Why I choose a particular time of day for photoshoots.

I have been a photographer for a very long time now and my imagery has gone through countless styles and fashions. I can finally say that I now have confidence in my style and know how I want to shoot a session.

For me, I have realised it comes down to 3 things.

• The subject, of course, I mean you gorgeous people and your horses
• Location – a pretty forest, stream, willow tree, flowers and the beach
• Light – soft, even, great diffused light.

Light can be used in so many ways. For my photography style, I love to use a soft flattering light that makes my heart sing when I see it. I have learnt to chase the light and I truly think I have now found it. All my photoshoots take place either early morning or late afternoon (Winter) and late evening in the Summer.

To show you what I mean, I have put together some examples.

Left image: The sun was still quite high, there are bright spots on both the horse and girls face

Middle image: With careful placing, I managed to diffuse the light on her face by getting her to step back a few paces – using the horse to block the light.

Right image: The sun was getting lower – there is more even light throughout the photo.

In this example below:

Left image: Taken in the evening in the summer

Right image: Full mid-day sunshine – however by carefully placing my subject on a gravel path (acts as a reflector) and walking her away from the light – it still was a beautiful image.

See more beautiful images using gorgeous soft light.