Dogs

With lockdown meaning no work for photographers, especially event photographers, I have had plenty of time to get on with some other projects I wanted to do, though with lockdown easing and enquiries for corporate work and headshots coming in, my free time will become more restricted. The garden is the biggest one for us at home and raised beds have been built and filled, a fruit cage now covers our raspberry canes and gooseberry bushes, both of which are full of fruit. The beds have been stocke.....

A few days away in Aberystwyth.The skies were grey until the day we left but it was great to have a short break and the dogs loved the beach, especially the expansive sands at Borth. It is also good to leave the big camera and lenses behind and just carry the lightweight Fuji and a single lens. Having that restriction is also a freedom as it is no longer possible to worry about which bit of kit would be best for the job and it helps to recharge the batteries of being able to see an image in a si ......

Another great pet portrait shoot, this time with a little Border Terrier. It is great to have a bright coloured background at times to add a sense of fun and brightness to your room, but one of the issues is the colour cast. This is when the studio lights pick up the colour of the background and cast that colour onto the subject which is very hard to get rid of. Changing the colour after the picture has been taken is a great way to solve this problem. Here is an example, the same image  ......

It was great fun 'shooting' Bee last weekend down in Sussex. She is such a happy dog, forever wanting to please.A small sample of images here.