Unleashed Education Blog
By Charlotte Reeves
Shooting in urban environments can be challenging. In this series, I take you through some super helpful tips for working in...
By Charlotte Reeves
I took this image at the end of a mentoring session, just for fun, knowing that I was going to use the shot to demonstrate some...
Please note this is a demo only (not a tutorial) and as such, there is no commentary or sound. The video plays in real time so it should be...
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Group shots of dogs can be pretty tricky to nail in-camera at the best of...
By Charlotte Reeves
Like countless bends already traversed, the stony path curved ahead of me, the scenery beyond hidden by thick bushes....
As is always the case in summer in Queensland, the humid and stormy weather played havoc with scheduling Peter's full day of mentoring. Initially...
Aspiring pet photographers book mentoring sessions with me for a range of reasons. Sometimes, they might need a bit of practice working with a dog...
Launching into a career in pet photography can be an incredibly exciting but often overwhelming process. Not only do you need to develop the...
Flying ears, flapping tongues and crazy eyes. Action photos of dogs are often hilarious and always incredibly popular, but as you may have...
I drove into the carpark rubbing sleep from my eyes. After staying up late to pick my partner up from the airport, then leaving to get to...
After the five hour flight from Brisbane to Perth, I was keen to get moving and explore! We had narrowed the shoot location down to a few...
At the annual Mally Muster fundraising event for Brisbane rescue group Shamroq (Siberian Husky and Alaskan Malamute Rescue of Queensland), myself...
When Fiona booked her mentoring session and indicated she might like to work with a small dog, I immediately thought of Asti. Her mum Louise had...
I was watching one of my favourite shows the other night - Vikings - when I heard a familiar name pop up - Skadi! The Norse goddess of winter and...
After being in business for nearly 6 years, I just couldn't believe I'd never had a session with a Dalmatian, so when it came time to choose a...
As this is an extensive blog post (I'll admit, it got away on me a little) I've interspersed the text with some photos from recent client sessions...
Following on from my leash removal video tutorials that deal with simple and complex techniques to deal with editing out the leash in dog photos, I...
The second of my shooting mentoring sessions with Nicola (our first model being Zephyr the tri coloured, blue-eyed Border Collie) was a...
Border Collies are a favourite breed of mine to use for mentoring sessions. Often well trained, confident in new surroundings, athletic and...
Sweet Miss Luca Blue! Owned and loved by Kay, owner of Chew Chomp and Chill, this pretty girl is unlike most arctic breeds I've come across....
By Charlotte Reeves
As a kid, I loved creating masterpiece paintings that ended up proudly stuck to the fridge. My personal mission was always the...
I seem to be developing a habit of using Border Collies for mentoring sessions! They really are ideal though - usually well trained, active,...
The first place I look for mentoring session models is in my commercial dog model database. I'd been wanting to use this special gal for a...
I choose my models for mentoring sessions very carefully, as I want my students to have the best possible experience. Most of the time, I prefer to...
