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This July, there's no Tattoo.
No flightline. No four-ship breaking over Fairford while a thousand shutters fire away. The biggest weekend in your aviation photography calendar… gone. The kit stays in the bag. Those shots you were hoping to nail this year? Not this time. And for us aviation photographers, that stings.
If the jets won't come to Fairford, we'll bring Fairford to you.
The Centre of Aviation Photography (COAP) is hosting a free, live, 3-day workshop, broadcast live from Douglas Bader House, RIAT's very own HQ. In a world's first for the aviation photography community, COAP is bringing six of the biggest camera brands together to deliver exclusive workshops.
And the goal? A clear plan for the next 12 months, so you can make RIAT 2027 your best airshow ever. There may be no Fairford this year, but that doesn't mean we can't make the year ahead your best ever, so you're fully prepped for RIAT 2027.
Get my free accessNine sessions, packed with practical aviation photography gold.
Each session is packed with things you wish you'd known earlier. Learn the settings you can use on any camera system, walk away with an editing workflow that's already helped thousands, understand how to simplify printing so you can do it at home, and take part in a challenge to win some excellent prizes.
Every session is exclusive, with replays freely available for a week to everyone who registers.
The 3-Pillars of Aviation Photography.
Shoot it, edit it, showcase it. Across the weekend you'll work through all three, delivered by the experts that do each one best.
Learn the methods you need to stand out from the busy airshow crowd.
Six of the biggest camera brands, a session each, on the settings and technique that actually matter on the flightline. The same approach carries across every system, from a kit zoom to a pro body.
Learn the exact editing workflows to make your images pop, with ease.
Join one of COAP Online's popular editing sessions and learn the exact techniques you need to make any shot pop, with a step by step workflow you can repeat at home.
Demystify the complexities of printing.
Showcase your work with more confidence, whether that's posting online, printing for a wall or even selling your work.
RIAT 2025 · the FRIAT enclosureWe are the Centre of Aviation Photography.
For six years, COAP Online has been the home of aviation-photography education, with a focussed community helping photographers worldwide get their best ever results. From first-DSLR newcomers to those whose images hang two feet wide on the wall, we've seen it all. And if you've been part of FRIAT in recent years, you'll have seen us in the big marquee in the FRIAT enclosure.
Meet Rich & Tom.
Rich Cooper brings a 30-year career as a pro aviation photographer, in print, media and online, and has been on the RIAT Photo/Media Team for over 25 years. Tom Dalton has 20 years of Lightroom and Photoshop experience, and is a specialist in colour science and creative photography and videography. Together, they're your hosts and instructors across the weekend.
What our members say.
The training is world class. I have gone from being an 'ok' aviation photographer and 'decent' writer to having my photos and an article published in a magazine, all thanks to what I have learned with COAP Online.
Now, instead of making record shots I can turn my images into art and it is really satisfying to look at the before and after images and see just how far my skills have developed.
For years I have been trying to emulate some of the pictures I have seen online taken at the same airshow and failing. I thought it was down to my photography skill, in fact it was my editing skill, or lack of. Since joining COAP Online, my photos are starting to really come to life.
The wealth of teaching materials for photography and photo editing available to members are truly second to none. Equally important is the knowledge and the interaction of the COAP Online community.
Since becoming a member my photography and Lightroom skills have got so much better. The platform is a friendly, social, and safe environment to learn, hone and improve.
COAP Online is a fantastic community, full of aviation photographers supporting other aviation photographers. The online learning has introduced me to new techniques I'd never have come up with myself.
A few quick questions.
Is it really free?
Why are the brands doing this for free, and what's the catch?
Do I need pro gear or to be an expert?
I can't make it live, should I still register?
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Your best aviation results yet.
Let's make it happen.
Free · live on Zoom from RIAT HQ · 17-19 July
