New Wild Horse Artwork “From the Dust” by Carol Walker This gorgeous buckskin wild stallion named Bugs lives in the Sand Wash Herd Area of Colorado. Here he is walking toward the waterhole in the northern part of the herd area on a very hot summer day. He seems to appear suddenly out of the dust as he walks confidently …
Featured Horse Artwork by Carol Walker
New Wild Horse Artwork “Washakie’s Portrait” by Carol Walker This wild stallion named Washakie lives in the McCullough Peaks Herd Area in northern Wyoming. His long mane and forelock usually cover his expressive eyes, so I look for an opportunity when they peek out to capture an image. I have been photographing this gorgeous black and white pinto stallion for …
New Featured Horse Artwork by Carol Walker
New Wild Horse Image “Benson Strikes Out” Benson is an expressive and extremely colorful wild stallion living in the Sand Wash Herd Area of Colorado, along with his family of five colorful mares. This summer in August I spent hours each day at the main waterhole for the southern part of the Herd Area waiting for the wild horse families …
Camargue 2014 Workshop
Horses, Horses, Horses! Discover the White Horses of the Camargue with Carol Walker Have you dreamed of photographing horses running, horses in water, and horses at liberty? Do you want to learn in a small group how to improve your photographs of horses with hands on instruction? Then this workshop is for you. The focus of this trip is on …
Horse Photography: Photographing Wild Horses 2
I was in the Sand Wash Basin Herd Area in Colorado last week. Sometimes just finding wild horses can be a challenge, and it does help to know where waterholes are, where the horses like to be at certain times of the year, and other details about their behavior and their lives. The best way to find this out is …
Horse Photography: Photographing Wild Horses 1
Spring is finally here, and it is time to go visit the wild herds. In my opinion, the best time of year to photograph wild horses is in spring and early summer, since the foals and being born, the stallions are vying for mares, and the horses are very active. When visiting wild horse areas, it is important to be …
Horse Photography: Horse Portraits
One of the most interesting aspects of photographing horses is that no two horses are exactly alike, in personality, conformation and appearance. This makes things interesting and challenging when working to take a good image of a horse. If you are photographing a horse without a human, you want to capture the expression and beauty of the horse. When you …
Horse Photography: Use your Position for a Better Photo
I just got back from an amazing trip to Camargue, France where I was able to photograph the Camargue horses in a number of wonderful settings. Today I will be talking about adjusting your position in order to get a better photograph, using a couple of images from the trip. We were at the beach, and normally I would say …
Horse Photography: Use Backlight to Emphasize the Outline of Your Horse Subjects
Light is the most important tool that a photographer can use. In this post I will discuss backlight, which is different than direct light. When you are using backlight, you are shooting directly into the sun, which is behind your subjects. Use the lens hood on your camera lens to minimize flare. The best time of day to do this …
Carol Walker presenting on Horse Photography at Equine Affaire in California Feb. 3 – 6, 2011
Carol Walker will be presenting on horse photography at Equine Affaire in Pomona California which takes place February 3 – 6 at the Fairplex. She will be presenting on Friday and Saturday, and here is the schedule: http://www.equineaffaire.com/u/pdf/11_ca_schedule_for_program.pdf Carol will also be signing books and offering fine art prints, canvases, calendars and greeting cards for sale in her booth #602 …