Technique and Training

The best websites for photographers fall into two camps. Portfolio sites designed to show off your best work, and e-commerce...

One of the most confusing areas of etiquette for aspiring equine photographers is knowing how to legitimately gain access to...

Some people are happy for their photography to just be a hobby, but many need to make it pay. Here...

Tips on how to take better photographs of horses.

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...

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...

MEMBERS - Advice on how to take your equine photography to the next level

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...

This article is free to members. Photographing any big international event brings with it specific challenges. Covering large three-day and...

Photographing showing classes is not everyone's cup of tea but the discipline accounts for a large number of horses bred...

Photographing horses indoors is one of the most challenging of all the equestrian photography disciplines. Light levels are varied, but...

Regular posting to social media platforms can become a headache. Each platform wants images of different sizes and we also...

In this course I will try to simplify the process of purchasing a camera for equestrian photography by discussing the...

A short intermediate level mini-course outlining a workflow for image file management, import, naming, storage and backup.

How to create a lightweight carousel or logo slider using the Oxygen Builder.

Adobe Lightroom is a very powerful piece of software with a myriad settings which can be changed. Luckily having made...

Caveat: I am not an audiophile. My AV receiver and speaker set-up did not cost five-figure sums (quite the opposite)....

Many computer systems nowadays come with SSD (Solid State Disk) drives for the operating system to ensure quick start up...

Equestrian event photography and equestrian editorial photography are different styles of photography for different purposes. This article looks at the...

In the first blog in this workflow series I described how I use Photo Mechanic to ingest images from my...

For some time now it is been frustrating me that, as a photographer, when I want to add multiple images...

What is HTTPS? HTTPS is a URL (web address) system similar to the standard HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol) scheme. However,...

This article about camera settings for horse photography is by Nico Morgan. Nico is one of the UK's top equestrian...

This post covers: I've had a  lot of questions about SEO-specific workflow over the years and I'm going to try...

Burghley Horse Trials 2017 - The first part of the dressage phase of Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials, Thursday 31st...

I have four different main clients this year so need to keep my wits about me. I've headed to Burghley...

Sunday is the last day of Dublin Horse Show and it's a big one in every area. The show ponies...

Saturday of Dublin Horse Show is puissance day. The familiar red brick wall has been on the grass opposite the...

Day five of Dublin Horse Show. It's Friday and that means it's Nations Cup day. I'm looking forward to this,...

We have quickly dropped into a routine and although our start is earlier than the previous day we are on...

Day three means we're in business, literally. The show has started. The latest start of the show gives us a...

Equestrian editorial photography I've often been asked if covering an event for a magazine is like event photography, and I...

The Quorn Hunt PC Tetrathlon was hosted by the Pony Club over two days this weekend. The shooting, swimming and...

NOTE: since writing this post I have added an up-to-date guide to what to do if your photographs are stolen....

5 ways NOT to photograph horses is one of those posts which I will never publicise. Why? Because people will...

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...

Recent visitors to the "Hunting and Hounds" area of the website may have noticed that all galleries in this section...

Several times recently I have found myself referring to "the golden rules of equestrian photography". Quite rightly, I was asked...

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