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Some of the areas we covered during the free training days laid on by 1st Class Images in March.

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 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!

Table of Contents Introduction Everyone loves a good equine portrait, and if the comments in Facebook groups are anything to go by, it’s one of the most shared and celebrated forms of equestrian photography. If you’ve ever wanted to take your horse portraits from “nice snapshot” to “wall-worthy image,” this guide is for you. This…

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.

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

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.

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 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.

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

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.

This members article reveals the settings you can set up in seconds which will enable you to get great showjumping images.

Show walkthroughs give you a feel for the types of decisions which an equine show photographer must make to make sure they take the images which showing competitors want to buy. Dublin Horse Show is one of the World’s premier shows, run over five days in the heart of Ireland’s capital city at the famous…

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.

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…

This is a Members Only article about the use of remote cameras in equine photography. The article covers what a remote camera is, how to set one up, what equipment you need to operate a remote camera and things you should consider when placing your camera. We will learn about camera transmitters and receivers and…

MEMBERS – an equine photography masterclass article about choosing the right lens for the right situation.

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…

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.

MEMBERS – Giving away images is the worst thing you can do for your business and for the photography professional as a whole.