Photoshop and Lightroom tips and tricks for editing pet photos.
Are you tired of trying to find the perfect white balance? Nicole Begley, from Hair of the Dog, shares her favorite tool for dialing in perfect white balance in any situation. This video walks you through how to use the...
Photographing pets in grass, or near leafy trees, can result in a funky green color cast on your otherwise adorable subjects. Take your pet photography to the next level by learning how to remove color cast with this quick...
It's not just the changing seasons that cause temperature shifts! Yep, the color temperature of your computer monitor can "drift" over time, rendering your image colors either too warm or too cool. If you're a professional...
I don’t know about you, but I love watching other people edit photos! As I was working on my final edits for our models from Barkzealand, I thought you all might enjoy watching this one. In this video, you will see how I...
Taking a sneak peek behind the magic of post-processing is something that we all love to do. In this video, I’m sharing with you a full client edit - from RAW file to fully edited and ready to print for a wall piece….in...
Shooting in a winter wonderland is usually high on the pet photography bucket list - and for many of us in the northern hemisphere - the chances to do so are just getting started. Shooting in the snow is an entirely...
Do you find it frustrating when taking outdoor photos in the spring that the leaves and grass appear fluorescent green? Here is a brief video from Heather Lahtinen of Flourish Academy and Hair of the Dog's resident editing...
Holding pet photography sessions in local parks is a pretty popular location option, but it can also be one of the most challenging places to create an image. There can be SO MUCH green and not much interest. You can’t...
It’s summer and pet photographers everywhere are cursing the green color cast that is showing up on the white fur of the dogs they are photographing. Luckily, there is a super quick and easy fix…. If you found that video...
What happens when Adobe takes a product that we have been using for years and changes the name of that product while at THE SAME TIME adds a NEW product with the same name as the OLD product? Mass confusion. If you are a...
You may regularly use the Healing Tools - such as the Patch Tool or Spot Healing Tool for removing a leash in Photoshop - but what do you do when those tools are leaving harsh lines and artifacts on your background? This...
Creating stunning silhouette images is a piece of cake once you know some handy little Lightroom secrets to bring amazing color out of your raw file. Check out this image that I captured recently in Florida - a state that...
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...
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,...
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What money sayings do you catch yourself saying regularly? “Money doesn’t grow on trees.” “You’ve got to work harder to make more.” “You can’t be successful without sacrifice.” “Rich people are greedy.” We all have them, whether conscious or...
I’m addicted to education. I believe that we ALWAYS have more to learn and that we can pull nuggets of gold from many different areas. When one of my fellow Pittsburgh photographers was putting on a workshop on how she runs her Mermaid, Fairy,...
If you’ve looked at any number of photographer’s investment pages I bet you’ve seen the term “time and talent” on many occasions. I’m not going to mince words here….I hate that phrase. Why? A. Your “time and talent” is worth a heck of a lot more...
Money. It’s a charged subject. Our culture makes talking about it taboo, and that’s really a shame because that just reinforces whatever money mindset issues we have lurking in our subconscious mind. These can be things that your parents said...
The holidays are almost upon us and that means a flurry of gift purchasing and holiday discounts from companies large and small. It also means that photographers want in on a piece of this holiday purchasing mayhem…but be careful as there are some...
“I’m second guessing my pricing. I was very successful last fall, grossing $17,000 in just two months, since then all I have heard is “I love your work but it is not in my budget.” I’m considering lowering my prices, but not sure if that is the...
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