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Spartan was super special to Andrea.  We did a session with her and Spartan so she could remember his spunky personality and how much of a ham he is for the camera.  With old age it was time for him to go, but meeting him he sure was a free spirit. I love seeing the […]

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 Andrea & Spartan | Wingate, NC

Andrea and Spartan walking toward camera

Kylie came to the farm for a western fashion photoshoot.  The first day she came out one of those July thunderstorms decided to sneak up on us and dump right when the photoshoot started so we just did a short little photoshoot in the barn and then rescheduled for a different day.   The second date that […]

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Kylie | Western Fashion Photoshoot | Taylorsville, NC

Model on horse looking left at sunset

 I was so excited to take a trip to Idaho to hang out with Theresa of Cowgirl Media.  I was going out to do some headshots of her for her business and decided to hang out a few extra days to do some cool photoshoots. The first photoshoot that we got to do was with […]

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Tevis | Equine Session | Idaho

Tevis wearing blue dress riding Palomino horse bareback

The second session while I was out in Idaho was with Dakota.  She is one of Theresa and Joe’s granddaughters and she was so kind to model for us.  Theresa has some cool Morgan horses that she has trained and we got to use one of them.  He was a ham and did so good […]

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Dakota | Equine Session | Idaho

Dakota riding buckskin with American flag at sunset

I first met Theresa through Instagram and had followed her for awhile.  She does websites for western businesses and western photography.  She was looking for someone to do her Branding pictures for her business, Cowgirl Media.  We did some pictures with her and her horse and then we did a few with her husband also.  […]

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Theresa & Joe | Branding Session | Idaho

Theresa and Joe with their horses

Morgan is SO much fun and I was so looking forward to her Bridal pictures with all of her horses.  I knew we would have a blast.  We started in the barn with all of her horses to do some black backgrounds with each one of them.   Then we did some outside and the weather […]

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Morgan | Equine Bridal Session | Charlotte, NC

Morgan and horse 1 black background

The parachute dresses are some of my favorites to take pictures of! They are so big and flowy and look gorgeous on everyone! I decided to have a parachute dress mini session day and we had some amazing ladies come out!  Here are a few fun pictures from the day of mini sessions!

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Parachute Dress Sessions | Taylorsville, NC

girl in hat riding Gus with black parachute dress flying out to the sides

Getting to shoot with Rylan is always a blast! Especially at the gorgeous Ellendale Farms!We hit the sunset just right and got some gorgeous views. Here are some of the highlights from her session!

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Rylan | Sunset Equine Session| Ellendale Farms – Taylorsville, NC

cowgirl on horse in a dress at sunset

If you have never met Elizabeth you are definitely missing out. She is an amazing horse trainer and so talented at what she does. Her farm, Shoals Creek Ranch, is located in Millers Creek. The facility is beautiful. The barn and arena up on top of a hill with views of the river and mountains. […]

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Elizabeth | Western Lifestyle | Millers Creek NC

cowgirl riding horse

Grace’s western fashion equine session at sunset was absolutely stunning. It was so much fun getting to know her and her story. I always say God places people in your life right when you need them and she was one of those people. Grace also does photography and is amazing! And she is a phenomenal […]

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Grace | Western Fashion | Taylorsville NC

cowgirl riding on a horse

I was so excited when Wendy was telling me her ideas for her photoshoot. She wanted to light some newspapers on fire, do a shoot with a big dress and do some pictures with the water trough on the hill at sunset.   We were able to make all of that happen in an hour! Wendy […]

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Wendy | Western Lifestyle | Taylorsville NC

Wendy riding Gus in black dress

Some of the hardest and most special photoshoots are the ones of old horses. DeAnne has had Buddy for many years.  They covered a lot of miles together and in his spry old age he was still a feisty old guy.  But time wears on them like it does us and his body was just getting older. DeAnne […]

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Buddy | Old Horses | Taylorsville NC

DeAnne kissing Buddy on his head

 It is always fun getting to do a photoshoot with Danielle and Chexie.  I had a lot of new pieces in the client closet that I needed to get some pictures of and Danielle was down to model.  We had an overcast day so it was perfect to get some moody western fashion pictures.  We […]

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Danielle | Equine Photoshoot | Hamptonville NC

Danielle loving Chex

Maria was a blast to work with and down for whatever.  We had a blast shooting at different parts of the farm.  We got really lucky and had an amazing sunset.  Gus was being a little feisty for an old man with the cold weather but hes always usually good for the most part. We […]

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Maria | Sunset Western Lifestyle Session | Taylorsville NC

Maria sitting on Gus looking left at sunset

I was excited to do another photoshoot with Dolly.  She is so chilled and laid back and doesn’t care about to much.  She is an older Amish Belgian draft horse so she’s seen a lot of stuff in her life.  We are excited to have her on the farm! Here are a few previews from […]

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Reid + Dolly | Equine Photography | Taylorsville NC

Reid walking with Dolly

 I was so excited to get Dolly our new horse and I wanted to give her a little bit of time to settle in.  Well it had been a few weeks since we got her and she was ready for her first ride. Rylan came over and helped me with her and we started her […]

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Rylan + Dolly | Equine Photography | Taylorsville, NC

Rylan holding blue dress out with Dolly

When Rylan comes home from school it’s always fun to catch up doing a photoshoot.  The venue, Ellendale Farms, is stunning and has some of the most beautiful sunsets and we were so lucky to get the perfect sunset with such a cool cloud feature. Here are a few pictures from Rylan’s fun photoshoot!

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Rylan | Equine Photography | Ellendale Farms – Taylorsville, NC

cowgirl standing on a hill with her horse

I was needing some content to use for some upcoming social media post and Katie was glad to volunteer.  She is so cool and so funny and a ton of fun to work with.  We did some quick pictures and a few videos because it was freezing and she was a trooper. It was fun […]

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Katie | Cowgirl Lifestyle Session | Taylorsville NC

Cowgirl looking to the right in chaps and winter coat

I was needing some content to use for some upcoming social media post and Katie was glad to volunteer.  She is so cool and so funny and a ton of fun to work with.  We did some quick pictures and a few videos because it was freezing and she was a trooper. It was fun […]

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Katie | Cowgirl Lifestyle Session | Taylorsville NC

Cowgirl looking to the right in chaps and winter coat

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