I have no images to share from the shoot I did last week therefore I'm posting these gorgeous roses instead. This post is about a session I did a few days ago and how making mistakes can help you be a better photographer, just make sure you learn from your mistakes and don't allow the… Continue reading MAKING MISTAKES CAN HELP YOU TO BE A BETTER PHOTOGRAPHER
Sorry peeps, I know I'm late with the blog post, I had STUFF going on, I was going to fill you all in on the goings on but honestly writing about it just made me feel down in the dumps so I opted for some humour instead. Good choice, methinks. The beautiful pussy cat in… Continue reading WANT TO BECOME A FAMOUS BLOGGER?
I've been practising my action pet photography lately, instead of sweet images of pets sitting quietly and looking angelic, I've been trying out a bit of running, jumping and playing shots. If you'd like to try this with your own pets, use their favorite toy or initiate their favorite game to get some fun images.… Continue reading PET PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS – PLAYING, RUNNING, TUGGING, OOPS!
Sam Smith, the ginger and white neighbours cat, is the friendliest cat I have ever known and if you've been following my blog for some time, you'll know that I have a very soft spot for Marmalade cats but that is only one of the reasons I think Sam is extra special. Whenever I… Continue reading PET PHOTOGRAPHY – GINGER CATS HAVE MORE FUN
Recently, during one of our exploratory gallivants, Mr T and I took a look around Timberlake, which is an organic farm village composed of a bunch of little cabins selling various things like specialist cheeses, mohair blankets and socks, various arty nick-knacks, faerie paraphernalia and organic wine. We came away with some creamy Danish Feta… Continue reading TIMBERLAKE FARM VILLAGE PHOTOSHOOT
This image is of Patchouli, my own bundle of grumpiness joy staring through the sitting room window at birds on the deck and in order to get this image I had to sneak up on her by photographing her from outside the house. Cats are contrary creatures and if you have ever tried to photograph a… Continue reading PET PHOTOGRAPHY – HOW TO TRAIN YOUR CAT
Many thanks to the delightful blog - Ruby the Black Labrador for nominating moi du toi photography for the Best Moment Award (I know! Can you believe there is another Ruby the black labrador besides my Ruby? And she lives in a place called Paddington in Australia, true story, really!) The Best Moment Award is… Continue reading BEST MOMENT AWARD FOR moi du toi photography
What a lovely surprise to come upon these two little dynamos while Terry and I were out garden bench shopping for our little cottage garden this morning. I shot all of these images on Manual mode, using a 50mm f/1.4 Canon Lens, aperture f/2.8, ISO 200, speeds varying from 1/640 of a second to 1/1000. … Continue reading JACK RUSSELL TERRIERS: SEDGEFIELD PET PHOTOGRAPHY
As you know, I normally photograph pets but more and more humans have been popping out of the woodwork these days looking for a photo shoot, so that's how I ended up photographing the lovely Ms R that you see in the image above. I decided (for the first time) to use the guest bedroom… Continue reading HOW TO OVERCOME THE FEAR OF PHOTOSHOOT FAILURE
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