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,…
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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…
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…
Things I wish I’d know before I started Pet Photography
What are the most important things to know about taking photos of pets? What are the first things we should learn? We don’t know what we don’t know. That’s the old saying, isn’t it? When…
How to take perfect photos of your dog in the snow
As more of us in the northern hemisphere are getting snow now, a lot of pet owners are getting out with their cameras or phones to try and take cute photos of their pets (dogs…
January’s COSY challenge theme & December challenge feedback!
Jump to the January Challenge December Challenge – Feedback To celebrate Journey’s birthday in December, the December #inspawrationchallenge on Instagram was to choose from a selection of raw photos of baby Journey, edit one or…
Looking back on 2020: the year in review
What a year 2020 has been. And not only for the pandemic-related reasons which I’m sure everyone is sick of reading about. But for me personally, 2020 has been a year full to bursting. With…
How to Take Sparkly Christmas Lights Pet Photos
It’s that time of year. The time of year when the air turns nippy and chill, frost begins to creep over the windows, and all across Instagram, pet owners struggle with creating magical photos of…
A Winter’s Journey: Lightroom-Only Speed Edit!
This week, I have a tasty little speed edit for you all – it’s the speedy version of the full tutorial which will be available in the Lightroom Course and to Learning Community members, once…
How to Make More Background for your Pet Photos
Sometimes when we’re taking photos of our pets, something goes wrong. Maybe they move, or we move, or maybe we’re only human and we just muck up the composition a little bit! Nothing major, but…
