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Using an Expo Disc To Custom Set The White Balance • Hair of the Dog – Pet Photography Article

September 18, 2020

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Using an Expo Disc To Custom Set The White Balance • Hair of the Dog Nicole Begley, M.Photog.Cr., CPP, is a zoological animal trainer turned pet photographer and educator. She created Hair of the Dog in 2012 to empower pet photographers to turn their dreams into reality by helping them improve their craft and grow their pet photography business.Nicole has authored a book “Pet and Equine Photography for Everyone”, available on Amazon. She established Nicole Begley Photography in Pittsburgh, PA…

How To Easily Remove Color Cast In Photoshop • Hair of the Dog – Pet Photography Article

September 18, 2020

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How To Easily Remove Color Cast In Photoshop • Hair of the Dog Nicole Begley, M.Photog.Cr., CPP, is a zoological animal trainer turned pet photographer and educator. She created Hair of the Dog in 2012 to empower pet photographers to turn their dreams into reality by helping them improve their craft and grow their pet photography business.Nicole has authored a book “Pet and Equine Photography for Everyone”, available on Amazon. She established Nicole Begley Photography in Pittsburgh, PA in 2010…

Terran Bayer Guest Artist of the Month January 2020 – Pet Photography Article

January 21, 2020

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Terran Bayer Guest Artist of the Month January 2020 Join me in welcoming Terran Bayer to the Hair of the Dog Academy as Guest Artist of the Month for the month of January. Photographing dogs on a paper backdrop in the studio means one thing: dirty, hairy, drooly floors. But fear not! In her member’s only tutorial, Terran is here to help show you some easy ways to clean up all the imperfections in Photoshop! With a little magic and…

9 Single-Key Lightroom Shortcuts I Use Every Day – Photography Article

July 11, 2019

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[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vrhg8RTwNtQ] In all honesty, I only use single-key shortcuts as opposed to multi-key for the simple reason that I can’t remember much beyond a single keystroke. I thought about printing every shortcut and hanging it on my office wall for reference, but that would defeat the purpose of using shortcuts in the first place as I’d have to spend additional time scanning the printout to locate what I’m looking for. In the 12-minute video above, I discuss the 9…

How to Edit Fireworks Photos Creatively – Photography Article

July 4, 2019

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I hope you had a chance to read my previous article, “Eight Tips for Better Fireworks Photos” before going out to make your fireworks images and found that helpful. If so, you should have some good shots to work with here. If not, these techniques will still work for you if you have some other good fireworks photos. Either way, let’s see if I can teach you how to do the basic editing on your fireworks images. Then, how to…

Photographing Dogs in the Snow – Pet Photography Article

January 10, 2019

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Photographing Dogs in the Snow Shooting in a winter wonderland is usually high on the pet photography bucket list – and for many of us in the northern hemisphere – the chances to do so are just getting started. Shooting in the snow is an entirely different animal than photographing under “normal” conditions. Not only do you need to take some special considerations for your gear, and your fingers, but you also may find that it takes some special techniques…