Posts in the Category: Technique and Training

I have four different main clients this year so need to keep my wits about me. I've headed to Burghley early to give me a chance to sit down and plan my Thursday/Friday/Saturday around who I need to shoot and who, in theory, I don't. I've decided to get to Burghley and set off onto […]

Sunday is the last day of Dublin Horse Show and it's a big one in every area. The show ponies are in the Ring One, as are the Pony Club mounted games, while the workers dominate proceedings in Ring Two. In the main arena we are building up to two of the most anticipated events […]

Saturday of Dublin Horse Show is puissance day. The familiar red brick wall has been on the grass opposite the show entrance up to this point where it is a traditional selfie spot. Now, though, it has been rebuilt in the main arena and all the arena party have new uniforms with Land Rover branding. […]

Day five of Dublin Horse Show. It's Friday and that means it's Nations Cup day. I'm looking forward to this, but not from a British perspective. They haven't been performing well this week so far. There are lots of quirks to the Dublin Horse Show. One of which is that it isn't know as the […]

We have quickly dropped into a routine and although our start is earlier than the previous day we are on it. It's Ladies Day here in Dublin, so everybody has dressed up to come to the show today, and our PR photographer has her work cut out getting the best shots of the outfits for […]

Day three means we're in business, literally. The show has started. The latest start of the show gives us a chance to sort of who is shuttling who in from UCC to the show ground. We can't park at RDS so two drivers will drive us in shifts each day, before returning to our accommodation, […]

Equestrian editorial photography 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 photography is about the horse, editorial photography is about the rider. When National newspapers cover an equestrian event […]

The Quorn Hunt PC Tetrathlon was hosted by the Pony Club 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 […]

NOTE: since writing this post I have added an up-to-date guide to what to do if your photographs are stolen. Don't get me wrong, I don't think watermarks are a bad thing per se, I just think we, as photographers, are not using them effectively. Why do we use watermarks? This is the crux of […]

5 ways NOT to photograph horses is one of those posts which I will never publicise. Why? Because people will have strong opinions about images of horses, some will take it as personal (it isn't) and I don't want to hang myself out to dry. I do, however, value your opinion and would be grateful […]

Andrew Nicholson and NEREO followed Todd, with NEREO moving fluidly and accurately to post 37.8, the day's only sub-40 score.

...or, how to shoot jumping horses in a very, very dark venue. This post is in response to two requests I had for more information after I posted a photo from this event on my Facebook page. One of the questions came from someone who was there among the spectators and had tried in vain […]

Visit Candy Crush Saga page on Facebook App Center. At the bottom of the right-hand column, find and click on the “Block” link. In the popup asking you if you want to “Block App?”, click “Confirm”. Done. Phew.

I've been meaning to add a multibuy discount option for some time now and I have now finally got round to it. Please enter 20%MULTIBUY if you are ordering 3 or more items. Please note that this discount only applies to items on the "Prints and products" price list as there are already offers in place for […]

My experience of working for event photographers at every level is that social media has made a big impact. Ok, I didn't have to be a genius to work that out, especially as you are probably reading this via social media right now. However, adapting the products I sell to the requirements of today's client […]

Recent visitors to the "Hunting and Hounds" area of the website may have noticed that all galleries in this section now have a "Download All" button at the top of the page: The more curious of you may even have clicked on it, only to be asked to log in or create a new account. […]

Several times recently I have found myself referring to "the golden rules of equestrian photography". Quite rightly, I was asked what they all were! These rules I was referring to are not written down anywhere, instead they are learned through discussion with riders, owners and other photographers; photographers with many more years of experience than […]

Tips for how to take pictures of horses from a leading professional, including camera settings, timing, leg positions, different gaits and focusing skills.