Discover the tips and tricks for capturing more beautiful and engaging dog, horse, and cat photos.
I don't know about you, but I think it's literally impossible for me to shoot images with a straight horizon! I swear, it's not because I'm drinking chocolate martinis prior to shooting. 😉 When you are straightening your photos in Lightroom, do...
White dogs can be challenging to edit, especially when they have the dark stains around their eyes or muzzle. As with everything in Photoshop, there are a variety of possible solutions from selective color replacement, selecting a certain color...
I don’t know many photographers that haven’t had some sort of pain caused by our profession. While our job isn’t as physical as a 280-pound linebacker, it is physically demanding! Our gear gets heavy and that causes lots of people to have issues...
We've all heard that the eyes are the window to the soul, but often those eyes come straight out of the camera all sorts of unremarkable. The key is enhancing a dog's eyes in post-production, whether you use Photoshop or Lightroom. In this video,...
Sometimes there are images that are worth the extra time. In my opinion, this is one of them. I tagged along with my husband to a conference that he had and I met my friend Kelly, from Sweet Silver Photography, with her pup Blue at the angel...
While the master photographers of yesterday would still manipulate their images during the development process, their options were very limited compared to what we can do today. Now the sky is the limit when it comes to editing your images. Let...
If you have been a photographer for any amount of time, you realize that with each niche comes a new set of skills and best practices. While I have a strong knowledge of my camera, posing humans, shooting in a variety of lighting conditions,...
While we are a creative field, there seems to be an incredible amount of struggle around creating your style. Creating a message and style to your photography that is unique and a representation of yourself. I'm not immune. I have watched my work...
“Disc will not mount” Those are not the words you ever want to see on your screen, as it usually means you have a substantial hard drive failure. Unfortunately, it is not IF but WHEN you will have such an experience with your computer or external...
It was 2009, I had a toddler and was working full-time in my first career as a zoological animal trainer and manager when I knew that I was ready to move on to creating my own business. As the path towards photography kept increasing it’s call to...
You may know I’ve been in a creative slump recently, I wrote about it here. Welcome to the life of a creative. My work is technically sound. I’m winning awards in print competition. My clients love their images and the phone is ringing. ...
The Easy Button. Staples sure does make that sound appealing, don’t they? While there isn’t an easy button in photography or post-processing…there is an easy button for white balance. Enter the Grey Card. You can find a simple grey card for...
Dog and horse photography skill-building tips
Photoshop and Lightroom tips & tricks
Pricing sessions & products, and selling both
Starting up, workflow, copyright and more
How to find clients and get your calendar booked
Mindset strategies for a successful business
