Lindsay Smith Photography Blog

Straight from the horse’s mouth. The internet says it’s an idiom. Something of which I remember vaguely from high school English class. In short, this saying implies that information being relayed is from a dependable or authoritative source. Wikipedia says it originated in racing circles in the early 20th century, as a way of claiming to have a tip on which horse would most likely win.

Photography to me is the best method I’ve ever found to portray the world in the way I envision it in my mind. Further, I try to create more beauty and more personality than someone would see at first glance. When I’m photographing animals especially, it takes a bit of mental whimsy for good pre-visualization.

For example, I tried to imagine a talking horse, like one on a Disney movie, when I was photographing this horse. Don’t laugh, but the carousel horses from Mary Poppins came to mind. Why yes, Mr. Horse, I would love to take a ride around the track made of chalk.

Another well known idiom is that a picture is worth a thousand words. But, don’t take my word for it- that came straight from the horse’s mouth.

Red silk and white pants.

I call this series of images my “Happy Headshots” because it’s hard to be anything but energetic when you’re wearing red silk and white pants.

A special shout out to my best friend Melody, and future shooting assistant (right, Mel?), for taking these shots.

I like getting on the other side of the lens on a semi-frequent basis to be able to better relate to the way my clients feel when I am instructing them on how to pose. I thought I’d share a few of my favorite shots with you- Enjoy!

Empowerment is not a four letter word. I used to think it was.

It seemed like the staple expression of an overbearing feminist who wears her hair short and her patience shorter. The type of woman who believes ultimate euphoria is a matriarchal society. But that’s not really empowerment.

I made sense of the word when I was in class last week with fifty males. I was the only female. “Why do I feel so intimidated?” I thought to myself, “I am almost 6 feet tall.” I looked around at the sea of faces, and smelled a lingering oder of after shave and many different brands of cologne.

I stopped wearing perfume several months ago. Around Christmas, in fact, my Ralph Lauren Romance bottle had been so thoroughly abused for scent it was finally depleted of resources.

As soon as the professor let us leave from class, I got in my car, drove to the store, and bought some perfume. After dousing myself in the sweet femininity, I went home.

Later that evening, my sister called. She said that she just bought me a pair of high heels because she thought they were so me.

Empowerment.

There is no sense of inferiority that a bottle of perfume and a pair of high heels can’t fix.

Cameron and Mindy, an amazing photographic duo, are going to have a baby. I met them for the first time several weeks ago at a group shoot. They were “impromptu” models because there were about five other photographers, including myself, begging them to pose for us.

I enjoyed spending time getting to know Mindy as we gushed about the brilliance of the Kelly Moore Bag. Here are a few of the fun images I took, during the last several minutes of sunlight:

This is probably one of my favorite poses of all time. I love it when you can feel emotion and connection in a single photograph.

The whole Braun family. We couldn’t forget the camera in this shot!

Jennifer and Jonah are a warm and friendly couple. The moment I met them, I felt as though I had known them my whole life and we could laugh about anything at all. Like posing up against a really tall red gate. Or jumping in the middle of a field at sunset.

Jennifer and Jonah are photographers I met at a recent group shoot. Not to mention, they were models for the evening, and did a fantastic job. Here are a few of my favorite shots:

I adore the connect between them in this photograph:

Jennifer- You’re beautiful, and your outfit is AWESOME!

Hello to my favorite image of the entire shoot:

Jennifer & Jonah – Thanks for being great models!