Unleashed Education Blog
For many of us pet ownership is a big part of our modern urbanised life. It's become commonplace to see pets out and about in cities and suburbs. Inco...
Using off camera flash has become very popular in the pet photography space, thanks largely to the popularity of Dog Breath Photographyā€™s vibrant wide...
We're up to challenge number seven of Emerge, Silhouetto. It's another of our personal favourites and it seems we're not alone! Our challengers create...
We're halfway through Embark already, can you believe it! So for this challenge, it's time to do a little soul searching.
This style of shot can be a...
Attempting to represent our three-dimensional world through a two-dimensional medium such as a photograph is no easy task, but thatā€™s the challenge we...
Since our pets are such unique looking creatures, they will always have particular features that their owners love.
You must have heard people talk a...
One technique that works wonders for dogs who tend to wander around is putting them up on something.
In natural areas, fallen logs make great platfor...
Challenge number five in Empower is Monolicious, we asked challengers to create images in black and white or other monochromatic styles, like sepia or...
Panning is the technique of following the motion of something as it moves from side to side across the scene in front of you. Using a super fast shutt...
Shooting landscapes was an early photographic love for both Craig and Charlotte!
When photographing your canine friends these days, there's a real st...
They say a home is just a house without a dog (or other pet). Those of us with pets know this very well. If you're reading this, we wouldn't mind bett...
The popularity of dog sports has exploded over the last decade! And where there are dog sports, there are photographers eager to capture those competi...
Challenge number three of Embark, Composition 101 is all about centred compositions.
Centring feels very natural and is probably one of the first thi...
For challenge number three of Emerge, we asked our challengers to create images using high key or low key techniques.
The use of high key and low key...
The bond shared between a pet and their owner is really special. It brings out strong feelings and makes memories that last a long time. When taking p...
What if we told you there was one tiny little thing that you could do right now that will dramatically change your dog photography images forever. Thi...
Side light can be difficult to get to grips with, but there are ways to use this direction of light to create images with huge impact.
There is impac...
The negative space in an image can help to emphasise and balance the main subject, giving the subject room to breathe and preventing the image from fe...
Embark is back for 2026, and we are off to a fantastic start with a high standard of submissions from our challengers from the start!
The first chall...
This week we're diving into the very first challenge in our intermediate Unleashed Challenges course Emerge ā€“ Framed!
Framing is a powerful and unmis...
Empower is back for 2026! The third and final course in the Unleashed Challenges series. We're kicking things off with a composition-based challenge, ...
Last year we ran the Four on the Floor challenge as a little warm up for people interested in the Unleashed Challenge courses. This year, our fifth ru...
Prepare yourself for a serious visual feast! Weā€™ve just celebrated the Embark Awards, which means we can finally reveal all the well-deserved winners....
Prepare yourself for a serious visual feast! Weā€™ve just celebrated the Emerge Awards, which means we can finally reveal all the well-deserved winners....
