My Journal
Life is full of stories and everyone has one they are waiting to tell…
Every single one of my personal equine shoots is full of individuality, full of interest and emotion. Stories that make them different from the next person and yet they each have one common theme – a love for their horse. You can find some of my fabulous ‘Client Stories’ here.
Within ‘Tog Blog’ you’ll discover more about me, the person behind the camera. You’ll find out what makes my world go round and what goes round my head too. Some of these journal blogs are, hopefully, an insight into the equine photography world and will provide answers to some of the many questions you may have regarding equine photography too. Some of my posts may be of a more light-hearted view.
So grab yourself a comfy chair and delve in!
Rachel x
Fun at a Black Background Yard Session
I recently headed into the South Hams area in Devon for a yard booking of Black Background sessions. These yard sessions are so much fun and give me chance to scratch and sniff a lot [...]
A Day in the Life of Me
I'm frequently asked 'whats the best thing about your job' and I think I generally answer with something like, "I love the diversity of what I do and the flexibility I can bring to my [...]
Straight From The Horse’s Mouth..
I recently had the pleasure of working with Victoria Hammond, an Equine Dental Technician (EDT) based in Somerset. To qualify and become a member of the British Association of Equine Dental Technicians and to be [...]
Sarah & Bob
Earlier in the summer Sarah got in touch as she had been recommended my style of photography by one of my previous clients, Jackie. They both stable their beloved horses at Moreton Equestrian Centre between [...]
Alice, Tipper & Genna
Some of the best equine photo sessions I'm privileged to shoot come through the kindness of others and through the giving of gift packages or vouchers. The response from those receiving the gift is often [...]
Polly & Archie
A few months ago I had a very lovely conversation with Alan, a man clearly wanting to give the girl in his life, Polly, a present he knew she’d love… pictures of her beloved Thoroughbred [...]
Grace, Beatrice, Button & Hanky
Earlier this month I headed back to South Devon, a bit of a nostalgic trip into an area I grew to love when I lived in Devon a few years ago. This time though, [...]
Alice & Sunny
One of the first really horsey people I met when I first moved to Somerset was Alice, she answered a plea for help with something and since then we've become good friends. Having already photographed [...]
Walking in the Footsteps of Legends
My 2018 Badminton Horse Trials experience continued on the Friday by covering The Eventing Club's course walk (sponsored by Noble Outfitters) with two times Badminton Champion and eventing legend, William Fox-Pitt. With Alice Fox-Pitt a [...]
Hot to Trot – The Hiho Silver Badminton Trot Up
When I was asked back in February if I'd be the Hiho Silver photographer for a number of projects for this year's Badminton Horse Trials I was a little bit floored, but it really didn't take me [...]
Hot Shoe Shoot with Farrier Kris Parsons
Last year I spent time with a cold shoe farrier and was reminded of the benefits of this method of shoeing horses. Earlier this month I was able to balance the story in my own [...]
#MyHackathon – My Favourite Hacks Pt 7
Welcome to Part 7 of my mini series - My Favourite Hacks. A series created in support of the 2018 #MyHackathon campaign organised by the International equine charity - Brooke. You can find out more [...]
#MyHackathon – My Favourite Hacks Pt 6
In Part 6 of My Favourite Hack mini series I'm catching up with the lady behind the hugely successful online dressage competition series - Dressage Anywhere. For those of you that aren't aware of Dressage Anywhere is [...]
#MyHackathon – My Favourite Hacks Pt 5
In Part 5 of my mini blog series, 'My Favourite Hacks', I've been asking questions to a really lovely friend of mine Alice Edmonds. Alice came into my life just over a year ago when [...]
#MyHackathon – My Favourite Hacks Pt 4
Welcome to Part 4 of the mini series featuring some favourite hacks of horsey people around me. I'm hosting this series to connect with Brooke's 2018 running of their hugely successful fundraising campaign #MyHackathon which I've been honoured to work [...]
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