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Edit My Photo Episode 1 - Creating a Colourful and Vibrant Background edit my photo Jun 23, 2020

Welcome to the first video in my new Edit My Photo series!

In my Learn Pet Photography Facebook group, we run monthly editing challenges. How...

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7 Steps to Capturing Amazing "Run to Me" Dog Action Photos action pet photography tips Jun 10, 2020

By Charlotte Reeves

Photos of dogs running directly towards the camera are often hilarious and always incredibly popular, but as you may have...

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Tibby and Summit Body Swap free editing tutorials May 30, 2020

Dog photography is challenging at the best of times, but that challenge quickly multiplies when you’re attempting to get that one perfect...

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10 Most Common Pet Photography Editing Mistakes (and how to fix them) editing Apr 09, 2020

By Charlotte Reeves

Over many years of reviewing my student's images during private online mentoring and image critiques in the...

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Album Cover Image Extension in Photoshop free editing tutorials Mar 18, 2020

By Charlotte Reeves

Designing albums is just one of the extra skills often required when you are running a full service pet photography...

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10 Essential Tips for Beautiful Black Dogs pet photography tips Mar 12, 2020

By Charlotte Reeves

Black dogs can look seriously stunning in photographs, however black is probably the most challenging of fur...

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10 Tips for Setting Perfect White Balance editing Mar 11, 2020

By Charlotte Reeves

If you’re like most pet photographers, at some point you’ve struggled with setting the correct white balance of...

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Removing a Red Colour Cast in Photoshop free editing tutorials Mar 06, 2020

By Charlotte Reeves

Have you ever shot with backlight and ended up with flare in your image?

Flare occurs when direct sun hits the end glass...

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Dog Photography Album Design using Smart Albums free editing tutorials Mar 06, 2020

By Charlotte Reeves

Designing albums for my clients is something I love to do - there's just something special about a beautiful collection of...

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The secret to higher dog photography session sales pet photography tips Dec 20, 2019

By Charlotte Reeves

We’re all guilty of it.

When it comes to social media, we only tend to share the highlights, the good stuff. And...

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Editing Quick Tip - Content-Aware Fill Magic in Photoshop free editing tutorials Sep 25, 2019

By Charlotte Reeves

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Adobe Photoshop's awesome Content-Aware Fill feature is nothing short of amazing and in this...

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Mally Muster 2019 "Out of this World" Photo Booth - Speed Edit speed edits Aug 15, 2019

By Charlotte Reeves

In 2019 at the annual Mally Muster fundraising event for Brisbane dog rescue group Shamroq (Siberian Husky and Alaskan Malamute...

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Easy white balance in Lightroom free editing tutorials Jul 16, 2019

When editing your images in Lightroom, if the dog has some white fur you can quickly and easily set the correct white balance with this simple...

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The Best Lens for Outdoor Natural Light Dog Photography pet photography tips Jun 05, 2019

By Charlotte Reeves

A question I see posted over and over again in online pet photography groups is this:

"What's the best lens for dog...

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Photographing a Camera Shy Dog behind the scenes dog training pet photography tips Mar 12, 2019

With Charlotte Reeves

Back in 2017 at Barkjour in southern France (another out-of-this-world pet photography retreat), one of our attendees,...

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Setting up a custom workspace in Photoshop free editing tutorials Oct 18, 2018

By Charlotte Reeves

I was recently asked how I got my Photoshop looking so “simple” when it came to the tabs on the right hand side....

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Mally Muster 2018 "Northern Lights" Photo Booth - Speed Edit speed edits Aug 01, 2018

In 2018 at the annual Mally Muster fundraising event for Brisbane rescue group Shamroq (Siberian Husky and Alaskan Malamute Rescue of Queensland),...

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How to Train Your Dog Model in 5 Easy Steps pet photography tips Dec 12, 2017

By Charlotte Reeves

Maybe (like me) your journey into professional pet photography started out with you photographing your own dogs. Also maybe...

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Editing Quick Tip - Adjustment Brush Auto Masking free editing tutorials Nov 21, 2017

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In this video, I share the one setting that will change your life when it comes...

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Editing Quick Tip - Straight Line Leash Removal free editing tutorials Nov 21, 2017

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In this super quick video, I demonstrate the quickest and easiest way I know to...

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Editing Quick Tip - Head Swap using Auto Align Layers free editing tutorials Nov 21, 2017

Editing Quick Tip (well, I tried to make it quick!) of the day - using Photoshop's Auto Align Layers feature to make head swaps quicker and much...

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5 Essential Items for Pet Photographers pet photography tips Nov 20, 2017

By Charlotte Reeves

Pet photography is a super specialised field and with that comes specialised equipment and tools of the trade. Find out the...

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13 Elements of Composition for Pet Photographers pet photography tips Oct 16, 2017

By Charlotte Reeves

Taking your photography up a notch means understanding and using some common, but often overlooked, elements of composition....

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12 Tips for Working with Pets and their People pet photography tips Aug 19, 2017

By Charlotte Reeves

Often we specialise in pet photography because we relate to animals better than people, am-I-right? There will inevitably come...

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