A bad photo can make a stunning model look goofy, and I guess the same goes for horses. I know I have photos of Harv where the angle just wasn't right and his head looks huge.
These horses look pretty homely. I'm guessing these horses are NOT ugly at all, but what wretched camera work! These are head shots to sell the bridle, and we're not talking about cheap strapwork here. The dressage bridle at the bottom cost almost $350--and judging from the bridle path it's a gaited horse of some sort. What a disservice to the product and the animal. My other gripe is that the bridles are not properly adjusted on a couple of the horses. No. Sale.
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It does amaze me how the wrong camera angle can make even the most beautiful horse look less than average. Good examples of exactly that.
ReplyDeleteThese are also good examples of how not to photograph a horse for a drawing or painting. I think I'll use these on that. Of course, they all look beautiful to us anyway, never seen an ugly horse yet!
ReplyDeleteThose are NOT good photos to make you want to buy the bridle. My least favorite tack photo is the jumping boots midway up the leg.
ReplyDeleteYou know I thought I was just being overly critical, but I've seen a lot of terrible photos in the tack catalogs. I know if I had taken them they would have definitely ended up in my "reject pile" (which is a LOT bigger than the keeper pile :o)
ReplyDeleteHorses are hard to photograph because they're so darned LARGE so the perspective effect can be extreme! I know my first photos of my horses were terrible.
ReplyDeleteI hate it when people use a wide angle lens to shoot head shots. Ugh. Telephoto and shooting from a distance is far more flattering.
ReplyDeletePhoto #2 is pretty funny. If the horse is looking askance at the bridle, why shouldn't I?
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