Message from Simon:
“While the day is about understanding how to get the right picture you want, we won’t be spending huge amounts of time on technical aspects of each camera being used. This will help a lot as the knowledge of everyone on the day will be varied and to make sure you all get the best out of the day, I want to spend as much time focusing on being in the right place at the right time for the right picture!”
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- You, your horse, your yard, your course!
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The Equine Photography Clinic is available to anyone with their own horse. Simon will work with you and your horse at your yard to offer your own personalised clinic, including a presentation on basic photography concepts in a non-technical style that will help you capture your horse at it's best.
You can choose from two options:
Half-Day Course £125 + Travel (1-2 People & 2 Horses)
Full-Day Course £250 + Travel (3-4 People & Upto 4 Horses)
- Not practical to hold a Photography Clinic at your Yard? (Dates Available)
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If it is not practical for Simon to visit you and your horse for this clinic, then there is another option. The Equine Photography Clinic is held at small number of venues throughout the UK, using horses provided by those venues. Here are the current dates:
6th June - The Mendip Stud Somerset BS26 2QA
To Book on this day, call Tel: +44 (0)1934 751258
One Day Photography Clinics
6th June - The Mendip Stud Somerset BS26 2QA
16th May - West Sussex - FULLY BOOKED
26th June - Cumbria - Newton-in-Furness, Cumbria. LA13 0LY
17th July 2010 - West Sussex - Malthouse Barn Stud, Streat, West Sussex. BN68SA
15th August - Model Farm, Hanscombe End Road. Herts. SG5 3NA.
4th Sepetember- Daneswood Dressage, Boreley Lane, Ombersley, Worcestershire, WR9 0HU.
Book by clicking here - Course content
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A combination of practical work and theory/technique throughout the day. Starting the morning with introductions and a brief but essential walk through of some camera necessities. Then outside to the first session of the day. Each individual will get a chance to take some pictures and try out their own ideas ready for the afternoon.
After lunch, we will examine the pictures, and learn from each other with more instructional tips from Simon, then back out to the horses to fine tune the days learning.
Everyone on the day will also be able to choose one of their own pictures to have printed up at the end of the day.
- Aims and objectives
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This clinic aims to teach you some fundamental knowledge about your camera and how to use it to improve your photography of horses.
You'll learn some useful tips and tricks that will make getting the shot you want of your horse a little less challenging and more enjoyable. - Facilities required
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Facilities required are somewhere dry (and ideally warm!) where you can all sit to go through the photographic theory.
You will need a camera. Anything from pocket “point and shoot” to DSLR. Various layers of clothing for the weather as we will be outside for a large part of the day. Lunch, drinks or snacks as appropriate.
- Your tutor
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Simon Palmer is a wildlife photographer and cameraman. One of his passions is capturing images of the equine form in all their environments. Having a close association with some of the leading equine clinicians, it gives him what he describes as the best seat in the house when filming. Since 2005, Simon has photographed and filmed Kelly Marks and Monty Roberts™ when they tour in the UK, and his material has featured in books such as the BHS book of the Natural Horse, Monty Roberts™ Join-up Journal, The Listening Post, and various magazines in the UK and US.
Course Costs - Please click here or contact Simon for more information.