Home on the Range

So today I had to do a photo shoot for a Cd cover. We have to choose 2 genres and depict a photo as if the album title was "In Dreams." Kinda cheesy right.. well we had no choice so I had to work with it. We have to do 2 of them and I still have no idea what to do for the second one, but for the one I shot today I decided to shoot for a Country album.. like an Alan Jackson type feeling. I searched around a bit this week researching where I might be able to find horses that I can photograph with a person, then I remembered that Courtney's, my friend who passed away from leukemia about a year and a half ago, parents are very involved with Equestrian Centers and events so I thought they might be able to help point me in the right direction. When I contacted her mom Debbie she told me that Pat, her husband, had horses and would love to model for me on the horses.

So when I got to the stables today, which were about an hour away from Santa Barbara in Fillmore, it started to rain on me...weird right?? All I was thinking was seriously.. why? It wouldnt have been a big deal if I didnt already know what I wanted, cause it would be kind of fun to do a shot like that in the rain.. but I already knew how I wanted the picture to turn out. My thoughts were to have the horse running free in a wide space with a dust trail behind him.. kind of every cowboys dream right??? Well here is how they turned out..

This is the picture I will be turning in to class for my CD Cover assignment:

....these are just a few fun ones of Pat with Norma Jean

...and lastly Pat let me ride Norma Jean back to the stables,
and of course I had to take a picture.

So I think today was a successful day..got a shoot done and got to go horseback riding. Pat told me I can come back any time and ride her... you can bet ill be there a lot!!