How To Photograph Dogs: Finding Perfect Focus
Blurry photos. Sometimes they can be deliberate and artsy, and other times…not so much. Learning how to photograph dogs in particular can be a challenge, especially if your model refuses to sit still (or, you know, heel.) No question about it, the number one pet photography tips and tricks question I get is this: “How can I get my dog in focus?” Camera focus and
10 Tips For Action Pet Photography
Lights, Camera, Action… Pet Photography! Action photos of pets are my absolute favourite images to capture. There’s nothing like being able to see the wild freedom in your dog’s eyes, or your cat’s sleek body stretching during a nimble leap. Capturing that split second of vibrant excitement is a magical experience, makes for a great creative challenge and it’s so much fun to shoot. To
Common pet photography mistakes (and how to avoid them!)
As a pet photography teacher, I see a lot of new photographers and pet owners taking photos, and I noticed that many of them make the same mistakes in their photoshoots! Here are the main mistakes I notice, and how you can avoid them!
How to Take Spring Photos of your Pet in the Flowers
Spring is here! This is exciting for us pet photographers because it means we get to take pretty photos of dogs, cats and other cats amongst the flowers! Depending on where you’re located, you might have a great variety of flowers to choose from – from cherry blossoms, to magnolias, bluebells, wild garlic, foxgloves and more. In this post, we’ll uncover 5 ways you can
Taking Self Portraits with your Dog: April Challenge!
As pet photographers, we are most confident behind the camera, capturing our four-legged subjects’ personalities and stories. Occasionally we get brave and include a person in the photos too… But I know many of us have only a few photos of us and our own pets! Whether we’re professionals or just love taking photos of our dog (or cat, or ferret) for instagram, we tend
Changing the Colours in your Pet Photos
How to change the colours in a photo is one of my most frequently asked questions. Here, we’ll break down a few methods you can try in Lightroom and in Photoshop, to alter the colours in your images, whether they were taken on phone, or camera. This article does deal with adjustment layers and masking, so make sure you’ve brushed up on your photoshop basics
February Comfort Zone Challenge Results
Every month (except March!) I hold a photography or editing challenge through my blog and Instagram. I think challenges are such a fun way to improve your pet photography, learn new skills, or try something different…. and that’s what the challenge in February was about: to get out of your comfort zone in some way. We had about 80 entries in Feb and I LOVED
How to Get Your Dog to Look at the Camera for Photos
It’s so important to be able to get our pet’s attention for their photoshoot. But you might be wondering, how can I get my dog’s ears up for their photos. Here you’ll find my top tips for getting your dog to look at the camera, so they look their best.
Take Better Photos of Your Pet Using Your Phone
Have you been wondering if you should throw in the towel and get a camera to take photos of your pup? Maybe you’ve been scrolling through Instagram, seeing beautiful dog photos and wondering why yours don’t look like that? In this post, I’m going to give you some advice to help you better use your phone to take photos of your pet (without editing for
Landscape or Portrait Orientation in Pet Photography?
Should you be taking your pet photos in portrait or landscape orientation? Which is best? When should you choose one version over another? In this blog post we’ll be having a look at both options, and finding out why one might reign supreme, and be a better choice (despite what the rest of the internet says about creating photos for Instagram.) After doing a critique
February “Comfort Zone” Challenge & January Results!
Every month here on the blog, and on Instagram, I host a pet photography challenge. It could be an editing challenge, to help you practise different editing styles and techniques on photos of dogs that I’ve taken, OR, it could be a theme, to help you become more creative with your pet photography. Once again the month has come to an end, and with it,
Why Photography Brings Me Joy
I’ve been meaning to write this blog post for a while now, but as with many things in my life, I’ve procrastinated on it, avoided it, and found one hundred other things to do instead of it. For me, usually that means something about the topic doesn’t speak to my soul, or doesn’t fill me with excitement. After all, how do you explain why something
