In this episode of Cowgirls with Cameras, we’re talking about the equine photo shoots that still stress us out a little when we think about them. We get into a memory card failure at a horse show, a software update that took down an entire system before a client job was backed up, and why it takes a while to trust your gear again after something like that.
We also talk about what goes into rescheduling a horse photo shoot. Sometimes the rain has stopped and you still can’t get a trailer onto the property. Sometimes you can work with an overcast sky, but the wind is a whole other story. We share how we keep clients in the loop when they’re trying to decide whether to haul in, what changes when an editor is waiting for images, and how a few rainouts can leave you photographing a month’s worth of sessions in one weekend.
And then there’s the horse. We share what happened when an owner was getting frustrated because her horse wouldn’t stand still. A few minutes back in his stall and a chance to pee solved the whole thing. We talk about reading horse body language, giving the handler room to do their job, and knowing when to put the camera down because the horse has had enough.