Posts Tagged ‘dog photography’

Scouting for a Location Session

scouting locations, location scouting for pet photography, pet photography tips

Scouting is one of the most important things you can do before a shoot.  It helps you plan out your session including where you’re going to shoot, what time of day, and the different spots at your location.  In this video, I’m sharing my biggest tips for the best ways to a scout a location…

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Removing a Leash in Photoshop

pet photography tutorial, photoshop tutorial, leash removal, pet photography, dog photography, learn pet photography

One of the key editing techniques you need to have in your toolkit when you photograph dogs is how to remove a leash in post.  There are probably a million different ways you can remove a leash, and in today’s video I’m going to show you one of my favorite techniques. Like I said, there…

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Using Noisemakers to Capture Expression

pet photography tips, learn pet photography, getting expression, pet photos

Noisemakers don’t make much of a difference in capturing amazing pet expressions if you don’t use them right.  In my latest video, I share with you some key tips when using noisemakers to get expression, when to use them, which ones work best, and what to avoid.  Check out the video below, and I also…

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Adding Catchlights for Pets

adding a catchlight, photoshop, dog photography, pet photography education

One of the most important aspects of our images is the eyes.  You have to have light in the eyes in order to give your images life!  Sometimes lighting isn’t perfect, both natural and artificial, which means we may have to roll up our sleeves and work a little Photoshop magic.  Like any adjustment in…

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The Importance of Pet Photography

pet photography, dog photography, kim hartz

This week I’m going to take a departure from my usual format of a video blog to talk about something very important as a photographer. As photographers we have a unique opportunity to follow our hearts and create beautiful art of the things we love. That may be people, or in many of our cases,…

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Photographing Pets in Snow

photographing in snow, dog photography, kim hartz

I was recently in beautiful Lake Tahoe, and the snow was incredible!  I thought it might be fun to share some tips about photographing in the snow this week.  I took out one of my favorite models while I was there, and I got some fun images of Miss Ruby.  Check out my latest video…

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Having your pet photography clients to assist you

I’m changing up my delivery method for my pet photography content.  I’ve decided to give you the info in a video blog.  This week I’m talking about how to educate you client and get them to help assist you during shoots.  As someone who doesn’t have a wrangler or use assistants, my owners are vital…

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My Top Tips for Capturing Great Expressions with Pets

  Working with pets can be a tough gig. They may not stay exactly where you want or look in your general direction, so how can you make sure you capture those expressions that sell portraits? I’ve been doing this a while both for clients and as an educator, and after a lot of shoots…

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