Whether you’re just starting your pet photography journey or you’re thinking of taking clients, you’re probably thinking: “How do I find MY pet photography style?”. Spoiler alert; your style is probably already there, in your…
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Deep Green Editing Challenge
Editing green tones in photos can be a huge challenge for pet photographers. To celebrate the launch of our brand new full-length editing tutorial “Dreaming in Green,” we are bringing back an editing challenge! This…
Working with Natural Light in Pet Photos: Background Highlights & Underexposing
Have you ever struggled to deal with highlights (bright spots) behind your subject because it means you have to expose so much that your subject ends up super dark? You might need to think about balancing…
3 Composition Rules For Pet Photography
When you first think about composition in pet photography, you’d probably think about rule of thirds, the golden spiral, or some other mathematically determined pleasing constant. But what if I told you that composition doesn’t…
How to Take Dog Christmas Photos
If you too are looking to take the ultimate Christmas card with your pet this year, you’re in the right spot. In this blog post I’ll share how I took Christmas photos of my two…
How to Choose a Location for Pet Photography
Choosing the perfect location for your pet photos doesn’t have to be difficult. If you’re lucky enough to be able to go “on location”, it can sometimes seem like you can spend hours searching for the…
How I made it: Dreamy Loki
Pet photos are made up of location, editing, pose, expression, light, and more. Sometimes, when we only see the finished product, it’s hard to know exactly what went into that photo… even when we see…
How to Fix Your White Balance in Pet Photography
What is “White Balance? White balance is how warm or cool, and green or magenta our images are. It can make our photos feel more natural, or can be adjusted for aesthetic reasons. Ideally and…
Which Camera Do I Buy for Pet Photography?
Updated June 2024 Believe it or not, the question that I often face on Instagram and from many of my students is – ”which camera should I buy for pet photography?” and “what camera do…
Travelling With Dogs: Scotland
A narrow road winding between a rugged mountain valley, your two furry companions safe in the back seat, and untold adventures ready to be experienced. From glens to lochs, the beach to the Bens, Scotland…
