using GIMP), you may soon find PSE7 for under $30. Adobe just released PSE8. The stores usually have a big blowout sale on the previous year's edition when that happens. From what I've seen, there's not a lot of difference between versions 7 and 8.



littletwofeet	Thursday, 15. October 2009, 14:53 Post #11
Littletwofeet Posts: 66 Group: 2007 Member #365 Joined: 12 November 2007	I've got a website up now, too! www.walkonphotography.com Jess



WldHrtRnch	Friday, 16. October 2009, 06:34 Post #12
Wild At Heart Posts: 9,466 Group: Admin Member #14 Joined: 25 June 2005 2. Breeds Owned or Your Favorite Breed Quarter Horses and Arabians	Adding a direct link to click on; http://www.walkonphotography.com/ Everyone should visit and take a look, we have a very talented and gifted up and coming photographer in our midst!!
	"If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much space" “And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.” ~Abraham Lincoln


msequine	Friday, 16. October 2009, 06:39 Post #13
Originator Posts: 9,203 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: 15 May 2005 2. Breeds Owned or Your Favorite Breed TWH, Peruvian	Ditto that! The site is easy to navigate and the pics are stunning.



WldHrtRnch	Friday, 16. October 2009, 09:36 Post #14
Wild At Heart Posts: 9,466 Group: Admin Member #14 Joined: 25 June 2005 2. Breeds Owned or Your Favorite Breed Quarter Horses and Arabians	msequine Friday, 16. October 2009, 06:39 Ditto that! The site is easy to navigate and the pics are stunning. They honestly are stunning. Very creative, artsy and just plain out beautiful. I'm very impressed, and I'm not easily impressed!
	"If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much space" “And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.” ~Abraham Lincoln


WldHrtRnch	Monday, 19. October 2009, 14:46 Post #15
Wild At Heart Posts: 9,466 Group: Admin Member #14 Joined: 25 June 2005 2. Breeds Owned or Your Favorite Breed Quarter Horses and Arabians	littletwofeet Monday, 5. October 2009, 05:35 Canon Rebel XTi Jess, what lens are you using? I'm looking at a Canon camera, body only, for a little under $500. Need a good 70-200mm f/2.8 lens. Dang, camera body and the LENS I need is a total of $1,812.95 with the lens being the majority of the purchase!
	"If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much space" “And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.” ~Abraham Lincoln


la_horsewhisperer	Monday, 9. November 2009, 18:52 Post #16
Posts: 4 Group: 2009 Member #601 Joined: 9 September 2009 1. How Many Horses: 1 2. Breeds Owned or Your Favorite Breed AQHA	How much do you charge and where are you located........
	Cowgirl: A better-looking cowboy with brains. "...there's nothin' in life that's worth doin', if it cain't be done from a horse..."


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