For as long as I can remember, my life has revolved around caring for companion animals and nurturing the bonds they share with their human families - first as a vet tech, now as a pet photographer. This blog is where I will feature my fave pet photo sessions, share pet tips - including how to take better photos of your own pet, home decor and pet photo display ideas, news, updates, special events, and probably a lot of rambling about dogs and how awesome they are.
Pet Photo Blog
Speaking About Animal Behaviour At The Prairie Creatives Conference
I truly believe that my success as a pet photographer can be attributed to my understanding of animal behaviour much more than my skill as a photographer.
This past weekend, I had the opportunity to step outside my comfort zone once again and speak in public, at a professional photography conference. I do not enjoy public speaking, but I do enjoy saying “yes” to things that scare me, and seeing where it leads.
Photoshop Is Not A Dirty Word
Recently, I was asked to submit a video showing my photo editing process to the Hair of the Dog Academy Edit-Palooza Summit. It was a huge honour to be included alongside 40+ of the biggest names in pet photography, worldwide!
You can watch me edit this photo of Kelley and Declan from Snugapug in Edit-Palooza!
Beach Dogs
Molly and Murphy are a pair of 8 year old Golden Retrievers who think they are still puppies. Their mom takes lots of photos of them, but really wanted to capture them in action, which is difficult without professional camera gear.
We took the dogs to Waterside Beach, on the Bay of Fundy (near Alma, NB and Fundy National Park). It was the perfect location, and even though the foggy, drizzly weather was a little disappointing at the time, the grey and sandy tones ended up being an ideal match for the neutral, beachy decor in the home! We even designed an (endlessly customizable) folio box to hold the mounted prints
7 Reasons You'll Fall For Autumn Pet Portraits
Autumn is hands down my favourite time to photograph pets outdoors. The changing leaves are a gimme, but some of the other reasons may surprise you.
Pet Photos with the Lensbaby Burnside 35
It's always so exciting when Lensbaby come out with a new lens and let me get my hands on it pre-release to test it out and write a review.
Take Better Pet Photos With Your Phone
I'm a Nationally Accredited Pet Photographer, and yet some of my favourite photos of my own pets were taken with a humble iPhone.
Pet Photography Tips
I wrote this article, Pet Photography Tips From a Veterinary Technician, for the Improve Photography website, and I could have written a lot more.
Take better pet photos with the camera you've got.
Welcome to the tips and tricks section of the Pet Photo Blog. My goal in writing this is to help you take better photos of your pets with the camera you've got