Horse Portraits by Kate Lancaster

 

 

 

Tips on taking photographs of your horse

These can either be prints sent by post, digital images via email - kate@horse-portraits.co.uk - or digital images on a CD sent by post.  It is useful for me to see a number of photos of the subject if possible.  Digital images should be high resolution and all photographs need to be in focus and fairly close up, or a reasonable size.

If you are able to take photographs specifically for the portrait, here are some pointers:

bullet

Try and take photos on a fairly bright day - but not so bright that very harsh shadows are cast

bullet

Use whatever distraction you can to get your horse to look alert.  Crackling sweet wrappers or getting a helper to attract his attention behind you could work.

bullet

Decide whether you would like the horse to be painted wearing his bridle or a smart headcollar or with no tack at all and photograph him accordingly.

bullet

Try to get quite close up to capture as much detail as possible, but beware that getting too close distorts the picture and can make your horse's head look a different shape.

bullet

If you have a digital camera, set it to high resolution. 

Using a digital camera is ideal, as you can take as many photos as it takes to get it perfect, without wasting film and having to wait for processing.

 

Home  /  Gallery  / Ordering /  Prices  /  Photos