Though you might not think it initially, but equine photography and pet photography are just as personal as other types of photography.
You are inviting a photographer into the special moments that you share with your beautiful animals.
Equine and Pet Photography is Personal
Overall, photography is a personal, intimate business. Most people probably think about boudoir photography, wedding photography, or even newborn photography when you think about intimate moments.
But even in other areas, such as equine and pet photography, you are inviting a relative stranger into your personal space and personal moments.
During a photography session, you are asking a photographer to capture not just the visual but also the soul of the moment. The bond between two beings. The story of you both.
Capture the Moments
Equine and Pet photography capture moments that will never be seen again. For example, a puppy’s first year of growth. The first weeks of life for a foal and the bonding experience with the mare.
It captures moments that tell your animal’s story or journey. A rescue dog who becomes a treasured family pet. A puppy is selected for and trains to become a service animal for a person who would never have independence without them. A horse who is starved or abused, rescued, and loved.
Perhaps it’s the story of your journey together. Working together to win the blue ribbon in the show ring, being with the horse that allows you to leave the things that trouble you far behind. The working partnership between you and your trusty steed as you ride the trails. The connection between a K9 and his human partner.
Celebrate your Story
Whatever the story of your animal is, you need to celebrate it.
Animals live much shorter lives than people. Long after these precious animals are gone, our memories of them remain.
Utilizing equine and pet photography to capture that special story, that special bond, and those special moments is important. Having something tangible to hold and to look at to help you remember them is important.
Whatever your story, whatever your journey together. Celebrate it.
Celebrate your story.
Ready to Celebrate your Story?
Betsy Bird of Ride the Sky Equine Photography spends her days doing insane things to make horses look at her. Clearly, she’s desperate for attention. When she’s not celebrating the stories of the amazing horses in her clients’ lives, she invests time and energy into perfecting her equine photography skills and growing her business, hanging with her favorite rescue dog, Nitro, and planning her next big adventure. She also tries to spend some time educating and entertaining her fans and potential clients by blogging and posting on social media about whatever catches her fancy at the moment.
Betsy is a Certified Professional Photographer (CPP) with the organization Professional Photographers of America (PPA). The CPP designation is held by fewer than 2,000 photographers nationwide and is a hallmark of consistency, technical skill, artistry, and professionalism. Ride the Sky specializes in on-location photography for equines. Ride the Sky also has the option of bringing the studio to the stable. Based in Chattanooga, TN, Ride the Sky Equine Photography works on location in Tennessee, North Georgia, and beyond.