Generally this time of year in Melbourne is associated with: Ugg boots Fireplaces Hearty meals Complaining about the cold Netflix, lots and lots of Netflix But! It’s also an amazing time of year for pet photography. The light is gorgeous, the grass is green and mist is pretty. Many dogs also find cooler temperatures more … Read moreWinter Wonders
I’ve always been a one dog kinda gal. Me and my doggie, exploring the world together and then with my partner and step kids when they came along. I’d thought about a doggy pal for my old boy Caesar and even fostered dogs for rescues twice, but neither would have been suitable long term friends … Read moreTwo Dog Tango
Kingsbury Drive Community Market is a brilliant place for dogs and this year I decided to set up a stall there for dog photos. It took some planning to get going and a few trial runs in the back garden with my four-legged model…. Then came the real deal… Here are a few of the … Read moreKingsbury Drive Community Market
With the exception of an Afghan Hound, I’m not sure that the dog world contains a more beautiful breed than the Rough Collie. I just want to brush them and pat them and bury my face in their fur! These 2 handsome gentlemen are Newton (tan and white) and Galileo (tri-colour). We spent some time … Read moreHanging with doggie supermodels
When the weather warms up we modify dog walks to take into account snake activity, but also because Delilah is not a fan of the heat and likes to cool off in as much water as possible! We have a lake very close by which is perfect for this, but sometimes I like to jump … Read moreWarm weather romping
Everyone says or thinks this at some point in their dog’s life (or all the way through it) and sometimes this is enough for them to give up on ever having a great or even acceptable photo taken. My own dog is a bag of nuttiness a large amount of the time; we had to … Read more“My dog will NEVER sit still…”
While getting everything right in camera is definitely the way to go, sometimes a little more work is necessary. In many cases processing a RAW image in Lightroom is enough, but these are examples where a little more work was required after that to remove distracting elements. I also gave them a little more attention … Read morePhotoshop before and after
Occasionally I’m asked to help out other photographers with events and was lucky enough to assist the very talented Imran of Westend Photography with a wedding in the Western suburbs. This wasn’t the kind of wedding I’m used to- it was carried out entirely in 2 different family homes and some of it was loud! … Read moreWestside Wedding
Being somewhat of a shy person I’d never considered submitting any work to an exhibition before, but Darebin City Council announced that they were taking submissions for an exhibition for local artists just as I was beginning to plan something fun: Resin coated photos! I’d made small versions of this in the past, but this … Read moreExhibition time!
My great uncle was an enthusiastic photographer, so when he passed away he left behind a lot of equipment and a huge amount of Kodak slide film which expired in the 1970’s. My first film camera came from this collection – an Olympus OM-1 – and a few of us worked our way through the … Read moreThe beauty of old lenses