Congrats to Sheila & Paladin

Many congrats to Sheila McElwee and Firgrove Paladin! They qualified for their Silver Medal this season. When I met Sheila in June of 2008, they had just moved up to 4th level in competition. I recently heard from Sheila that she decided to take the leap to Prix St. George and in two rides, they qualified for their USDF Silver Medal! This is a huge accomplishment and I wish them much continued success throughout the future.

Sheila selected one of my photos to highlight their success in the USDF Yearbook. Keep your eyes open for this photo:

Holiday Cards

I'm excited to offer holiday cards as well this year with over 40 card designs to choose from. Just like when you go to your favorite photo shop to have your holiday cards made, we are offering the same option. Your holiday photo cards can be ordered in horizontal or vertical layouts.

To order holiday cards from your images, simply follow these steps:

1. Find the image(s) you want to make into cards.
2. Add the 4x8 Holiday Card option to your cart (available in qtys of 10 or 25)
3. When you're ready to check out, click on the button that says "customize" and you'll be able to choose from a variety of seasonal templates.
4. Enjoy sharing pictures of your ride with friends, family, trains and others who have supported your dreams this year!

Holiday Sales

All of the galleries from equine shoots from this summer have been placed online again for the holiday season. This is a great time to purchase prints, greeting cards, mugs or other items for holiday gifts or just a reminder of your great ride from the 2008 season. Commemorative photos are also available! Just contact me for more information.

From my family to yours, I wish you a very happy and healthy holiday season!

Stock Images

After doing some reading, I have decided to offer stock images for sale. Images will be for sale to both the general public and advertising firms. I have new link under "Proofs" that will take you to stock images. I may make this a separate header at some point in the future, but we'll see where it goes for now. Also, I will be submitting images to online agencies. So keep your eyes peeled, because you might just see more of my work in publications or websites around the country!

Back from Wedding & Honeymoon

Dave and I returned last weekend from our wedding and honeymoon in Hawaii. We had a wonderful time! Here are a few pictures from our trip.

Our Wedding Day
Sunrise at the summit of Haleakala (Maui)

Congrats to Year End Award Winners

A number of riders have contacted me requesting photo releases for USDF year end awards. I just want to send a shout out to those riders, who are also my customers, that qualified for a USDF year end award. They are:

Julie Schermbeck & Carmel Creme
USDF Silver Medal


Patricia Welborn & Tolkien
Master's Challenge: Third Level



Paulette Ried & Title Page
Master's Challenge: First Level



Brenda Zeitler & Zholani
American Shire Horse Association
High Point First Level & High Point Second Level

If you are one of my clients and I already gave you a release at the time of purchase, please contact me. I am happy to add your information and a copy of your photo here! Congratulations Riders!

Fine Art

So I'm delving into a world that I haven't done a lot of work in and that is fine art creation. I think that there is a lot more to it than just photography. I really like what Photoshop can do to/for an image. I have taken a few images that might otherwise have been rejects and created art pieces from them. Right now, they're sized only for 5x7 greeting card packs. I may choose to create some pieces that are large enough for framing and hanging on the wall. We'll see. Here is one of my favorites: