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…
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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…
Happy 1st Birthday Journey: My Perfect, Naughty, Unicorn Puppy
Do you believe in fate? That everything happens for a reason, at the right time, in the right place? Exactly as it’s meant to be? I don’t. As a general rule of thumb. I look…
November Challenge Feedback & The Cutest December Challenge Ever (Hint: Puppies!)
Last month I announced the November Challenge, which challenged you to take a variety of photos in a small area, edit them and upload them to instagram. I was really impressed by all the different…
Speed Edit: Journey Backlit in Ferns
This is one of my favourite types of photos. A close-up portrait with gorgeous backlight, and of course my favourite perfect model. Journey is a really difficult one to get the white balance correct with,…
