Equine photography by The Quiet Portrait
Equine

Equine photography in Hertfordshire & Essex

Horses and their people: the trust and the quiet bond between them, in natural light.

I’ve owned horses and know how it feels to love one, so an equine sitting with me is built around that bond as much as the horse itself. The hand resting on the neck, and the stillness you only get between the two of you.

We shoot at the yard, or wherever your horse is most settled, in the soft light of early or late day. No drama and no fuss, just your horse looking like themselves.

What to expect
  1. i

    Planning it

    We talk about your horse, your yard, and the time of day the light will be loveliest.

  2. ii

    At the yard

    A calm session on home ground, working around your horse’s temperament and routine.

  3. iii

    The keepsakes

    Finished portraits of horse and owner, and prints chosen together afterwards.

A glimpse

Recent equine work.

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The approach

The fine-art approach to equine.

Fine-art photography is about making something to keep. I work slowly and in low, natural light, paying as much attention to mood and feeling as to likeness. The result sits closer to a painting than a snapshot, something quiet and a little timeless that you’ll want to live with for years. Every image is finished by hand, one frame at a time.

Collections

Sessions & pricing.

£249

The Sketch

  • A 30-minute sitting
  • Three finished images
  • In studio or on location

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£499

The Study

  • A 90-minute sitting
  • Five finished images
  • £99 toward prints for the wall

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£699

The Sitting

Most loved
  • A 90-minute sitting
  • Ten finished images
  • £149 toward prints for the wall

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£899

The Heirloom

  • An unhurried, longer sitting
  • Twenty finished images
  • £199 toward prints
  • £50 toward your next sitting

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A £99 booking fee secures your date and comes off the collection you choose. I photograph throughout Hertfordshire and Essex with no travel charge, and travel further by arrangement. Weddings and larger commissions are quoted on their own, so tell me about yours and I’ll shape something to fit.

Fine-art prints & framing. Prints and framed pieces, along with albums if you’d like them, are chosen together in person at your private viewing after the shoot. Your photographs are made to live on a wall, not just a screen.

Good to know

Frequently asked.

Can I be in the photographs with my horse?

I hope you will be. The bond between you is usually the heart of the whole set.

Where do equine sessions take place?

At your yard or a setting your horse knows well, anywhere across Hertfordshire and Essex.

Tell me what you have in mind.

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