Yahoo! After hemming and hawing for ages, I finally bit the bullet and invested in Lightroom 5. When the courier guy arrived with my parcel, I was like a kid on Christmas day but my enthusiasm started to wane slightly when, after an hour I still couldn't install the damn thing! Eventually, I broke down… Continue reading IN THE DARK ABOUT LIGHTROOM 5
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
Photographing a black dog can be a frustrating experience, when I began taking photographs of my black Labrador, Ruby, it was a nightmare! None of my images had detail, Ruby looked like a black blob with no definition. These are the tips I learned to help me obtain gorgeous images of my black dog, I'm… Continue reading 5 IMPORTANT TIPS FOR PHOTOGRAPHING A BLACK DOG
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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