Preparing for your session:
You’ll need to choose your outdoor location/ indoor location for your horses, cats and dogs in a nice quiet areas such as Park, Meadows, Arena are nice choices, too. Ultimately, it’s up to you and where you and your equine/pets will be most comfortable and most importantly, safe. If I am photographing you on a private land that is not your, I will need you to gain permit/permission from the owner to do the photoshoot on, as well as paying the required fees if they charge.
Are you joining with your pet/equine?
What to wear?
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Choose a solid or color palette or plaid to style each family member, muted colors–earthy tones, muted gem tones, monochrome, beige, and taupe are great examples. Low contrast outfits.
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Wear clothing you feel comfortable in and that fits you.
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Choose select pieces of jewelry to wear especially if they have meaning.
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Bring comfortable footwear depend on location.
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Choose the same outfit for each family member.
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Wear Busy patterns clothes like Large Floral prints, Bold stripes, Busy geometric patterns.
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Wear Visible logos or distracting colors.
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Wear baggy or loose clothing.
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Avoiding, shinny, shimmer or sparkly make up of any kind
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Avoiding neon colors (including nails).
What’s included in your session fee:
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Communcation via texts, e-mail due to hearing impaired.
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Up to one hour photoshoot session.
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Password protected private online gallery.
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Photoshop Editing images and Brightness and color correction on each image.
Please keep in mind:
I am hearing impaired and prefer communication via text or email. When I’m driving, I cannot answer phone calls or texts due to difficulty hearing and the need to focus on GPS directions. Please ensure that the address provided is accurate for me to reach the correct destination.
Pets Preparation:
Grooming: Please be sure to have your pet bath, clean and dirt remove, nail clip and groom thoroughly, make sure to comb your pets fur a few days to a week before the sessions.
Exercise: Take your dog out for a 30-minute walk about an hour prior to the session. I also recommend to feed him or her a little less than normal before the shoot, so your dog will be hungry in a little while and will want to behave well for treats! During the session the Client shall maintain control of their pet at all time and on leash.
COLLAR/LEASH: You are welcome to use a harness but please be aware the harness will not be edit out. If you would like me to remove collar, get a thin collar that hide under the fur some or a thin style of rope collar/leash, as it will be less noticeable and easier to remove in post-processing.
What to bring with you: Leash, Collar, Brush, Rag, treats, squeaky toy, and water.
Equine Preparation:
Grooming: Please be sure to have your equine bath and dry before the session, Have your horse groom, and dirt, stain removed, remove eyes goop with rag, clean nose, ears, mouth, mane and tail clean and remove all dirt and stain, hooves need to be clean and freshly trimmed/shod and hoof polish, make them feel like a show horse! All clean and shiny!🥰
Halter: Get a photography halter (a very thin style line rope will be less noticeable and easier to remove in post-processing) or leather show halter and show bridal! I love a custom halter with a shiny nameplate on the cheekbone or a bridle with some glitz. If you only have a nylon/rope knot halter, please note they will not be edit out! Make sure you bring a clean neutral-colored lead rope with you.
Tack: If you would like to have your tack in with your horse photoshoot, please have your tack properly clean, polished and remove of dirt and stain.
What to bring with you: Bug spray for you and your horse, grooming supply, bucket of treats or squeaky toy (to get horse ears forward), and a helper. The Client shall maintain control of their equine at all time.
Booking your session:
For sessions, Starting first thing in the morning (around 7:30am -11 a.m. Each session are a 1 hour photo shoot). These times of day give me the best natural light and are slightly cooler for our four-legged friends.
To reserve your date, I required (50% non - refundable retainer of your package choice) is due at the time of booking. The retainer is applied to your session fee and is non-refundable. I also require a signed contract and model/permission release before your session. The remaining balance of your session fee is due 48 hours before the date of your session. I'm happy to reschedule your session in the event of inclement weather or illness, but I ask that you must notify me 14 days prior to session date in order to reschedule.