Photoshop and Lightroom tips and tricks for editing and retouching 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 ExpoDisc, as well as how to...
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 Adobe Photoshop tutorial....
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 pet photographer, you...
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 use Lightroom to harness...
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 only about 10 minutes. 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 different animal than...
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 ninja to show you a quick...
In this article you'll learn how to make park pet photos your clients will swoon over. 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. ...
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 helpful, I have created an...
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 professional pet...
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 two-minute video is to the...
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 gives you incredible...
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