Every bride is beautiful. It's like newborn babies or puppies. They can't help it." Emme Rollins What with Mr T having toodled off to Australia for 7 weeks I've been kind of busy, doing my chores plus his chores (I'm clocking up brownie points by the minute and expecting a nice pressie when he gets… Continue reading SCARAB VILLAGE, SEDGEFIELD – PET PHOTOGRAPHY SESSION – MARLEY & LESLEY
Leisure Island, Knysna is such a wonderful venue for a pet photography session. It's a small island in the Knysna lagoon, reachable by road with lots of grassy fields, flowers, shady walkways, benches under leafy trees and of course a view of the lagoon and the Knysna Heads. The area lends itself to beautiful… Continue reading LEISURE ISLAND, KNYSNA – PET PHOTOGRAPHY SESSION – SCRUFFY & DIDI
There are 3 things that matter in property: LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION The above phrase is said to have been coined by Lord Harold Samuel, a British property tycoon. Now, while a good location is not the be-all and end-all of a photo shoot, throw in some beautiful light and it can help to add that extra… Continue reading DOG PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS – OUTDOOR LOCATIONS
When I am old... I will wear soft gray sweatshirts and a bandana over my silver hair, and I will spend my social security checks on wine and my dogs I will sit in my house on my well-worn chair and listen to my dogs breathing. I will sneak out in the middle of a… Continue reading GROWING OLDER GRACEFULLY – SARAH and MARGARET
“Mario, what do you get when you cross an insomniac, an unwilling agnostic and a dyslexic?" "I give up." "You get someone who stays up all night torturing himself mentally over the question of whether or not there's a dog.” - David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest I'm having such trouble getting a decent nights sleep… Continue reading LET SLEEPING GOLDEN RETRIEVERS LIE
"But it did not all happen in a day, this giving over of himself, body and soul, to the man-animals. He could not immediately forego his wild heritage and his memories of the Wild. There were days when he crept to the edge of the forest and stood and listened to something calling him far… Continue reading PUPPY PHOTOGRAPHY – THINKING OF OWNING A HUSKY?
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!
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
I have owned many dogs in my life and loved all of them without exception however there have been only two with whom I have had that extra special soulmate connection. The first dog was a childhood pet named Patches who has long since crossed over, more than 40 years ago now and the second… Continue reading Celebrate Life & Capture the Memories
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