EQUINE PHOTOGRAPHY COMMISSIONS
Photography + Encaustic commissions
Commission your horse portrait photography of your horse.
Award-winning fine art horse photography and photo-encaustic artwork that captures your horse's wild beauty and soul. Designed to be cherished for a lifetime.
The original artwork of your horse creates such a special feeling within your home as it hangs beautifully on your wall. Your unique artwork is created just for you; you’re passionate about your horse and would love a one-of-a-kind artwork that captures their elegance, beauty, and everything you cherish about them. There are no clothing changes or awkward posing for you; this fine art horse photography commission is bespoke and is all about creating artwork of your horse with a sense of beauty and heartfelt joy every time you view your art. It’s made to be loved for a lifetime and will undoubtedly grow more precious as each year goes by.
THE PROCESS
01 / PLAN
The photography experience begins with an enquiry, I will find out all about your horse and chat about your requirements and the size of the artwork you would like and the location of the commission. After you have placed your deposit down to secure a date in my diary a few weeks before your commission we will begin to plan your artwork commission. Starting with a phone consultation, where I will chat in more detail about your horse and find out all about your vision for your artwork from this conversation I will build a detailed plan and visual board which includes researching locations, colours, emotion and vision of your commissioned artwork. Each commission is tailor-made for your needs you can commission.
02 / CREATE
On the day of the photography commission, the focus is all on your horse and photographing them for your bespoke artwork. The creative process is done at your horse’s pace, so just stand back and let their personality shrine through.
I f you commission me to create an original encaustic artwork of your horse I will photograph your horse at liberty in a secure field and we will also make beautiful environmental portraits in and around your yard.
For photography commissions we start at the stable, I will create a selection of classical emotive black backgroundportraits using available and studio lighting then we will photograph your horse in a secure field or a location special to you both.
03 / REVEAL
It takes two weeks to carefully edit and create your initial set of fine art photographs. I offer flexible viewings from my studio or your home. I will be there to guide you and help you choose your favourite photographs and you will have the option to select a number or photographs I can use to create an original photo-encaustic artwork and small artworks which can be used within my beautiful range of handmade archival horse photo frames, albums and wall art to suit your home. I will stay in contact with you by phone or email throughout the creation of your artwork sending you small videos and photographs to put you first in the creative process.
It takes two weeks to carefully edit and create your initial set of fine art photographs. I offer flexible viewings from my studio or your home. I will be there to guide you and help you choose your favourite photographs and you will have the option to select a number or photographs I can use to create an original photo-encaustic artwork and small artworks which can be used within my beautiful range of handmade archival frames, albums and wall art to suit your home. I will stay in contact with you by phone or email throughout the creation of your artwork sending you small videos and photographs to put you first in the creative process.
03 / COLLECT
Encaustic Art Commission
Bring your horse’s spirit to life through the beautiful art of encaustic photography—a unique blend of photography, beeswax, and hand-painted detail. I’ll create an original, one-of-a-kind artwork that captures the essence of your horse, highlighting their beauty and personality in a timeless piece
Investment: £695
Included —
✓Planning Consultation
✓Photoraphy commission
✓ Art consultation appt
✓20 x 24-inch encaustic artwork
✓5 small encaustic prints
Additional Fee —
£ Travel FEEs Depending on your location
Photography commission
This fine art horse photography commission is bespoke and is all about creating artwork of your horse with a sense of beauty and heartfelt joy every time you view your art. It’s made to be loved for a lifetime and will undoubtedly grow more precious as each year goes by
Investment: £395
Included —
✓Planning consultation
✓photography commission
✓Art consultation appt
✓16 x 12-inch frame
✓10 % discount off additional artwork
Additional Fee —
£ Travel Fees Depending on your location
“Esther is so relaxed and yet so professional to work with at the same time. Her passion for what she does shines through and shows in her amazingly beautiful work that she produces. Would absolutely highly recommend ”
FAQ
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My most popular locations where I am commissioned regularly to photograph clients’ horses are Lancashire, Manchester, Cheshire and Yorkshire which is near my studio in the North West Pennines, however, I am happy to travel to other areas of the UK
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I do have availability for a limited number of international commissions, it is recommended that you book at least 3 - 6 months in advance for international commissions to ensure my availability.
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Over the last 15 years, I have worked with many horses. All with big personalities, quirks and charms! I love photographing all horses and have lots of patience and I have developed some tricks and tools when working with horses so there’s no need to worry!
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Our British weather is very unpredictable, I always do a weather check a few days before the commission, if it’s forecast to be wet and muddy then I always recommend that with reschedule the photography commission. If we suddenly have a sudden downpour on the morning of the commission and it looks like it’s here to stay then I always ask my clients to message me to let me know before I set off, and we will reschedule to a sunnier day.
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I often get clients worried that their yard is not pretty enough, not large enough and not right for a fine art photography commission. Please do not worry, we will have lots of planning conversations, you don’t need large green spaces on your yard to make your photographs beautiful, I have never been to a yard which I am not able to create beautiful photographs. You also have the option to travel with your horse to a special location too if you prefer.
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Whilst my priority is to create beautiful printed artwork for my clients that they will love for a lifetime, all artworks, albums and prints which are purchased come with digital copies of the photographs.