EQUINE PHOTOGRAPHIC ART
by Karrie Porter

Horse Shows        Hand-Painted Equine Artwork         Equine Graphic Design        Experience & Background

Originally from the rural outskirts of Tampa, Florida, Karrie has spent her entire life around horses and nearly 11 years in professional photography.  From growing up with her half-Arabian gelding, JD's Regal King, for whom she provided most of his training throughout the 10 years she owned him, to paying for her first dressage horse, Fanfaron, by giving riding lessons throughout high school, to working on several farms in Central Florida and finally becoming a professional equine photographer while still in college, Karrie has been involved with nearly every aspect of the horse world. 

She has worked with all types of horses, including Thoroughbreds, Quarter Horses, Arabians, Friesians, Andalusians, New Forrest Ponies, American Paint Horses, Miniature Horses, Donkeys and Mules, Paso Finos, Tennessee Walking Horses, Saddlebreds, Belgian Draft Horses, Percherons, and several others in between. 

Karrie provides equine artwork, hand-painted images created from digital photographs, and graphic design services as well.  These services were born from a lifelong love of art, a natural creativity, and both an educational and professional background in digital media and graphic design.

 

Some of her accomplishments have included:

  • Farm photographer for Phoenix Rising Farm, a Thoroughbred broodmare and weanling farm in Wesley Chapel, FL.
  • Farm photographer for Tristan Oaks South, a professional dressage training facility owned by Jill Hardt in Plant City, FL.
  • Acceptance into the Frist Museum of Visual Arts "Artists of the Future" Exhibit in Nashville, TN for a commissioned portrait of American Pasha, a grand-daughter of racing legend, Secretariat.
  • First place award in the Wilson Art Exhibit at the Heydel Fine Arts Center in Lebanon, TN for an image of a galloping American Paint Horse.
  • Show photographer for the Tennessee Valley Paso Fino Association in Nashville, TN.
  • Show photographer for the Country Music Cutting Horse Association in Lebanon, TN.
  • Show photographer for the Professional Auctioneer Society Cutting Horse Show Series in Murfreesboro, TN.
  • Four years as Assistant Shooter to Jolene Bertrand of Avalon Photography for the National Mule and Donkey Championship and the Tennessee Walking Horse Celebration National Championship in Shelbyville, TN.
  • Official photographer for the Lucky Seven AQHA Championship show in Murfreesboro, TN.

In addition, Karrie spent almost three years teaching college courses in professional photography and advanced Photoshop at the International Academy of Design and Technology in Nashville before relocating to South Florida.

Future goals include producing equine film material, traveling to see and shoot the horse cultures of the world, and shooting for horse-related publications such as Horse Illustrated.