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.
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These are articles which have been written for my Equine Photography Membership group and are not publicly viewable.
Equine photography is very specific in how we time our movement and choose our positions and angles. When you see photographers on social media talking about how we should all break the "rules? of photography, it doesn't really apply to us! If you do choose to create your images your own way and veer away from the conventions, you will find that people don't want to buy your images.
My Membership Group is aimed squarely at inexperienced equine photographers who want to learn more, and photographers who already work in the equestrian niche but want to branch out into other disciplines, or just discuss technique with other photographers who work in the same field.
Find out more about the Equine Photography Membership here.
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.
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 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.
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.
This article focuses on how to photograph dressage and which movements photograph best when photographing dressage.
MEMBERS - Advice on how to take your equine photography to the next level
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.
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 […]
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.
Photographing horses indoors is one of the most challenging of all the equestrian photography disciplines. Light levels are varied, but usually poor, meaning there is an inevitable trade off between shutter speeds and high ISO - and therefore noise - levels.
Regular posting to social media platforms can become a headache. Each platform wants images of different sizes and we also don't want our images to be taken an used elsewhere, so we need to set up watermarks too.
Adobe Lightroom presets allow us to export images in several different ways at the same time. This mini-course will show you how to set up presets
The event photographer's checklist is a short guide to packing what you need for a day's event photography, either as an employee/solo photographer or as the person selling photographs on site.
In this course I will try to simplify the process of purchasing a camera for equestrian photography by discussing the differences between cameras and the features which different situations and disciplines require.
A short intermediate level mini-course outlining a workflow for image file management, import, naming, storage and backup.
I am an equine photographer, website designer and hosting provider living in Lincolnshire.
I work with clients who are sole traders and others which are FTSE companies. They are equally important to me.
If you need commercial photography, editorial photography, event photography, lifestyle, equestrian or wedding photography, then I can help you, with over 30 years experience in these areas.
I also teach photography. I mentor photographers with a range of experience, from beginners to working professionals and run an equine photography course which gives members access to articles about the business of equestrian photography.
I have a varied set of skills, having worked for well known web design, SEO and analytics companies in parallel to my photography.
I design, host and maintain websites for clients as varied as farms, interior designers and equestrian centres, as well as for bloggers and sportspeople, including many riders.
I am the Public Relations Officer for the Midlands Area Point-to-Point Association, a role which utilises my PR and social media skills to promote horse racing both online and in the National press.
If you think that I could be the right person to help you, whatever your project, then please get in touch and we can discuss what you need and the ways in which I can help.
You can find out more about me here.