BACKGROUND:
A networking colleague is trying to get me an opening into the local Stud where he keeps his mares and foals. He had been invited to a Stud Open day which was held on 29th Jan and he invited me to go along with him. It was a bitterly cold morning but a warm cup of tea and the sight of those beautiful stallions and we were all warmed up.
SITUATION:
The Stallions are often paraded to potential clients with mares ready to go into season. The Stud shows off the stallions and allows clients to get up close and personal with the stallion as well as seeing it moving and getting the chance to photograph it. The stud provides cards on each stallion which also contains a price for each covering.
PROCESS:
PROCESS:
This was not a job but a chance to be seen once again by the Stud Manager and his family and for them to get used to me and get to know me. And also to see that I was OK around horses and around their clients.
I did not have chance to set up any equipment - nor ask for any specific things to be done with the horses. I had to go with what was offered by the Stud Manager whilst he was handling and showing off the stallions.
With a tiny bit more time and a little bit of kit I could get some images that would be stunning and they would WANT on their brochures and cards.
RESULTS:
I did not have chance to set up any equipment - nor ask for any specific things to be done with the horses. I had to go with what was offered by the Stud Manager whilst he was handling and showing off the stallions.
With a tiny bit more time and a little bit of kit I could get some images that would be stunning and they would WANT on their brochures and cards.
RESULTS:
I processed the images I was happy with and had a bit of fun cropping, cloning and removing the handler on some of the shots so that it looked like the stallion was on its own. Well - it amused me.
The processed images have been burned to disc and I have shown them to my network colleague. I have written him a covering letter which I have said I am more than happy for him to pass on to the stud manager.
We are both hopeful that this will help me get a foot in the door with this family and then potentially their clients in the future and result in much work flowing my way.
INVOICE AND DELIVERY:
No invoice for this.
Images on CD delivered to my network colleague on Friday 3rd February for him to pass onto Stud on Saturday 4th Feb. Ever hopeful!
IMAGES:
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Lesson learned:
Whilst I was there I found a photographers buisienss card which said "Equestrian Photography" and this got me thinking - my thoughts can be found in this blog entry.
The processed images have been burned to disc and I have shown them to my network colleague. I have written him a covering letter which I have said I am more than happy for him to pass on to the stud manager.
We are both hopeful that this will help me get a foot in the door with this family and then potentially their clients in the future and result in much work flowing my way.
INVOICE AND DELIVERY:
No invoice for this.
Images on CD delivered to my network colleague on Friday 3rd February for him to pass onto Stud on Saturday 4th Feb. Ever hopeful!
IMAGES:
.jpg)
Lesson learned:
Whilst I was there I found a photographers buisienss card which said "Equestrian Photography" and this got me thinking - my thoughts can be found in this blog entry.
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