Nutty.: Final Project

So, for my final, I kept it relatively simple. Mostly because I wanted my images to speak for themselves. Horses are such energetic, spunky animals and it was a lot of fun to TRY and capture them with my camera. I say try because I had a hard time getting them to do what I wanted, I was happy though with the spontaneity of the pictures.

I found that a lot of my pictures featured a lot of natural sunlight. We traveled to the barn in the evening, as the sun was setting, but I loved the presence of sunlight and consequently shadows.

This is one of my favorite pictures that I took. This is one of the brood mares at the barn. She insisted on putting her nose right in my face, she wanted to do what she wanted to do...typical horse.

I loved this palomino. She tried so hard to force her way out of the stall, prompting Greta to keep pushing her back. She was very affectionate and loved to be close to us...I don't think horses know their actual size. Prime example, one horse stepped on Greta's foot and it took her a solid thirty seconds to save her toes.

This sweet girl was my absolute favorite. I was sad we weren't able to let her out of her stall but she was affectionate and gentle. Again, the presence of shadows and sunlight are consistent between all the pictures. There is also a consistency with the proximity, again, horses love to put their noses in everyone's business...literally.

Sterling was one of the equestrian team horses until one of the riders bought her, but she still boards at the stables. I love, again, the presence of sunlight and shadows. Sterling had just been out practicing jumps, and so she was determined afterward that she was going to enjoy some grass...at her own pace. Stubbornness is a typical horse quality.

I loved the consistency of the barn; how the stalls are all the same but are each unique with all the buckets, blankets, and leads...not to mention the horses inside them.