I have very, very few regrets … like maybe three total throughout my entire life. One of these is that I did not take high school senior portraits with my horses Anchor and Red. I am making up for that now.
As an aside — having never been the subject of a portrait session with my horse, I googled and trolled pinterest for ideas. So what happens when you do that is that you get a lot of golden-hour flower crowns and billowy floral print tops or transparent white maxi dresses, draped artistically down the horse’s flank while the human subject drapes herself along her horse’s neck. All bareback. Probably in knee-high amber waves of grass, and if you’re lucky you might even have a willow tree on the bank of a cool, clear brook in the background. With faeries.
None of this is my style, nor is it Eli’s. I opted for, like, a regular outfit, and Eli wore his Lund bridle.
A long-time catch-rider, now a trainer at the barn, is also a photographer. I booked a session with her for last Saturday and I am IN LOVE with these pictures. It makes me so happy to see Eli as a relaxed, inquisitive, happy-looking horse in these pictures. If you are in the Austin area, I highly recommend this photographer! On facebook at 5-12 Photography (you say it like “five – twelve”) or on her website. Now for more pictures!
I am mostly just obsessively staring at all of these pictures at this point.Ā This last one might be my favorite.
Always get the pictures — that’s one thing I’ve learned in life. It seems small, and kind of silly… but once the moment is gone you can’t get it back.. SO GET THE PICTURE!
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I understand the wisdom of this now
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My favorite part: his whiskers!! So cute glad you keep them. š
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Germany makes a good case for keeping them!
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I like these way more than the hokey bareback/flowery/sunset ones. They seem so much more honest and more real, like I can actually get a sense of you and Eli instead of just a lot of camera tricks.
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I am actually really happy with how the color composition worked out
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I love these!
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Thanks! š
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I can’t believe there aren’t any faeries. lol
I think the last one is my fav too!
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Maybe the faeries were on a lunch break?
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Oh love these! That last one is wonderful.
The professional photos I had done with Lucy are one of my most prized possessions. Think I need to share those one of these days.
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Yesssss I would love to see them!
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These are just lovely!!
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Thank you!!
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Wow they look AMAZING!!!
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I am so happy with them š
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Those are so nice!! You two both look great š
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Thank you so much!
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These are lovely!! š
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Thank you š
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I love these, and I love the color of your button down against his bright bay color. When I got pictures taken last time, like when I last paid for them, it was technically a group session in which the barn owner daughter was the primary client and everyone else who wanted to add on could. I was an add on to a fairy photo shoot, and to this day, while there are some photos I love from it, there are A LOT I donāt. You live and you learn.
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Thanks!! I bought the shirt the night before for $20. I was torn between that and white.
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Very nice photos of both of you.
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Thank you š
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Beautiful photos! Would love to get some of my own someday with my heart horse Blade.
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Thank you!
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<3. Always take as many photos as possible!
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Agreed! I just needed some that weren’t like the 18,000 pictures I have of Eli grazing
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These are great! I’ve always wanted to have pro photos of me and the pony taken and I need to just do it already!
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Yes, definitely do it!
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lovely photos of two lovely subjects. Love his whiskers too. They make up the essence that is Eli š HA. nice!!
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Thank you š he gets some wicked long eyebrows, too
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I love these photos! Thank you for posting!
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