This small personal project came about because I was regularly involved in Whatsapp discussions with people asking about where they could find hunter hirelings in my area. I knew a few people who provided the service, or used to, but not many, so I set about searching the web for more providers. Long story short, […]
When is Badminton Horse Trials? Badminton Horse Trials normally takes place in the first week of May each year. However, in 2024 the event will take place in the second week of May, after Royal Windsor Horse Show. What is Badminton Grassroots? The Badminton Grassroots Championship takes place just before the 5-star event with competitions […]
The best websites for photographers fall into two camps. Portfolio sites designed to show off your best work, and e-commerce platforms which for selling it.
This is the annual Melton Hunt Club Ride preview 2023. The Melton Hunt Club Ride 2023 is hosted by the Belvoir Hunt at Long Clawson. The course starts in a southerly direction, just West of Canal Lane. After a brief loop the course continues North towards Hose Thorns, where the course cross Canal Lane before […]
This is a really quick and simple guide to using the fabulous Featherlight Lightbox in your Oxygen page designs. If you don't know Featherlight it is a very lightweight (around 10KB last time I looked) javascript which, when added to your page, enables a simple lightbox which is activated when you click on an image. […]
One of the most confusing areas of etiquette for aspiring equine photographers is knowing how to legitimately gain access to an event to practise your equine photography without getting a bad name for invading someone's turf. This does not apply to most areas of equine photography, which take place on private land. You can arrange […]
Some people are happy for their photography to just be a hobby, but many need to make it pay. Here are some ways you can turn your equestrian photography into a profitable business.
This year's Defender Burghley Course Preview and Media Day gave the press a chance to speak to the Event Director Martyn Johnson, Course Designer Derek Di Grazia and riders Greta Mason, Phil Brown and Andrew Hoy. Media Breakfast in The Rose Garden On arrival at Burghley House we were brought through to The Rose Garden, […]
Tips on how to take better photographs of horses.
This members article reveals the settings you can set up in seconds which will enable you to get great showjumping images.
Some of the areas we covered during the free training days laid on by 1st Class Images in March.
This year’s Cottesmore Scurry course makes the most of the famous Cottesmore Hunt Tuesday Country around the village of Braunston on the Rutland/Leicestershire border. The main race begins at 12 noon and covers approximately three miles. First past the post wins. The Foxhunter will start shortly afterwards and will cover approximately two and a half […]
For any aspiring equine photographer, knowing how to photograph cross country fences to get the most from them and flatter rider and horse is essential.
The Melton Hunt Club Ride 2022 is back in the Cottesmore country, and will be held in Withcote on Sunday 20th November. More details can be found on the Melton Hunt Club Ride website and Facebook page. I'm pleased to say I can also give you a Foxhunters Course Map too. Please note that the […]
This article focuses on how to photograph dressage and which movements photograph best when photographing dressage.
Some tips on what to do if you find your images have been stolen and used by someone else.
Many computer systems nowadays come with SSD (Solid State Disk) drives for the operating system to ensure quick start up times and fast read/write times for the operating system and applications. The only problem with this superfast technology - particularly the small on-motherboard M.2 drives - is that it is relatively expensive compared to larger […]
MEMBERS - Advice on how to take your equine photography to the next level
Bedmax, the Northumberland-based NOPS-accredited bedding manufacturer, has retained Nico as their equestrian photographer.
Using metadata fields to create relevant filenames for good SEO with minimum effort
MEMBERS - an equine photography masterclass article about choosing the right lens for the right situation.
MEMBERS - Giving away images is the worst thing you can do for your business and for the photography professional as a whole.
The Cottesmore Scurry course makes the most of the famous Cottesmore Hunt Tuesday Country around the village of Knossington on the Rutland/Leicestershire border. The main race begins at 12 noon and covers approximately three miles. First past the post wins.The Foxhunter will start shortly afterwards and will cover approximately two miles. the nearest the the […]
This article is free to members. Photographing any big international event brings with it specific challenges. Covering large three-day and four-day horse trials is no exception. Although the title of this article is Badminton Horse Trials Photos. some of the challenges are photography related, others most definitely aren't! You need to be logged in to […]
Photos at Marker 2 and last fence: Melton Hunt Club Ride Photos 2021 The 2021 renewal of the annual Melton Hunt Club Ride takes place on Sunday 21st November at 12 noon, on grassland to the North East of the A606 Melton Road at Upper Broughton. This year it is generously supported by Chestnut Horse […]
In recent years Blenheim Palace Horse Trials has been organised by British Eventing and the event photography split between two companies due to the number of things going on. Working for E. S. Photography, and subsequently 1st Class Images when they merged I have been covering the three days of arena eventing. This year, however, […]
Horse & Hound kindly commissioned me to photograph the Chedington Bicton Park 5* Horse Trials for them, something I was very honoured to do. More photos here: Bicton Park Horse Trials Photos The Bicton Arena horse trials were arranged in a very short period of time as a replacement for the Land Rover Burghley Horse […]
Photographing showing classes is not everyone's cup of tea but the discipline accounts for a large number of horses bred around the World.
Read this guide for tips of shooting ridden showing classes on the flat and over working hunter classes, in-hand classes and driven classes too.
[View an extensive library of images of Andrew Hoy here] A casual observer probably wouldn't notice, but on the road between Somerby and Oakham, in rural Leicestershire, is a line of flag poles, adorned with the national flags of various countries. The team at Somerby Stables is a very international one. It is home to […]
Barrowcliffe Farm, in Leicestershire, is typical of much of the surrounding countryside in the heart of the traditional hunting homeland. Ridge and furrow fields of rolling pasture extend for miles. In recent years the owners have been developing an equestrian cross country training facility, spread across three of their adjacent fields, and covering about 35 […]
I am an equine photographer, website designer and hosting provider living in Lincolnshire.
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