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Equine photography as a career: what it actually takes
There is a version of this post that opens with something like "equine photography combines two great passions." You have read that post. It is on approximately forty different websites and it tells you nothing useful. This one is different. I have been a full-time professional equine photographer for 35 years. I shoot at least…
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Lightroom tricks for changing filenames in bulk
Using metadata fields to create relevant filenames for good SEO with minimum effort
7th April 2022
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MembersWhat are the best lenses for horse photography?
An equine photography masterclass article about choosing the right lens for the right situation.
12th March 2022
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MembersWhy you should not give away your images (anywhere)
Giving away images is the worst thing you can do for your business and for the photography professional as a whole.
23rd January 2022
Horse Event Photography
Cottesmore Scurry Course Preview
The Cottesmore Scurry course makes the most of the famous Cottesmore Hunt Tuesday Country around the village of Knossington on the Rutland/Leicestershire border. The main…
23rd January 2022
British Eventing Photography
MembersBadminton Horse Trials Photography
Photographing any big international event brings with it specific challenges. Covering large three-day and four-day horse trials is no exception.
3rd January 2022
Horse Event Photography
Melton Hunt Club Ride Course Preview 2021
Photos at Marker 2 and last fence: Melton Hunt Club Ride Photos 2021 The 2021 renewal of the annual Melton Hunt Club Ride takes place…
12th November 2021
British Eventing Photography
Blenheim Palace Horse Trials Photography
In recent years Blenheim Palace Horse Trials has been organised by British Eventing and the event photography split between two companies due to the number…
5th October 2021
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Chedington Bicton Park 5* Horse Trials Photography
Horse & Hound kindly commissioned me to photograph the Chedington Bicton Park 5* Horse Trials for them, something I was very honoured to do. More…
23rd September 2021
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MembersHow to photograph showing
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…
22nd July 2021
Interviews
Andrew Hoy – the record-breaking Olympian living in rural Leicestershire
[View an extensive library of images of Andrew Hoy here]A casual observer probably wouldn't notice, but on the road between Somerby and Oakham, in rural…
19th July 2021
News
Opening of Barrowcliffe XC
Barrowcliffe Farm, in Leicestershire, is typical of much of the surrounding countryside in the heart of the traditional hunting homeland. Ridge and furrow fields of…
4th May 2021
Horse Event Photography
MembersPhotographing Horses Indoors
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…
22nd April 2021