Rhys Davies & Blaenllain Doodleba's Supreme

I had the wonderful pleasure of meeting Rhys and his lovely mare Bugsy. He is a beautiful little rider with tons of potential and is one to look out for in the future.

I was very lucky to be allowed to photograph this amazing duo, and in such a beautiful landscape also. I can't wait to work further with these two and to see how they get on in the competition world in the next couple of years.

Lampeter Stallion Show 2013

For the past 2 years I haven't been able to go showing myself, therefore I decided to get my butt into gear and get out to some shows to photograph. First of which Lampeter Stallion Show.

Theres quite a few equine photographers out there, its bitchy, its hard work, but i've stuck at it. Being a competitor i can understand what sort of photographs I would love to see myself therefore I find it easier to get the right photographs for the right discipline.

I hope you like them as much as i do. To see the full album please go to my facebook page here;

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Emma-Davies-Photography/308195509197128

Behind the scenes of filming!

Publicity of my photography expertise seems to have been paying off well as I was recommended to help out on a filming production for the Old Rectory on the Lake. It was only something simple like working the lights, and helping out in any way I could, which I was more than happy to do as sometimes I find you can learn a lot more by standing back and just assisting. 

'The Old Rectory on the lake nestles on the side of Cadair Idris in southern Snowdonia and enjoys spectacular views across Tal-y-Llyn to the steep sided mountain opposite. Situated mid way between Machynlleth, Dolgellau and the coastal village of Aberdyfi The Old Rectory on the lake offers homely accommodation and is the ideal place to get away from it all and unwind. It also is a great base from which to explore the Snowdonia National Park.'

We went to a few locations in the area for filming, some I am keeping quiet until the film is released.

I met a few photographers one of which camera man Adam Dorogdi who had travelled up from Cardiff to help with the filming.

I also had the pleasure of meeting Camilla Norberg from the Deco Shop in Machynlleth as she had worked on the Old Rectory and some of the rooms, interior designing. 

Last but not least Sara Eade, who is a family and social historian, who helped during interviews to give some information as to the places we were filming and its importance.

I was able to get some behind the scene photographs and here they are! :)

Traditional with a Twist.

Traditional with a twist is a project that has stemmed from the original 'Equine Project'. When I first started the equine project I had loads of people interested in having the shoots done, but as it came to the time for getting the shoots done, half the people weren't interested no more. So .. instead of giving up, I put my foot down! I asked around to see if there was anyone who was 100% committed to the project as I was, to be able to work something out of it, to have some final photographs, enough for a book and as a collection that would still be mind blowing for whoever viewed them. This is where Traditional with a Twist came from!

My friend Lowri Fleming has 4 shires, some of which are ridden. They are show shires therefore she has all the flights etc to make the project theme work. The main idea is to take something very traditional, something that a person could only ever imagine it in one or two ways, i.e shire horses are either seen dressed up to the nines in the show ring or they are known for being work horses on the farm...my plan is to mix that all up and break all the rules!

We spent a couple of days just messing around and playing with props and landscapes that we had at our disposal to try and see what we could produce as a baseline, and to see what was possible and what wasn't. The first images also seemed to work great as story boards.

The project does seem to be working really well so far, and if all goes well and more ideas progress each project that has come from the equine project can be used as 'chapters' for the book. We shall see...

BIG thank you to Lowri Fleming for enjoying this as much as me and letting me use her lovely horses!

Here are some of the shots so far.... :)

Mari Evans Portrait Shoot.

For my first official commission of the year, I give you Mari Evans :) She booked me for some very simple portrait shots, of her and with her sister.
This was the perfect thing to get me started for the year, to set myself the first challenge of strictly using a 50mm lens, which I did successfully and I was sooo happy with the results, and here they are...