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Philosophy of the Photographer
Linda Shier
has been passionate about portraying the beauty of nature from behind
her lens for twenty years. Her love of horses included her competing
in stadium and cross-country jumping events for 15 years in
California. It was a natural transition to capture what she loved best
from behind the lens. Her philosophy is “that one cannot improve upon
the beauty of nature, only try to capture it with an image that
reflects the memory”. When capturing a subject through her lens, she
brings forth the emotion or spirit of her subject. “While technical
effectiveness is pertinent to creating a fine photograph, without
capturing the mood, emotion and feeling, you have created only a
one-dimensional impression”. As any true artist, she is a
perfectionist about her photography and feels if her work doesn’t
touch you, she hasn’t done her job. If you want a "cookie
cutter" photographer I will be happy to recommend you to others.
Linda refuses to give on-site printing for instant satisfaction and
monetary reasons. When you hire Linda, you get stunning quality,
not just quantity. Linda will never sell out. Even with
the horse shows she selects to shoot, (realizing her sales could be
increased by printing on-site as many other photographers do) she will not take the fast dollar, as she is a perfectionist
and selects to produce only artistic quality!
Background & Qualifications
In the course
of her 20-year career as a fine art photographer, Linda Shier has had
her work exhibited at galleries across the United States and Europe.
Linda Shier studied directly under
protégés
of Ansel Adams under whose guidance her technical skills where
acquired. During her time as an Olympic quality equestrian she
acquired a rapport with horses that eventually led to her being the
top equestrian photographer in the world today. Not only is she
considered to be the finest equestrian photographer of our time, but
also she has been hailed as a Master landscape photographer of
America. Ms. Shier has now joined endeavors with Churchill Downs, The
Kentucky Hotrse Park (The Rolex) where
her images will be displayed and sold. While Linda worked
strictly in gallery quality fine art photography she now has decided to carry her work to the public.
Linda, never wanting to limit her visions has ventured out and
mastered photography in the areas of portraits, architecture,
pets/animals, sports, still life, abstracts, fashion, corporate and
more. Her passion began and still remains in the equine and
sports imagery field.
PUBLICATIONS
JUST PUBLISHED BY Willow
Creek Press - WITH SIX MORE BOOKS IN THE WORKS!
The Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event
2008 - published
Latest News
Linda Shier now President/Equine Editor - Click on Banner Below
to View Site
President
of Sports Image Times and Director/Editor of Equine Sports , Linda
Shier . During her time as an Olympic Class Equestrian she acquired a
rapport with horses that eventually led her to being touted by her
peers as one of the best equestrian photographers in the World today.
Ms. Shier has many firsts to her background. She is the first
non-media photographer to capture the great action of Professional
Bull Riding. She is one of a handful of women to actively photograph
motorsport events, especially NASCAR , Indy and F-1. She is currently developing a
series of photographic books and prints of the inner workings of
Churchill Downs and the Thoroughbred Racing Industry. Ms. Shier has
been featured in many Equestrian Publications and is now bringing her
flare and knowledge to our Equine Section. Her relationship with the
International Museum of the Horse at the Kentucly Horse Park has brought her much notoriety for
her work in the Equine Fine Arts. resident.
will be actively
involved with all aspects of our on-line magazine so as to create the
best possible publication on the internet today.
Click on
Amazon
where more of Ms. Shier's work may be purchased
Willow Creek Publishing
has signed Linda Shier as one of on200 worldwide photographers
and has already published many of her
images. Shortly, her books on Churchill Downs,
The Rolex, and more will be
published.
Ms. Shier has been invited to photograph the
Rolex Kentucky
Three-Day Event in Lexington at the Kentucky Horse Park April 26-29,
2007. Additionally, her work
is before the committee to be shown in their museum in 2010.
This is an honor as only four photographers per year are selected to
grace the walls of Kentucky Horse Park.
For more information on The Rolex visit the
links below.
http://www.rk3de.org/
http://www.rk3de.org/rk3de.htm
The Equine Affaire - OHIO 2007
"Equine Affaire", the Premiere horse exposition
in North America, welcomed photographer, Linda Shier as a presenter at
the 2007 event in Columbus, OH. As part of Equine Affaire's
legendary educational program, Linda Shier presented two seminars on
equine photography, skillfully covering all the basics and
providing more than 250 enthusiastic attendees (standing room only)
with tips and tricks, from beginners to advanced to help sharpen their
photographic skills. Always gracious, Ms. Shier answered dozens
of questions and encouraged everyone to use photography to capture
special moments with their horses."
By, Angela Ryan, Media & Marketing Coordinator,
The Equine Affaire, Inc.
The Equine Affaire - POMONA
Feb 2nd and 3rd 2008
Linda will be presenting
two new Seminars on
"How to
Photograph Your Horse"
at the Equine Affaire in Pomona Feb 2nd 2:00 -
3:00 p.m. and 2/3 12-1:00 p.m. Seminars will cover how to take
emotive portraits, action shots, camera/equipment, and will be
followed with an "Answer and Question" forum.
