Wild and domestic animal photography
“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?
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
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
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
Phew! I finally managed to get a blog post out this week, the last two weeks I've been tied up moving house, phone and internet but thankfully we are 99.9% unpacked and settled in our new home now and next week I'll post some images of my favorite things/places in our cosy Custard Cottage. Just… Continue reading Pet Photography – Schnauzer Shoot in Mossel Bay
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