A Horse A Day

College, Take Two

After a fierce bout of e-mailing between me and my professors, I managed to iron out the flaws in my schedule. I leave for class today with 10 books for my English class.

 

 

 

These are a few of the artsy photos from a shoot I did with Mallory and Sicily.

Salt and Pepper

I've taken to eating Smart Ones frozen dinners, because they're cheap and easy to make. However, I think they have too much pepper on them. Don't get me wrong, I like pepper, but I don't like that much.

A nice shot of Sicily. 

Pygmalion

It amazes me that authors have the time to infuse their works with all sorts of different themes. For example, Shaw's Pygmalion has all sorts of class and educational thematics. I like reading it as a simple rags to riches story. It hurts my brain less.

I love the angle of this photo. The combination of the legs and the shadows makes it a much more interesting experience for the viewer.

Revolutionary Road

I am currently reading Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates for my history class. It's a good, if not slightly depressing book.

I find this image really interesting, but I can't really put my finger on why. Any thoughts? I think it has something to do with the way the subject matter is placed within the frame.

Reese's Cups

I have decided that I prefer Reese's Minatures to the regular sized Reese's Cups because the decreased size increases the chocolate to peanut butter ratio.

I like both of these photos because of the angle they are at to the subject.

Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood

The weather this weekend is supposed to be warm and sunny, up into the 80's. So far it hasn't let me down.

This photo was inspired by the work of Christopher Makos in his book Equipose. I find his work intriguing in the way that it considers the equine form.

Brown v. Board of Education

My history class is studying the Civil Rights Movement. I find American culture fascinating.

I like both of these photos because they express the relationship between Mallory and Sicily. The top photo is a photo of Sicily stretching his back. I've only ever seen horses do that a couple times, and I've never caught it on film before now.

Black Ice

I had my first experience with black ice not in a car, but while riding Tweed. We were walking up a hill when all of a sudden we started sliding back down it. Luckily his clydesdale nature ensures that he doesn't get too fussed about things like that, but it was still frightening to be going foreward and then suddenly going backward.

I like the first photo because of how Sicily looks like he's floating in the frame, because you can't see his legs. I like the second photo because of the angle at which the camera is facing the subject matter and the exclusion of the lower part of the subject matter.

My Friend Bonnie Fay

A couple days ago my friend, Bonnie Fay, sent me a Facebook comment in response to my post "Practice, Practice, Practice" that reads as follows:

"Career proposition for Jessica Duffy: graduate college knowing how to run a business, and start a sport horse photography company. Eventing + pictures. Ding ding ding! Winner!"

Thanks Bonnie.

When I was at home, I took photos during one of Mallory's Jumping lessons. This doesn't involve any jumping, but I love the composition of the photo. I also like the lighting. Usually I prefer overcast lighting when shooting outside, but in this case I'll allow it.

The Cold War

I'm currently studying the Cold War in history. It is a very interesting international conflict, to say the least.

I really like this photo. Mallory and Sicily look pretty epic.