Too often we settle for small sizes when printing digital images, don't get me wrong, those 4x6" prints certainly work well as gifts or in a cute little frame on your desk but they are way too small for a wall portrait. I ordered some canvasses recently (a pair of 500 x 500mm square canvasses… Continue reading BIGGER IS BETTER – CANVAS WALL ART ROCKS!
Being the control freak that I am, finding myself in a situation that I can't control is completely unnerving and try as I might to ensure that my life runs relatively smoothly, I must finally concede that life is a crapshoot really and control is just an illusion. Even though we strive in our own… Continue reading HEADS OR TAILS? Life is just a crapshoot really…
“Saving one dog will not change the world, but surely for that one dog, the world will change forever.” Karen Davison This is Pixel, a ten month old, cross terrier mix who lives in Sedgefield with his human parents Kath & Cornel. They called him Pixel because they both work with internet images and websites that… Continue reading SEDGEFIELD LAGOON – PET PHOTOGRAPHY SESSION – PIXEL & KATH
Can you believe that I know of three pets called Oscar? My brother Terry who lives in Dun Laoghaire, Ireland, is owned by a golden retriever called Oscar, my brother Seán who lives in Limerick is the most loyal subject of a cat called Oscar and last week I had the distinct pleasure of meeting Lord… Continue reading MYOLI BEACH – PET PHOTOGRAPHY SESSION – OSCAR & DANIELLE
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
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