YOUR HORSE
IS ART

Many horse strongholds are usually also tourist magnets and horse rides are offered in droves. Whether in the Camargue, Tuscany, Andalusia, Crete & Co. Basically, I do not support this use of horses, because in many places horses are often not in good health and are also ridden far too often during the day. Sometimes there are still really horse-friendly farms whose main business is not these rides and where you can really get on the horse with a clear conscience and enjoy a wonderful, comfortable ride.

Basically, you have to be aware that a still camera was not made for filming and is just a nice feature on many cameras. Depending on the manufacturer and model, the functions and suitability can vary greatly. A few models have very good video functions. Only you can decide whether your camera is sufficient for your requirements. Please have a look at my YouTube video, there talk about this topic. If in doubt, please write to me!Exceptions are the DSLM cameras (mirrorless). These were built as hybrids and are very suitable for videography. Of course there are also differences depending on the model and manufacturer in terms of the functions. For our purposes, however, any DSLM camera is really sufficient.

What kind of memory card you need determines what your camera demands. Basically, it doesn't matter whether SD, XQD or CF EXPRESS. For the workshop you need a write speed of at least 260mb/s and either 128GB size or 2x 64GB. ATTENTION: On some cards only the reading speed is indicated. However, you can find information about this on the manufacturer's website or on the sales website.

The 3 programs I have already mentioned are the most common on the market and differ only slightly. In order to be able to edit videos comprehensively and professionally, I recommend one of these 3. If you don't have Final Cut or Premiere yet and don't want to buy it at the moment, you can download DaVinci first. There is a free version and this is absolutely sufficient. But please be sure to familiarize yourself with your respective program beforehand, because this workshop is not intended to explain the different programs. You can find numerous and really detailed videos on each program on YouTube. I will be demonstrating and explaining everything using Final Cut Pro, but you can transfer everything to your program as the editing software works very similarly.

I also explain why we need an ND filter in videography in my YouTube video. In short: Since you are tied to a fixed shutter speed, which is usually around 1/125s, the video may be severely overexposed. The ND filters are then put on/inserted for darkening. There is a workaround, but it's more bad than good and I would really only recommend it as a transition. If you don't have such a filter yet, I'm happy to advise you. You may also bring some to borrow.

Of course not! ;) No one is forced to do anything and no one is angry if you are not present everywhere. Of course I am happy when we go on a discovery tour together as a group, but everyone can decide for themselves what they would like to take part in. With some excursions, however, it is the case that these are also linked to a shooting afterwards. So not all of the possible excursion destinations are actually "just" an excursion.

In order not to break the price limit, I opted for a double room, because France is very expensive. But everyone has their own bed. Since I will most likely be renting a holiday home, please let me know in good time so that I can look for something suitable. However, there will definitely be an additional charge of around €300-500.

This photo tour is specially designed for photographers from the horse niche. Therefore, you should definitely have basic knowledge of horse photography.