This guide is free to members.
Horse racing is one of the busiest sports in the UK, with meetings taking place every day around the country, some amateur, some professional.
Images of horse racing are popular with owners and trainers of the horses involved, as well as the jockeys, and there are a lot of racing orientated media outlets to supply to.
This article will explain the different types of horse racing in the UK and Ireland and now they differ from a photography perspective. Directly related to this is the need for permission or accreditation, how to get it and the sort of rules you will be expected to stick to.
We discuss the typical sort of racing images which sell, where to shoot from to get those images and how to make the horse look as good as possible. There is also a section on the other shots you can capture for a more arty look.
What do you need to shoot horse racing? We discuss equipment and props which might be useful before moving on to how you might market your images, if your permission allows you to.