Today I conducted a shoot at Addington equestrian centre in Buckinghamshire. I wanted to capture the subject in a competition environment. I managed to get permission from the event organisers to shoot at the event, so this was the perfect opportunity to capture the subject during a competition. I wanted to get a range of shots that would give the audience a clear idea of the subjects profession. Shooting this event gave me a good starting point for the project. This shoot is the first of many I plan to conduct over the next week.

I am currently saying with Chelsea (the subject) at her place of work of a week. By staying with the subject I have the opportunity to get a range of shots documenting her everyday life. So far I am happy with the shots I got at this first shoot. I managed to capture some good canid shots of the subject. The benefit to this kind of photography is that I always get canid and genuine photographs of the subject. The subject completely forgets the camera is there and just carries on with her day to day life.

If I could go back and redo this shoot I would like to capture some video footage of the subject competing. I think it would be a nice combination of photo and video to really give the audience an idea of the atmosphere and pressure competing creates. I would have also liked to get some photographs off the subject before and after she took part in the competition. Getting photographs of the subject before the event would have shown the build up and pressure of competing. However due to the limited of time I had I was unable to get the full content I wanted on the day.

Over the next week I pan to do a series of shoots involving the subject. These shoots will include; Chelsea at work doing everyday years duties, the subject schooling her horses and the environment she lives in, plus an interview. Capturing the subject doing these things will give the audience a clear indication of Chelsea’s story. I am looking forward to the shoot I have planned over the next week and hope they go as well as this shoot.