Horses and A Day in the Life

As I look back on my (two) previous posts from the *cringe* not so far past, I can't help but smile at my feeble attempts at photography. My attempts are still feeble and sporadic, but I hope I can say that I have improved. More horses have been added (and removed) from my collection, and their photographs have improved. These are my newest and latest, and I hope I can honestly say that they are not too bad. Post Script is the best horse in my collection, and my only Breyerfest model. Hakan is soon going to receive a new coat. I was not as enthralled with him as I hoped I would be when he arrived. Gypsy Pam, while rather old, scuffed, and "vintagy" looking, is still a favorite on my shelf. Ravel's photo didn't turn out as nice as I had hoped. I needed to take the photo from a different angle (I think?)

One of my favorite hobbies is photographing model horses. It is fun and also a little challenging because of their small sizes. Playing with color and finding just the right lighting for each separate horse is fun as well. Zenyatta, my sister's horse, is a fun one to use because she goes so well with so many different backgrounds and colors. These are some of my photos from last summer. This photo is very edited, with the color tuned up to as vibrant as I could get it. I have to admit that I find it very attractive. The horse in the back was in a bad spot though. That is something I had to play with. Here is one with the back horse moved. It looks better, but I didn't edit the photo as much. This one definitely needs a little more color to make it a little less bland, although it is pretty as it is. This one I took inside. You can see the difference in the lighting. I used felting wool for footing. I would love to use something a little more realistic, but this is...