[dakotawo]

cameraclicker – For the part between the horses nostrils I honestly think it’s just because his nose was so soft anyways and that’s how it was even in real life. As for the chain thing I see what you are talking about. Should I have gotten the angle to where there was more light coming through or completely cut the top off of that?

[dakotawo]

cameraclicker – Thank you. I will take everything you said into consideration. For the third picture, you say you would prefer more DOF to have the whole head in focus. Do you say this because of the shadow? Or do you think the mane (long hair on the neck) is out of focus?

EDIT: The first picture is a candid shot, not a set up one. Still trying to figure out how to set up a photo while photographing horses doing their own thing in the field. A rim light would be very helpful if I was ever to do something like that again.

[dakotawo]

I will say that I’m impressed! I love love love the colors (I’m a sucker for those pastels) in the first shots.
In a message above mine they were saying how the horses withers looked like a distorted mountain. I guess that is what nonhorsey people think (as I immediately knew it was a the neck) but I have to take into account that their will also be people who don’t even know what a horse is looking at your portfolio. The only thing I found that I did not like at all was the baby picture. The first thing I noticed about that picture was the manure and I KNOW that is not what you were aiming for your audience to see.

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