Welcome to week 31 of our Professional Pet Photographer’s blog circle and this week’s topic is: Negative Space What is negative space? It is the portion of an image that is not the main subject. Much of the way I photograph is with a “shallow depth of field” meaning the background is “blurred”. The “negative… [Read More]
Project 52 Week 23: Blue
Welcome to week 23 of our Professional Pet Photography Blog Circle! What comes to mind first when you hear the word, “blue”? The ocean? A clear sky on a mid summer’s day? Maybe sadness? When this week’s topic was revealed the first thought that came to my mind was, “Blue” as in “Blue Amrich”, of… [Read More]
Project 52 Week 22: Black and White
I”m back blogging after a few weeks off for this week’s topic of Black and White. I LOVE color. My favorite time of year for photos is autumn – i adore the reds, oranges and yellows of this season. Color is eye catching. It brings attention to images. I find the mood for color to… [Read More]
Project 52 Week 15: Get Close
Welcome to week 15 of our Professional Pet Photography Blog Circle. This week we are up close and personal with our topic of “Get Close”! I decided to pull out my Canon 100 mm macro lens this week and work on a few shots with “detail”. I haven’t used it too much over the winter,… [Read More]
Project 52 Week 13: Day In The Life
A Day in the Life of Kota, a rescued mutt: “I admit. I have the best life and the most wonderful mom and dad. They rescued me when I was just a pup at 4 1/2 months old. I was lost in Arkansas with my brother and sister and mom. We were picked up by… [Read More]
Project 52 Week 6: Fantasy
Welcome to Week 6 of our Professional Pet Photographer’s Blog Circle. The week we are tackling the topic of “fantasy”. One of the definitions of “fantasy” is “the activity of imagining things, especially things that are impossible or improbable” . My first thought for this week’s post was wouldn’t it be fun to place my… [Read More]
Project 52 Week 5: Depth of Field
Welcome to week 5 of our Professional Pet Photography Blog Circle. This week our topic is the area of sharpness (from near to far) within a photograph known as the “depth of field”. Depth of field is influenced by many factors: the focal length of the lens, the distance between you and the subject you… [Read More]
Project 52 Week 3: Fill the Frame
I received a phone call this past Sunday late in the day: “Hi. I’m interested in doing a pet photography session for my 18 year old dog”. I heard the sadness in her voice. We spoke a bit about how “Mickey” was doing. He’s good – he has a few months”. I mentioned that these… [Read More]
Project 52 Week 2: Rule of Thirds
Welcome to week 2 of our Professional Pet Photography Blog Circle. This week’s topic is about the “tic tac toe grid” that one can display on their DSLR camera known as the “Rule of Thirds”. Rules in photography? Yes, there are many! Of course, rules are made to be broken (I’m an Aquarius –… [Read More]
Project 52 Week 1: Blank Slate
Happy New Year and welcome to our Professional Pet Photography 52 Week Project Blog circle! This year we are starting out with a “Blank Slate”. I thought this would be a great time to tell you a little bit of how I got into Professional Pet Photography while sharing a few images of Kota since… [Read More]
