Over my last year or so of instagramming I have become part of a small community of horse crazed people. The people that I have met, or "follow" are from all over the world! From Switzerland, Germany, Norway, Great Britain and all over the US, to RIGHT here in beautiful BC! In fact, that is how I came across the ever so talented Quinn Saunders! I had been following her for a while when she posted stating she also had a Facebook page for her photography business and would love if all her followers could go "like" it! So I headed over, only to be surprised that she is not only from BC, but from the mainland! I clicked through her photos and my immediate thought was "Wow! This girl is talented! And it doesn't look like she has a logo...". I continued following her on both Facebook and Instagram for a while and something just kept nagging me to message her about her "lack" of a logo! So I took a chance, messaged her telling her I wanted to make her a logo if she didn't have one, and she messaged back saying she would be flattered! YAY!
Not even a week later I was sending her my ideas! And only days after that we were finalizing! It was so fun designing a logo for Quinn! She is a super fun, down to earth girl, and oh, did I mention only 15! Here is a bit more about her...
How did you get into photography?
My parents purchased me a camera as a 10 year old, and I brought it everywhere! I took pictures of everything and some of them turned out pretty cool, so my parents upgraded my camera when I was 13 and things took off from there!
Why Equine photography?
Being an avid equestrian for almost 9 years now horses are obviously a major passion of mine. When I got my first camera it eventually ended up going to the barn with me and I figured out I loved taking pictures of horses. Whether it was jumping, dressage, cross country, anything to do with a horse I wanted to photograph it! It has developed into a full fledged passion for me and I've never looked back.
What is your favorite thing about your job as a photographer?
Probably the reaction I get from people to a picture that I took of them. It could be a picture of their horse jumping pretty, an artistic angle, or just a candid moment. When they see it and their face lights up and they can't stop gushing about it, that makes me feel fantastic and it lets me know that I did my job properly.
What/Where is the coolest thing you've gotten to shoot?
My recent trip to HITS Thermal was easily the coolest experience of my life. I was there for 3 weeks and took pictures of some of the worlds most renowned hunter and jumper riders including a few Olympians, Rich Fellers, Jill Henslewood, and Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum. And a few personal favourites of mine, Ashlee Bond, and Kyle King,
Do you have a goal show or someone you dream about photographing?
A few people that I would like to photograph would be.. Eric Lamaze, Ian Millar, Richard Spooner, John French, Reed Kessler, McLain Ward, Penelope Leprevost, Oliver & Nicola Philippaerts, Beezie Madden, Kent Farrington, the list is essentially endless!
Tell us a bit about yourself!!
I'm really just a normal teenager! I love to listen to music, read and write books, bake, hang out with friends, and ride my horse. I have two of the worlds most supportive parents and they are really the reason I have come so far with my photography in such a short time.
| Quinn's new logo! |
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