Amanda Ferguson with Niall | Lifestyle Horse & Rider Session

Horse & Rider

Apr 2

Erin, ON

I was so excited when Amanda booked her session for her and Nialls, as it had been a few years since the two of them had last graced the front of my camera. Amanda gave me a heads up that the property was massive and we’d have so many spots to choose from. Boy I wasn’t ready for just how massive the property actually was. Driving down what had to be a 1km long driveway just gave me a little taste of what was in store for us. We started with her giving me a low down on the entire property and some of the spots she was keen on taking photos in, from there I could honestly go nuts and crazy with the other spots and that I did. We started by trekking all the way to the back of the property and would work our way up to the front. This also gave me a chance to see some possible spots we could use during our trek back to the barn. When we got to the back of the property, probably a good 5 minute walk I may add, I was floored by the beautiful tree lines and stunning grass paddocks. The foliage was endless and I was getting super excited to start shooting.

I absolutely loved this spot we started in, the massive tree line of old trees was stunning and I loved all of the overgrowth underneath it. It was also luckily right by Nialls paddock with all her friends so every once and a while we would get visited by the other horses saying hello and wanting to get in on the session. It was very cute! Next we continued on our walk back to the front of the property and began to pick and choose some other spots. The bugs unfortunately were getting terrible at this point but we continued on while getting eaten alive by mosquitos in some areas.

We finally got to the spot we both wanted to use which was by the pond. Everyone knows that I love shooting close to, with or in water. It just brings such a tranquil, calming element to images and really just adds this picture perfect vibe. I loved this pond because it was lined with trees everywhere and there was some beautiful overgrowth around it as well. Fun fact, a lot of these images around the pond included a boat that I had to remove from the majority of images. Where I had to remove it from though you’ll never know haha.

We spent the final half of the session, after a well needed 5 minute break for Nialls, just jumping between the driveway and a beautiful field filled with vine covered fences. The sun was setting behind that field so it made for a perfect back light setting to finish the session off. The light was just stunning and you’ll see just how stunning. Also scroll to the end to peak the little and big surprise Amanda had waiting for me during her session. She knows how much I love photographing different breeds and foals and she did not disappoint!