When editing your images in Lightroom, if the dog has some white fur you can quickly and easily set the correct white balance with this simple trick.

In this video, we start off with As Shot white balance. I cycle through Cloudy, Shade and then...

A question I see posted over and over again in online pet photography groups is this:

"What's the best lens for dog photography?"

And you know what? I don't really have the answer. ‍

Because everyone is different.

Just because we're all pet...

Back in 2017 at Barkjour (our out-of-this-world pet photography retreat in southern France), one of our attendees, Leslie, took some video of me working with Marley, an Australian Shepherd that was camera shy when photographed at close range....

I was recently asked how I got my Photoshop looking so “simple” when it came to the tabs on the right hand side. Like so many things in Photoshop, the tab system is highly customisable. In this (relatively) quick video I cover how to...

In 2018 at the annual Mally Muster fundraising event for Brisbane rescue group Shamroq (Siberian Husky and Alaskan Malamute Rescue of Queensland), we ran a "Northern Lights" themed photo booth. The Northern Lights backdrop was set up in a white...

Maybe (like me) your journey into professional pet photography started out with you photographing your own dogs. Also maybe (like me) you found it increasingly tricky to get them to cooperate with having their photo taken. These essential tips...

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In this video, I share the one setting that will change your life when it comes to using the Adjustment Brush in Lightroom. It's especially helpful for silhouettes like this one,...

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In this super quick video, I demonstrate the quickest and easiest way I know to remove the leash if the background is not too complex and if the leash forms a straight line.

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Editing Quick Tip (well, I tried to make it quick!) of the day - using Photoshop's Auto Align Layers feature to make head swaps quicker and much easier!

The before and after...

Pet photography is a super specialised field and with that comes specialised equipment and tools of the trade. Find out the five things I just couldn't live without as a professional pet photographer. Some of them will probably be surprising!

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