Basking in the fun play and cuddles from the dogs I photograph is certainly a treat for me, but capturing the dogs essence, much less his attention, requires a photographer to have a few tricks up her sleeve. Here are a couple of the tricks that I utilize throughout the photo session.
The belief is that the horses first came to the island when a Spanish galleon ship sank off the shore of Assateague. Assateague is an Island that is about 37 miles long and runs through both Maryland and Virginia. In order to manage the horses, the two states have divided them into two herds which they each manage separately. Virginia is well known for the pony swims in the spring which drive their herd a short distance from Assateague to Chincoteague where the pony's are auctioned off to maintain control of the numbers in the herd. Maryland residents that I talked with are very proud that they don't auction off their pony's and they are kept wild. However, I later learned that they are able to maintain the numbers of the herd by using contraceptive darts on the females.
Brown is actually one of my favorite colors. I know what your thinking, brown isnt that colorful! When I see brown, I see nature! I see the sandy beach or…
This blog Circle is generally used to profile our pet photography. This week however, I am going to go a little wild. The topic for this week is silhouettes, but…
This is part of a series about my Artist in Residence for the Arts Center of Yates County. For more on my Series, visit "10 days as an Artist in…
At the beginning of Summer, we took a trip down to Ocean City Maryland to visit family. On a side trip, we decided to visit Assateague. We had been to…
I went to the Lorenzo Driving Competition to see a horse that had been adopted from Sunshine Horses Inc. Sunshine Horses, Inc is a non-profit adoption agency just north of Syracuse which specializes in retraining and rehoming retired Standardbred Race Horses. They will work with other breeds as well. Cindae Wilson adopted Lighting Prince from the rescue. Lightning Prince has been in training and was entered into several Novice Whip Horse Competitions as well as The Pleasure Drive. While I was at Lorenzo, I discovered that another Sunshine Horse adoptee was also entered into the Competition.