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And there’s been some changes here at emmelleff. This site started out as a showcase for our Travel & Natural History photography. The metamorphosis to equestrian photography has been little short of phenomenal and this site has evolved to reflect that change in emphasis.
This should be where we outline our mission statement, policies and other such professional / po-faced corporate speak but that’s not really us. So who are emmelleff and what are we all about? When we’ve worked that out for ourselves we’ll be sure to let you know. So much for keeping it professional and po-faced!
Anyone remember full manual cameras that required this strange stuff called film? Or darkrooms? Yes, despite our youthful good looks we really have been here that long but we did start early. We might be relative newcomers to the field but we are experienced, time-served photographers with a grounding you just don’t get with digital only experience. Over the years our work has appeared in books, magazines, websites and has been exhibited by the RSPB; we even had an album of prints presented to the late Queen Mother.
We can’t claim to have a lifetime surrounded by horses or to be experienced riders however that hasn’t proved a barrier to being able to consistently produce quality equestrian photographs. We give heartfelt thanks to those who first spotted our potential and coaxed us in to ‘going for it’ and to those who continue to offer guidance and encouragement along the way.
Equestrianism now accounts for some 95% of all our photography and this site has evolved from earlier instars to reflect this. Of that 95%, almost all of it is for the equestrian media.
As photographers who have diverged into equestrianism it is possible we have a different mind-set when compared to horse enthusiasts who have turned to photography. On the one hand, whilst we have the needs and demands of picture editors to meet, as photographers first and foremost we still want to capture images that we are pleased with. Like many passionate photographers, we are always looking to get ‘The Perfect Shot’, all the while hoping we don’t because then what would do? We do aim for that happy coincidence where what we like, the editor and the subject also like.
Above all, we want to enjoy what we do and we hope it is just as enjoyable for those we do it for or do it to. Much like this introduction we try to maintain a high degree of professionalism without being po-faced about it! Some day, all equestrian photographers will be made this way (hopefully).
This should be where we outline our mission statement, policies and other such professional / po-
Anyone remember full manual cameras that required this strange stuff called film? Or darkrooms? Yes, despite our youthful good looks we really have been here that long but we did start early. We might be relative newcomers to the field but we are experienced, time-
We can’t claim to have a lifetime surrounded by horses or to be experienced riders however that hasn’t proved a barrier to being able to consistently produce quality equestrian photographs. We give heartfelt thanks to those who first spotted our potential and coaxed us in to ‘going for it’ and to those who continue to offer guidance and encouragement along the way.
Equestrianism now accounts for some 95% of all our photography and this site has evolved from earlier instars to reflect this. Of that 95%, almost all of it is for the equestrian media.
As photographers who have diverged into equestrianism it is possible we have a different mind-
Above all, we want to enjoy what we do and we hope it is just as enjoyable for those we do it for or do it to. Much like this introduction we try to maintain a high degree of professionalism without being po-
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It is not the strongest of the species, nor the most intelligent
that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.
that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.
- Charles Darwin
