Ocean City Pre-teen Daughter Equestrian Photos with Horse | Newark, MD, Dana Marie Photography

This was a gorgeous shoot!  Dad contacted me a couple of months before his teenage daughters birthday and said he wanted to surprise her with something special and that he did!  An evening of pampering, she had her hair and make up done professionally in studio by the amazing Andrea Bounds Make Up Artist.  We took a couple of studio looks before heading to her favorite horse farm for some model shots and then some riding photos of her on her horse!  The sunset was gorgeous and she is a great rider!  I enjoyed watching her jump around the ring, she looked like she was having the time of her life and I hoped that her photos captured that same emotion!  What a great birthday gift for preteen daughters coming into that 14, 15, 16 age range, a photo shoot to make them feel special and show them how beautiful they are on the outside as well as the inside!

A Girl and Her Horse Photos, Whispering Acres, Berlin, MD Farm Pictures | Dana Marie Photography

A girl and her horses!  We loved coming out to visit with Krista Brooks during a recent BomShell Boutique Shoot in Berlin, MD.  She showed us around and we got to meet her babies, Cowboy & Bad Boy.   I loved how sweet Cowboy was to his mama and came over at the sound of her voice!  The lighting was harsh as we were shooting at 11am but I was pretty happy with the shots we got and was able to compensate the dark shadows with some fill flash, reflection and compensation in Photoshop.

Bay Point Equestrian Center, Berlin, MD Horse Riding Lessons | Dana Marie Photography

Bay Point Equestrian Center in Berlin near Ocean Pines is an incredible up and coming venue for children's and adult's horse back riding lessons.  The barn smells of fresh cedar and wood, it is clean, large, open and airy and the horses are immaculate.  There is an indoor arena brightly lit for cold weather and night time lessons, definitely a place to check out if you have a child interested in riding lessons!