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Post by Kath on Apr 20, 2024 10:21:33 GMT
I mean, other than 'don't'?
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Post by zx9 on Apr 20, 2024 10:47:47 GMT
It depends, what do you or the owner of the horse want.
As youngster I did a few of my school friends jumping ponies on film with a manual focus camera so it is not difficult once you get an idea of how they take off and land.
Other shots were mostly of the owner petting the horse, feeding it treats that sort of thing.
Horses in fields looking majestic, I could never manage other than the head over a fence or gate looking for treats.
What sort of shots are you after?
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Post by peterob on Apr 20, 2024 11:28:16 GMT
I mean, other than 'don't'? Same question as Keith. I don't photograph horses as a "thing" but I do occasionally use the Chester races for "practice" on a moving subject. You get a few 10s of seconds of action once every 30 mins during a meeting so it can get very boring (I'm not interested in the race itself). I've come across show jumping a couple of times while out and I like watching carriage trials though that is again coming across them by accident. Walking on Dartmoor we come across the occasional pony. I took a simply awful picture of a shire horse last week. |
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Post by kate on Apr 20, 2024 11:37:42 GMT
Depends if she wants a George Stubbs look, very classic, or Degas where movement is the thing.. I did a few in the old days of my neighbour's horse and a few when she was riding it, but backgrounds can be tricky cos they are bloomin big!
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Post by kate on Apr 20, 2024 11:44:49 GMT
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Post by peterob on Apr 20, 2024 11:56:23 GMT
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Post by zou on Apr 20, 2024 14:53:22 GMT
Top tip is don't stand too close behind. I recall getting kicked by a donkey once, nothing broken just very sore.
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Post by spinno on Apr 20, 2024 15:04:44 GMT
Top tip is don't stand too close behind. I recall getting kicked by a donkey once, nothing broken just very sore. Gotta watch that Robbie Savage... |
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Post by peterob on Apr 20, 2024 15:23:10 GMT
Top tip is don't stand too close behind. I recall getting kicked by a donkey once, nothing broken just very sore. There was a news clip a few years ago of a protester in London who hit a police horse. The horse bided its time and when the protester walked behind, planted a rear hoof square in his chest, very deliberately. The protestor flew backwards across the entire width of the road, into the side of a car, and slid to the ground, still upright at the moment of car impact. It must have been an accelerating push rather than a straight kick - a kick that hard would have killed him, not thrown him 30 feet. |
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Post by Kath on Apr 20, 2024 17:43:15 GMT
I could have sworn I replied to this! We are looking for portrait shots, close up. Horse and rider next to horse type thing. The lady says that both she and the horse are 'getting on a bit' (her words, not mine) and so no riding shots required. Outdoors in the field. I was worried about getting all the horse in without distorting his face etc but I don't think it will be an issue now. Getting the horse to stand where I want it on the other hand, might be.
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Post by spinno on Apr 20, 2024 18:01:02 GMT
I could have sworn I replied to this! We are looking for portrait shots, close up. Horse and rider next to horse type thing. The lady says that both she and the horse are 'getting on a bit' (her words, not mine) and so no riding shots required. Outdoors in the field. I was worried about getting all the horse in without distorting his face etc but I don't think it will be an issue now. Getting the horse to stand where I want it on the other hand, might be. I think you have to stand where the horse wants you to stand... |
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Post by kate on Apr 20, 2024 18:01:07 GMT
I could have sworn I replied to this! We are looking for portrait shots, close up. Horse and rider next to horse type thing. The lady says that both she and the horse are 'getting on a bit' (her words, not mine) and so no riding shots required. Outdoors in the field. I was worried about getting all the horse in without distorting his face etc but I don't think it will be an issue now. Getting the horse to stand where I want it on the other hand, might be. Ah that's better. THe only thing I can think of then is angles. You might want to have a step to get higher? Just for variation. Talking to the converted, I know! Good luck. |
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Post by JohnY on Apr 20, 2024 18:40:50 GMT
They bite at one end and kick at t'other. Just remember that and be safe. Also be ready for an action shot when someone else is bitten or kicked.
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Post by zou on Apr 20, 2024 18:53:56 GMT
In the proposed portrait format the horse owner will surely be able to hold the horse still enough, provide treats etc., and guide on whether the horse is comfy with the distance etc.
Maybe not an issue but I'd probably use silent/electronic shutter to avoid risk of the clack giving the horse a wee start.
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Post by spinno on Apr 20, 2024 19:22:28 GMT
I say I say I say, have you ever seen an eye infirmary in the middle of a field...no but I've seen a horse piddle in the middle of the road...
(Grandad told me that in 1963)
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