Brianna M. Lusk
Graphic Designer & Digital Marketing Creative
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Equine Sessions
Role
Lead Photographer, Creative Director, and Post-Production Editor
Core Skills
Event & Portrait Photography with Equine Focus Narrative & Motion Storytelling Natural Light & Golden-Hour Mastery Subject Direction & Safety Management Composition with Intentional Negative Space Depth-of-Field & Motion Control (Aperture/Shutter Variance) Post-Production: Culling, Retouching, and Cohesive Color Grading Brand Adaptable Visual Storytelling
Tools Used
Canon EOS Rebel SL1 Adobe Lightroom Adobe Photoshop
Captured over two seamless summer sessions in Wisconsin’s verdant pastures, this equine portrait collection traces the quiet chemistry between human grace and equine nobility. Intimate nuzzles, joyful leads, and soulful gazes unfold against rolling fields, wild phlox, wooden fences, silos, and tree-lined horizons beneath shifting skies soft daylight, golden hour warmth, and brooding clouds.
Production
Session 1 (Brunette): Centered on tender embraces and sculptural, profile-to-profile stills, using the changing sky to shape mood and contour.
Session 2 (Blonde): Emphasized kinetic storytelling cheek kisses, swinging ropes, and purposeful strides balancing spontaneity and control.
Technical Execution
Aperture: Fast, wide apertures rendered bokeh-soft grass and crisp subject separation.
Shutter: Deliberately varied to preserve sharp expressions while inviting motion blur through the legs and leads.
Direction: Guided a narrative arc from curious muzzle-to-cheek moments to a deepened bond of hand-on-neck calm, prioritizing safety while leaving room for serendipity—like pink sneakers flashing against a pinto’s bold markings.
Post-Production & Design
Culling: Selected frames that best conveyed trust and resonance soulful eyes, gentle contact, and rhythmic movement.
Retouching: Applied a restrained digital polish to skin, coats, and tack while preserving film-era tactility in grain and texture.
Grading: Unified the palette—lush greens, warm light, and dramatic skies—so both sessions read as one cohesive story.
Versatility
Purposeful composition and negative space support graphic overlays and brand narratives, making the series adaptable for equestrian branding, lifestyle reels, bridal inspiration, and gallery wall installations.
