We wake in Dublin to find that air conditioning does not seem to work in our apartments. It is very warm in our rooms and we all feel a bit dehydrated but it doesn’t matter too much because today is our lay day and we only have a few non-time-specific jobs to do. We drive to the Royal Dublin Society …
Despite the anticipation days one and eight are not the most exciting. They are for travelling. This year I pick Ben and Steph up in Oakham at the crack of dawn. The usual game of boot-Tetris ensues but my Golf does me proud and we are soon on our way to Northampton. Next stop is Shane’s new house in Blisworth, …
what is the difference between event photography and editorial photography? what happens when the publication is an equestrian one? working a cross country course the results I’ve often been asked if covering an event for a magazine is like event photography, and I always answer, “yes, and no!” The difference between event photography and editorial photography is usually clear. Event …
On alternate years the village of Ashwell in Rutland organises a village fete, organised by a small committee and hosted by Nicholas and Emma Leeming, at their lovely house, Ashwell Grange. As in previous years the Ashwell Village Fete raised money for several local causes, including the local air ambulance, one of my favourite charities. Emma got in touch and …
With the harvest in full swing, the Cottesmore hounds started mounted hound exercise this morning at the crack of dawn. Being a beautifully clear and atmospheric morning I decided to join them at the kennels and find out where they were going. As soon as they set off in one direction I headed off in the car in the opposite …
Whilst fiddling with my own media pack I got very involved with digging deeply into my domain analytics via Moz’s Free SEO Tools. If you haven’t discovered these yet, they are well worth a look and can give you some useful insights into your website, who is linking to it and how it is seen in terms of ranking and …
Ex-footballer turned actor Vinnie Jones has been at the centre of a social media storm this week after a tweet was posted which featured a large number of dead foxes: The picture was posted with the caption: “A real night lamping #foxes anyone beat this?” It was subsequently deleted from the account on Sunday night. Predictably enough the post attracted …
The Quorn Hunt Pony Club held their Tetrathlon over two days this weekend. The shooting, swimming and running phases were completed at Ratcliffe College on Saturday 22nd July and the cross country riding phase took place at Aylesford Equine’s course on Sunday the 23rd July, and I was there to cover this phase for them with the cameras. There were …
If you are reading this then the chances are you have a website yourself and you care about your content being found by others. You’ve probably read a lot about good practice in designing your pages, but have you thought about your images/graphics and how they can be optimised for good SEO? A quick summary of what I will cover: …
The British Driving Society’s Annual Show is held at Smiths Lawn in Windsor Great Park at the end of June each year. Competitors take part in a variety of classes in three different rings vying to become champions of their particular section. The highlight of the day is the parade and introduction of the champions to Her Majesty The Queen …
Rutland-based chartered engineers and building surveyors Smithers Purslow got in touch with me and asked me to document their golf day, to be held at The Leicestershire Golf Club in Evington. Clients had been invited to take part in a round of 18 holes, along with special guest, England cricketer Matthew Hoggard. After the golf and a break for some …
Peachy Belts are a leading brand, well known for their bold and brassy belt buckles and wide range of sumptuous leather belts to match. Each year Peachy commission me for a day-long shoot with a professional model to create the lifestyle images for the new catalogue and website. Every year we use a different venue, and this time around we …
Most event photographers, including ES Photography, the official photographers at Bramham, do not employ permanent staff, instead they hire freelance equestrian photographers on a day-by-day basis, as they are needed. In my case I have had the pleasure of photographing this fabulous Yorkshire event for quite a few years, and this prestigious Yorkshire event has become one of my firm …
The Belvoir, Cottesmore and Quorn Hunts have ‘countries’ that converge in the market town of Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire. They operate independently but are closely associated with Melton Hunt Club (MHC). [A full set of images can be viewed here – Melton Hunt Club and Household Cavalry Rides 2017] The first Cross Country Ride was held in February 1956 from …
Car and lorry parking are at the Finish Area, East of the village of Great Dalby on Gartree Hill but PLEASE NOTE you can not access this area from Little Dalby Road, you must instead use the B6047. Competitors need to be ready to go at 11.30am, when you will be led to the Start Area in time for a …
As you may be well aware, my base in Oakham gives me the perfect position to photograph some of the World’s most famous fox hunts. Oakham itself is in the Cottesmore country, which is (roughly) bordered in the West by the B6047 and in the East by the North Sea. West of the Cottesmore is the Quorn country; the Belvoir …
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The last of the Shire packs to hold its opening meet was the Belvoir Hunt, who traditionally hold theirs at the Village Hall in Long Clawson, in the heart of their Leicestershire country. For a full set of images please click here – The Belvoir Hunt Opening Meet 2016 Belvoir Hunt Opening Meet 2016 was last modified: November 1st, 2016 …
The second of the Shire Packs, as they are known, to hold their 2016 opening meet was the Quorn Hunt, at their kennels at Kirby Bellars. As usual the Quorn Hunt attracted a good field, including a large number of side saddle riders (one male included) who were all wearing yellow flowers to add even more colour to an already bright …
The Cottesmore Hunt Opening Meet was held at Preston Lodge, near Braunston, a week or so earlier than usual, but still attracted an large mounted field and many foot followers who enjoyed the October sunshine. I recognised visitors from the Quorn, Belvoir, Fernie, Pytchley and Warwickshire hunts, to name but a few. This year the Cottesmore Hunt are celebrating 350 years since Viscount Lowther …
