Paula Chmura was born October 8, 1968, and showed an
almost immediate affinity to animals. Her first buddies were her
"kitties" and "puppies" and she spent hours on her faithful
rocking horse "Silver".
From the age of ten she borrowed her dad's old Leica IIIc and
posed the family dog like a show dog and ran down the street
and spent hours photographing the horses at a local barn. Her
dad built her a darkroom and she did her own B/W developing
and taught herself how to take pictures on this older, completely
manual camera. This hobby grew through high school and
college, and in 1993 Paula made her first photo sale to Farnam
for a Flymask advertisement. After that followed a number of
calendars, trade journals, and other various free lance sales.
Subsequently Paula went off to law school and practiced law for
several years but never gave up her love of photography or
animals. Recently Paula decided to follow her first love and
take time off from the law and pursue a career in photography
fulltime. This endeavor has only been possible because of the
full, loving support of Paula's family who have been behind her
110%. The pictures in the galleries on this site are a sampling
of some of Paula's recent work
In addition to the equine and animal photography, Paula has
also branched out into portrait photography with people,
shooting weddings and doing family and senior portraits. This
new and exciting endeavor has been very well received to date
and as a result we are looking forward to expanding these
areas of the practice.
almost immediate affinity to animals. Her first buddies were her
"kitties" and "puppies" and she spent hours on her faithful
rocking horse "Silver".
From the age of ten she borrowed her dad's old Leica IIIc and
posed the family dog like a show dog and ran down the street
and spent hours photographing the horses at a local barn. Her
dad built her a darkroom and she did her own B/W developing
and taught herself how to take pictures on this older, completely
manual camera. This hobby grew through high school and
college, and in 1993 Paula made her first photo sale to Farnam
for a Flymask advertisement. After that followed a number of
calendars, trade journals, and other various free lance sales.
Subsequently Paula went off to law school and practiced law for
several years but never gave up her love of photography or
animals. Recently Paula decided to follow her first love and
take time off from the law and pursue a career in photography
fulltime. This endeavor has only been possible because of the
full, loving support of Paula's family who have been behind her
110%. The pictures in the galleries on this site are a sampling
of some of Paula's recent work
In addition to the equine and animal photography, Paula has
also branched out into portrait photography with people,
shooting weddings and doing family and senior portraits. This
new and exciting endeavor has been very well received to date
and as a result we are looking forward to expanding these
areas of the practice.
Pictured here are photos of Paula and her beloved eventing partner Gryphon who
tragically was struck by lightning. Paula and Gryphon spent ten years together and she
will never be forgotten. Paula's current partners are the adorable Norwegian Fjord ponies
Frodo and Galianna
tragically was struck by lightning. Paula and Gryphon spent ten years together and she
will never be forgotten. Paula's current partners are the adorable Norwegian Fjord ponies
Frodo and Galianna
Anybody who sees Paula at shows will recognize this
little guy - Mr. Darcy the Clumber Spaniel. He is
Paula's mascot and goes everywhere with her. He is
a first rate companion and supervises every shoot :)
Mr. Darcy's favorite activity is agility as can be seen in
these pictures below taken by Paula's sister Jennifer.
little guy - Mr. Darcy the Clumber Spaniel. He is
Paula's mascot and goes everywhere with her. He is
a first rate companion and supervises every shoot :)
Mr. Darcy's favorite activity is agility as can be seen in
these pictures below taken by Paula's sister Jennifer.
Paula shoots primarily digital with a Canon EOS 1D Mark II N with a 1D Mark 1 as back up.
The shots are recorded on compact flash cards then downloaded onto a portable computer.
They are then processed in the "digital darkroom" and uploaded to the web where the proofs
can be viewed for ordering. Private shoots generally take one to two days for processing and
events generally take three days to a week to complete.
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