KAMLOOPS HORSE PHOTOGRAPHY
60 minute Premium Portrait Session
- Suitable for 1-2 horses and their rider
- 40-50 images of the horse(s) and rider: heartfelt portraits in hand and bareback/under saddle, plus headshots, detail shots, and so much more!
- Additional horses with the same rider can be added for $190, or additional riders and their horses can be added for $250 each
- Digital images, prints and products are purchased separately (most people budget $300-$1000 extra).
- We will review your images in person or virtually, at which time you will place and pay for your order.
- Mileage is included within 10km of Kamloops city limits, or additional mileage may be purchased at $0.50/km. Flat rates apply to nearby cities and towns
60 minute Sales or Stallion Package with Digitals
- Suitable for one horse (and rider, if horse is under saddle)
- Headshots, conformation, liberty, and/or riding photos.
- Includes the session fee and 10 medium-resolution digital images, suitable for internet advertising (high-resolution upgrade is available). Additional images may be purchased.
- Additional horses, time, and images can be added for $390 per horse
- We will review your images virtually, at which time you will choose your included digital images
- Video is available as an add-on.
- Mileage is included within 10km of Kamloops city limits, or additional mileage may be purchased at $0.50/km. Flat rates apply to nearby cities and towns
Horse and Rider Portraits
As a lifelong equestrian myself, I appreciate the deep commitment to your horse. My ability to capture this bond has made horse and rider portraits one of my most popular services. Enjoy the company of your horse and I will provide posing guidance while I create heartfelt portraits. The horse may be in hand, ridden, or both. Sessions can also focus just on your horse, with headshots, photos taken at liberty, and closeups of all the things that make them unique.
Stallions and Sale Horses
A picture is worth a thousand words and can be worth thousands of dollars when it comes to stallion advertisement and sale horse promotion. Professional photos show your horse off to their best advantage and instantly add value. They enhance your credibility and help you attract serious buyers. I know how to take the conformation photos buyers want to see, with proper leg placement and angles without distortion.
Products – Print to Preserve
After creating your custom portraits, we will select your favourites together, in-person or virtually. You will be able to view artwork samples and I will recommend the best mediums for displaying your particular images. Print, cherish, and share your stunning photos! If you are planning wall art, you can preview your images on your walls with my visualization software. Your full collection of images can also be displayed in an album designed just for you. Gift items include small prints, image cubes, and collages. Each item is personally inspected before being delivered to you. Slideshows and digital images sized for social media allow you to share your favourites with all of your friends and family.
Before your session, I will send you an exciting product guide with all the possibilities. Interest-free payment plans are available. Price ranges are:
- Professional prints: $35 – $135
- Gallery-wrapped canvas (large wall art): $290 – $690
- Prints on metal (large wall art): $340 – $$890
- Framed print wall art: $390 – $990
- Luxury album: $490 – $1470 (average)
- High-resolution digital images for unlimited printing: $95 each or packages starting at $450. Free matching digital with wall art purchase.
- Digital images optimized for social media: Free with a minimum $500 product purchase.
FAQs
The session fee is due upon booking to secure your date. I accept e-transfers and credit cards via Square. Digital images and products are purchased separately after you review your photos; a deposit is required to start the artwork process, but the balance can be paid in terms that are affordable to you. Interest-free payment plans are available if needed.
I will come to where your horse is kept and identify all the hidden gem backgrounds with the best light. If you have a trailer, we can meet at a special scenic location — I always have suggestions!
If your horse is the anxious type, we’ll keep the moving a lot of the time with brief pauses to take photos, and I have lots of tricks to get them to look for the moment it takes for a photo — my shutter is as fast as 1/8000 of a second, and no horse can move faster than that! Sometimes bringing an equine friend along helps to keep yours calm, and treats work great too.
Most people feel awkward at the beginning of a photo session, but because we will be shooting in a relaxed outdoor space and you will have your horse to focus on, you should feel more at ease. You won’t spend much time looking directly at the camera. I will guide you on where to look and what to do with your hands and body, and you will quickly feel comfortable.
As a full-service photographer, I not only create timeless portraits, but also design and print high-quality wall art and albums with my professional partners. Before your session, I will send you an exciting product guide with all the possibilities. I have products for all budgets, and interest-free payment plans are available. Price ranges are:
- Luxury album: $490 – $1470 (average)
- Gallery-wrapped canvas (large wall art: $290 – $690
- Prints on metal (large wall art): $340 – $$890
- Framed print wall art: $390 – $990
- Professional prints: $35 – $135
- High-resolution digital images for unlimited printing: $95 each or packages from $450-$850; free matching digitals with purchase of wall art, and all your digitals are a free bonus with a $2000 product order.
- Digital images optimized for social media: Free with a minimum $500 product purchase.
After your session, I will download and select the best of your photos, only removing ones with unflattering expressions. I will then do some basic editing in Adobe Lightroom to bring out the colour and contrast. Depending on my schedule, this usually takes 1-2 weeks. Once I’m finished, I’ll be in touch to arrange to review your images in person or virtually. This way, we can compare similar photos, chat about retouching requests, and discuss product options. You will then place and pay for your order or set up an interest-free payment plan. Please arrange to have all decision makers present when you are making your choices.
“I am so thankful I had Sarah come and do photos of my boy. I lost him about a year ago but I have wonderful memories and beautiful pictures that I proudly display and look at each day. Sarah captured Denali so well, his spirit and his character.”
“I am so entirely impressed and very happy with the pictures that you took of us! I love that you knew exactly where to take us for the best shots even though you had never been to our place and managed to capture our relationship so accurately! Plus it was fun! Your advice on choosing pictures has been invaluable. I can’t wait to do another shoot! Thank you soooo much!”
“Sarah takes wonderful, thoughtful, beautiful and creative photographs. She shot my horse Cash and I and also our doggo Willow. She took a lot of time and effort to guide me to achieve some perfect shots of us. Her attention to detail and excellent service after with choices and edits were above and beyond. I highly recommend her to take any of your horse, pet, family or wedding photographs! You will not be disappointed!”