by SSylvester | Mar 26, 2026 | Articles
Why Can’t Multiple Photographers Just Shoot the Same Horse Show? It’s a question that comes up frequently in photography discussions: “Why can’t multiple photographers just compete at horse shows?” On the surface, the idea seems logical. In many industries,...
by SSylvester | Mar 12, 2026 | Articles
by SSylvester | Aug 17, 2018 | Articles, Uncategorized
Understanding Cost of Goods Sold The second half of figuring out what to charge for your photography requires us to figure out our cost of good sold or COGS. So what is COGS??? It is simply the costs associated with making a product. Let’s use a laptop computer...
by SSylvester | Aug 17, 2018 | Articles
Starting an Equine Photography Business So you want to make a business out of photographing horses.First of all—awesome. Before we grab our cameras and start chasing every beautiful mane blowing in the wind, we need to talk about something slightly less glamorous:...
by SSylvester | Aug 13, 2018 | Articles
Becoming the Official Horse Show Photographer So… you’ve decided you want to be a horse show photographer. Are you crazy?Just kidding. 😄 From the outside, being a horse show photographer can look pretty glamorous. Let me gently shatter that illusion for you. What it...
by SSylvester | Jun 25, 2018 | Articles
by Suzanne Sylvester/S. Sylvester Photography Now that you have been contracted to be the official photographer for the horse show, what comes next? There is a lot that needs to happen in the background to be successful at a horse show. You need to have enough...
by SSylvester | Jun 9, 2018 | Articles
(Part of the stock horse type conformation series) by: Suzanne Sylvester/S. Sylvester Photography Basic conformation shots (usually used for sale horse ads, or for stallion promotion) are best done with a neat, clean leather halter. While you can use a silver...
by SSylvester | Jun 9, 2018 | Articles
(setting the horse up) By Suzanne Sylvester/S. Sylvester Photography This tutorial is a brief overview of standing a horse up for shooting conformation shots. We will have a much more detailed class in the future. Shooting conformation shots sounds simple doesn’t it?...
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