Session Spotlight – Brenda Acuncius

It has been said that “The photographer’s art is a continuous discovery which requires patience and time”. Patience and time are two things that humans never have enough of and when we become photographers, we are taught our limits are able to obtain growth in both. Taking portraits of people certainly requires both but when it comes to animals, it may require double. With no language spoken, its often a waiting game for just the right moment. Leave it to our own Brenda Acuncius to catch not just one “right moment”, but dozens. Her series from her family’s horses is one for the books…color, connection and movement…it’s a stunner.

Canon 5d Mark II
50mm 1.4
85mm 1.8

I have a love affair with horses. Ever since I was able to cross off photographing the Shackleford Banks wild ponies off my bucket list, I’ve been hooked ever since. If I have a day that I need for myself, I will hop in the car and drive around looking for them. Luckily living in Texas, they are not hard to find. These beauties are my FIL horses. He has a farm about 2 hours out so when we go and visit, I make the most of it. There are 3 of them that are super friendly (as you’ll see in a couple images). They are absolutely smitten with my son Grant and they follow him everywhere even chewing on his hair. It’s the cutest thing to see…it’s almost like they are protecting him.

Brenda Acuncius of Dallas, Texas can be spotted all around Bloom and here:

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