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The “Resource Library” contains the how-to guides and resources for members. Below, you will find the how-to guides and resources. Below that will be the complete list of “lessons”: all full tutorials, workshops, critiques and so on.
There may be some cross-over with some of the resources, as they include a guide and a tutorial
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😎 = Suitable for beginners
🧐 = Suitable for intermediate level
🤓 = Suitable for more advanced students
🥸 = Suitable for all levels.
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Topics & How-Tos
All About White Balance
Learn my favourite tips and tricks for setting white balance, particularly when sitting down to edit!
Editing Pets & People: Ike & Cecilia Tutorial
Let's edit this CUTE photo of Ike and Cecilia amidst the mossy woods. We're going to pull contrast from the background, brighten up the dark dog, work on her skin, and shape the light from above, all in 1 hour of video.
End of Life Sessions & Posing Pets & People: Guest Speaker Lauren Smith Kennedy
Hear from Lauren Smith Kennedy of The Tilly Project as she talks about how to capture genuine, candid, storytelling moments between pets & their people, as well as the art of End of Life sessions.
Creating a Flower Photo with Alessia Monaco
We are joined by guest Alessia Monaco who will show us how she created this photo of the dog surrounded by wattle/mimosa flowers, from creating the photo to editing!
Landscapes
This comprehensive "how to" lesson will take you through creating a dog-in-landscape photo, from lens choice to composition and posing, and finishing with an editing tutorial.
Image SOS: Composition
In this Image SOS we fix several images, especially the composition, by copying & flipping the background, cloning, and adding leafy overlays to hide not-so-great perspective, give some more depth to the image, and so on. Duration: 30 minutes
Make a panorama! How to fix your composition on location (and in LR & PS)
[all] If you chop your dog's feet off, don't give them enough space to look into, or if they suddenly look in an unexpected direction, don't despair! This lesson is for you to fix those composition issues ON LOCATION, as well as how to use this technique once home.
Beginning your Business: Guest Speaker Erin from Pet Biz Creatives
Learn all about branding, cohesion in your business, authenticity, finding clients and more, with guest speaker Erin, the creative director of The Growth Genies.
15 Minute Techniques: From Grey Winter to Golden Backlight
[int/adv] Winter means a lot of dull, grey, boring skies. In this quick lesson I show you a few tools to "spice up" your sky or bokeh to give it a golden backlit effect.
All About Search Engine Optimisation (SEO): with Mirella Ruotsalainen
What is SEO and why is it important when building your website, if you want your clients to be able to find you? Mirella answers all in this guest talk about Search Engine Optimisation.
