Not everyone feels like a model in front of the camera — and that’s perfectly okay. In fact, some of the most genuine, beautiful images come from people who admit right away, “I’m awkward in photos.” As a photographer, I don’t see that as a problem — I see it as a starting point.

This black and white hummingbird portrait captures the rare stillness within motion. Shot in natural light with incredible feather detail, this image defies the expectations of how hummingbirds are typically seen: fast, blurred, elusive. Instead, this piece invites the viewer into a quiet, almost meditative pause—crisp textures, frozen wings, and a reverence for light and form.

In equine sports, split seconds define the story. Nowhere is that more true than in pole bending—a discipline built on precision, agility, and the electric connection between rider and horse. This image, captured indoors under the challenging conditions of low light, preserves not just the moment of action, but the intensity and partnership it demands.

Artistry. Intention. Experience.

I’m Tiffany, the founder and creative force behind Exposure One Studios—a studio built not just on passion, but on years of craft, discipline, and the desire to create images that are more than just photographs. I specialize in equine, fine art, and intentional portraiture, and I’m not here to follow trends. I’m here to tell real stories.

Corona & Lumi was made in June 2024, just a few weeks after Lumi—my sister’s second foal from her paint mare, Corona—was born. It was a soft summer evening, the kind that hums with quiet and warmth. Corona grazed calmly in the field, grounded and at ease. Lumi stood close by, curious but tethered, his gaze flicking toward us as if to say, “I see you.”

The herd had bunched together, resting, wary but still. And in that moment of pause, one cow turned its head and made eye contact with me—steadily, knowingly. No panic. No motion. Just a gaze that asked:
“Will you chase me too?”

There’s a certain kind of show that reminds you why you picked up a camera in the first place. Not because everything goes right — but because something bigger is happening, and you get to witness it.

Every now and then, a single image tells the entire story. This one—captured during a run on June 27th—is one of those frames. A striking mix of power, focus, and connection between horse and rider. But what the photo doesn’t immediately show is how hard-won this moment was behind the lens.

I had never intentionally photographed birds before this day. It wasn’t a planned pursuit, more of a quiet hope—camera in hand, watching and waiting. Then it happened. A whisper of motion. A flicker of shadow and shimmer. And somehow, my shutter met that exact fraction of a second.

I wasn’t planning to write about Moments of Rodeo again.

It’s a photo book I released quietly in 2019—300+ images pulled from over a decade of photographing rodeo across more than ten states. Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia, Pennsylvania... I lived it, with dust on my boots, camera in hand, and a duffle in the back of my friend’s trailer.