Linda will also be donating via a rafffle her
framed 16x20 image of Barbaro
taken the day he won the Kentucky Derby! Please view details at
the Equine Affaire's website for dates and times of her seminars and
info on entering the raffle.
Willow Creek Press
Willow Creek Press, the largest publishers
worldwide of photographic books, calendars, prints and many other
venues has published Linda Shier's images for their gift books, and
are in negotiations for creating books featuring Ms. Shier's
photography exclusively.
Many sports venues have contracted her to photograph events such as
NASCAR, Churchill Downs and facilities owned by them, as well as many
large venues to photograph spectators on "green screen".
This is also available for corporate events. The spectator not
only walks away with their image but will be able to go on-line and
have their image with a variety of backgrounds which may include their
favorite driver, car, track, horse, virtually any background
imaginable. This endeavor is the first of it's type
incorporating high quality images to be personalized and applied to
either a print or a large variety of gift items. The
website will be announced shortly where you can view its many
opportunities as well as utilize. Ms. Shier will never stop
being a photographer as this is her number one passion.
This is an extension of her abilities to make available to sports fans
everywhere images allowing them to "Take the Memory Home" or visualize
themselves at the event.
Published...
A Photographer's Critiquing Site
To view more of my recent work as critiqued by
admired photographers worldwide click here:
Photopoints
Canon's Photographer of the Week!
July 22, 2003 Ms. Shier is announced as Canon's
photographer of the week! See submission and article:
http://www.photoworkshop.com/public/selections/sel_shier.html
Gallery Exhibitions
Churchill Downs
No Naked
Walls - Tampa, FL April 20, 2006
2001 Wiseman
Galleries, New York, Las Vegas
Zina
Galleries, New York, Paris
Hunter &
Gatherer Galleries, WA - judged exhibition.
Awarded 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 5th place among the top equine photographers
in the world in the digital category. To view :
"click here"
2009 Ms Shier's work will be
displayed in the Kentucky Horse Park Museum
The Equine Affaire - Ohio 2007
Recent Projects & Accomplishments -
I have been selected as a
lead photographer for
WeatherPrint Art
The
latest technology in photographic art for outdoor decor
It is an extremely
unique and durable process that allows works of photographed art
digitally formatted to be imprinted on material which is UV protected
and weather resistant. WeatherPrints are made of aluminum
composite with state-of-the-art coatings and inks.
WeatherPrints
confidently boasts a limited 50Year Warranty against fading. This
product is truly unique. Hang WeatherPrints on any outdoor walls such
as stucco, brick, stone, aluminum siding, fencing, or even
on the side of your barn.
Decorate your deck, patio, pool area, or anywhere indoors where
typical canvas, paper, or other art would be displayed. You can
permanently affix a WeatherPrint product where moisture or sunlight
affect typical art forms and it’s still warranteed.
Images
will be
continually expanding
and we encourage you
to visit WeatherPrint's site often to view the wonderfully fresh
images of truly talented artisans as we build our gallery of
WeatherPrints.
WeatherPrint images can vary in size from 12” X 12” to 32” X 44”
without loss of resolution to the image and
come in a matte finish.
WeatherPrint comes with its own
weather resistant hardware
so it can be hung
virtually anywhere. And the maintenance is simple; simply clean your
WeatherPrint with a little soapy water and damp cloth.
To view
Linda Shier's
images for WeatherPrint
Art as seen on Amazon.com,
click here:
Amazon.com
Television Interviews & Features
Popular Arts
Entertainment has produced a 1-hr television magazine special for HBO
about the “World of Photography” where Linda Shier will be featured as
the top equine photographer, to be aired this fall.
EPNet News –
Linda Shier is a member of the Equine Photographer’s Network, a group
of the world’s finest equine photographers. She will be the featured
photographer for fall issue of EPNeT News (click
here to read).
Featured in
“Equine Vision Magazine”, Fall 2001 issue as 1st Place Winner in Equus
Exhibition.
Publications & Clients (partial list)
Wells Fargo Home
Mortgage, Inc.
Southern
California Horseman's Directory
The Paint
Horse Journal
The Horse Trader
Horseman's
News EQUUS
Equine
Vision Magazine Central Horseman
Carriage Driving World
Willow Creek Press
Horse & Rider Dressage Today
Churchill Downs - Derby Week The Kentuckly Rolex 3-Day Event
Keeneland Race Track
Santa Anita Race Track
3 Chapters of California Dressage
Society
Match.com The Equine Affaire
The Kentucky Rolex 3-Day Event
Hollywood Park
many
more to numerous to mention
Other Interviews & Client’s Quotes
“... Shier’s
photography continues to be exhibited in Wiseman Galleries is truly
one of the great master equestrian photographers of our time...”
- Wiseman Galleries
“... Shier
is truly one of the great master equestrian photographers of our
time...”
- Equestrian Magazine
“... Ms.
Shier is the Avadon of horse photography...”
- Vogue
“... Linda
has photographed my entire stable…if a horse could model my clothes
shier would make them sell...”
- Gianni Versace
“... Ms.
Shier captures the essence and emotions of horses as to make them seem
human...”
- Rolling Stone
Memberships
American
Horse Association (AHA) Member
Advertising
Photographers of America (APA) Member
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