Musings and Whatnot

In case it’s not insanely obvious (having been almost a year since my only other blog post) I struggle keeping this sort of thing up to date. I want to be one of those people who regularly updates a blog. I love to write. I love to share photos. But I just end up stressing over making things so perfect that nothing ever gets done.

It’s a new year, though, and the time of year when everything slows down for me. (Though one could argue that in these times, every day is the time of year where things slow down.) I have more time on my hands for myself, between taking on less clients and not being able to ride as much (the joys of having a 14hh mare in an area with 14hh snow drifts /s).

With the current lockdown restrictions, I can’t take on any new sessions. So, aside from some editing to catch up on, my time is my own right now. Winter is when I’m able to spend a lot of undemanding time with my own horses and I spend a lot of time just hanging out with them in the field with my camera.

A lot of you might not realize that I have a bit of a camera collection. It’s common for photographers to have a couple different camera bodies, partially to save them from swapping lenses if they have to do so a lot in a shoot, and partly as a backup in case something unthinkable happens. Aside from my two workhorse cameras, I also have a Fuji x100t, which is a more compact, though still very powerful camera. This little guy was my introduction to the Fuji world, and what prompted me to slowly say goodbye to my Canon gear over the past few years. My x100t rekindled my love for photography and is my favourite camera for personal work.

It has a fixed 23mm lens, which normally isn’t ideal for shooting horses as it can cause distortion, but for the type of relaxed photos I like taking of my guys, it’s perfect. It’s also my go to camera for taking my classic overhead style images of Benny that I love to share.