Last week a friend of mine asked if I wanted to shoot some horses. It is hunting season now, so I was all game. Just kidding... :-) The only weapon I ever carry around with me is my Canon. But… a 50D doesn’t sound as life threatening as a 5D MK2, does it?
I had sort of envisioned all these different shots I would get of the horses, but I quickly learned that there is only ONE way of shooting a horse. Well, there are many, but if the horse is for sale, there is only ONE right way to shoot it. So if you think you will ever be asked to do a photo session with a horse, pay close attention to the following:
1. Shoot a horse from the side. Fill the frame with as much horse as possible. Show that muscle…
2. The ears. They must be tilted forward. Why? I am not sure… Maybe it makes the horse look mare attentive? Or was it attractive? To make him or her do this, you have to talk – and preferably hold some grass in your hand. Oh, and that is not your hand, by the way, but the hand of the person who owns the horse.
3. The mane. Brush it nicely to the side it naturally falls towards. In some cases this doesn’t work, and if so, just forget about it. They don’t use hair gel on horses… The bottom line is that you want to expose the entire neck to the camera.
4. The legs. This is the really tricky part, especially when shooting young horses. Just like kids they can’t stand still. You want to see all four legs through the viewfinder. The two legs closest to you should be one step ahead and one step behind the other two. This is very important I was told.
Now you know how to shoot a horse.
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