Project: Photographing Lippizans

[angela-n-hunt.livejournal.com]

Hello folks!

Most of you know me by now.  *waves*  

So Judith Tarr author of: King’s Blood and Rite of Conquest, you should read them!) owns a Lippizan horse farm and also runs a camp for writers where not only can you go to write and not worry about the world, you can hang with and ride one of the glories. And in my case... she has graciously agreed to let me take photos of the horses, including her amazing Pooka.

No. Really. Her nickname for her horse when around photographers is Zoolander. I can't WAIT to take pictures of him.

Anyway, am as horse mad as they come. Been that way since I was five years old and discovered the concept and glory that is Horse. More importantly, horses figure prominently in my new quartet, the next cycle in the Curse & Quanta universe.

Here is an opportunity for me to once more spend time with animals that I love above all others (sorry, cats), write accurately about my four Horses of the Sun, and best of all, take photographs of some of the most perfect horses on the face of the Earth.

This is the sort of experience that makes the difference between a good set of books, and a great set of books. It’s also the sort of thing that I like to think makes the world a more beautiful place. In the Middle-East, they say that the Horse is the child of the Wind, a gift from the gods to humanity. I say that without the Horse, we don’t have Civilization. Horses are Power animals. We still rate engines horse power. Recording and memorializing them makes the World a better place.

And frankly, everything I’ve done in the last six years that’s mattered? Is all because of the support of people like you. In return, I will send you gorgeous metallic prints of some of the most beautiful horses on the Earth, along with weird postcards and tchotchkes from the road, the weirder I can find, the better. I'll also be keeping a supporter only blog for the trip where I'll share works in progress and whatever's going through my head being in the desert with the glories.

No. Really. I've got plans for weird side of the road knick knacks to send folks.

Can’t contribute? No problem! Spread the word! Every little bit helps! Use the buttons on the page here and let folks know what I’m trying to doing. It really helps.

And as always, from the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU!

http://www.indiegogo.com/HorseCampforAnji/emal/12262

Comments

Yay!

[ysabetwordsmith.livejournal.com]

How exciting! I'm really looking forward to those photos.

Re: Yay!

[angela-n-hunt.livejournal.com]

Me too! :D It's very much a dream coming true.

[pyraxis]

As an artist, I'd be interested in the reference photos option on your Indiegogo, but much more so if there were a wider variety of images. I wouldn't need to use photos directly, ie straight on a book cover, but I would be looking for poses that matched something I needed to paint. Would you consider offering a larger package of reference photos for indirect use?

[angela-n-hunt.livejournal.com]

Absolutely! What amount would you be looking for?

[pyraxis]

I've been thinking about this. Usually I just ask friends in return for the link and credit. What would you say to $20 for a batch of 40? You could send me your mistakes and rejects, so that it didn't take away from the ones you wanted to use for your own art.

[angela-n-hunt.livejournal.com]

I think that sounds perfect! I'll get the new perk up shortly! :)

Edit: new perk is now up!

[pyraxis]

Claimed! :)

Hey I want to follow your blog as well once you get it funded, so keep us posted.

[angela-n-hunt.livejournal.com]

Oh, all supporters get access to the travel blog. :) I'll have the password and stuff going out at the end of the campaign.