Inside Wellington - Second Section of The Wellington Advertiser, Friday, April 27, 2012 PAGE SEVEN
EQUINE
Learning to focus on horse’s confirmation is key to capturing great images from previous page understanding which cameras, lenses and equipment are best for working in the equine theme. Issues such as lighting, action shots and setting poses will be discussed. Out in the field and barn area, Galbraith has the students focus on the horse’s confirmation, taking photographs of the horse standing still and head shots. Later, they will add human models allowing the students to photograph horse and rider. “Then we have the horse run free,” an exercise in capturing the horse’s movement in action, she said. Throughout the workshop, students learn how to use their camera settings to get the best results. “The advanced course is a little more structured,” Galbraith explains, adding that workshop focuses on photographing horses in show competition settings, such as jumper courses, dressage tests and mounted games. “It’s about knowing how to pick the right spot at say, a show event, where you are limited in placement and movement.” For this course, Galbraith encourages participants to use an SLR camera, designed for high speed photography, as there is a lot more shooting involved. “Not everyone who takes this course is a horse person, but it is designed for people who like to shoot fast,” she said. Photographing dressage, she points out, is about the horse’s speed and the turns the animal takes with the rider in the dressage arena.
“The difficulty of photographing that is you have to shoot quickly, know where the horse is going and where the horse will look its best,” Galbraith said. Jumping requires the photographer to understand the layout of the jumper course design. “It’s about good angles,” she explains. “I teach them how to read the map and to know which jump is best for shooting.” Photographing the mounted games is a whole new set of challenges. “It’s full speed ahead and they [horse and rider] don’t hang back for photos,” she said. “It’s all about timing.” At Travis Hall, riders will put the photographers through their paces in these disciplines, both inside and outside the arena. “People will come away with the skill required to photograph a horse in these venues,” Galbraith assures. She know this because she has seen the results at the end of each workshop, when people share their work. “I want people to come away with a sense of appreciation of their own abilities to photograph a horse,” she said. “Seeing people realize they have the potential to take the kind of photos they admire is great. People find it really rewarding.” As a horse lover, she hopes they appreciate the beauty of their subject matter. “Horses are beautiful,” Galbraith said. “In a nut shell, they are elegant and strong, and not to pull out all the cliches here, but to be able to capture that is really something. Horses
are majestic creatures.” The group dynamics help too, she believes. “It’s always a fun kind of day, with a really friendly group of people who always seem to have a lot in common beyond photography.” The Basic Equine Photography workshop runs May 5 at Travis Hall Equestrian Centre from 10am to 4pm. The cost is $125 plus HST. Lunch is included. The Advanced Equine
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