Archive for the Dog photography Category

Merry Christmas and a happy New Year

Wow, what a year!

This year certainly had its ups and downs! The Coronavirus is certainly dominating our lives!

I am grateful that we are well, that I saw more of my children, even though they were meant to study in their rooms, …. My husband is working from home and we see more of each other!

Businesswise, like so many in the service industry this has been very much a rubbish year from the pet photography point of view. To the extend that I can not really see doing a dog photoshoot in the near future. I see myself lying on the floor, getting in position for a fantastic shot, only to be licked to death by dog!! Hahahaha, there are worse ways to spend a day, but I think dog photography will have to be done in a very controlled on the leash way!

I am hoping to be able to schedule in socially distanced equine photo shoots in the New Year as they are easier to arrange. I really miss being around your furry friends!

In the meantime I will continue to expand my other other business (Talk in German) of giving German students (teens and adults alike) more confidence speaking a foreign language, which has grown throughout the pandemic.

As the saying goes: “The only constant is change!”

I hope you will all be able to have a nice and relaxing Christmas and here is to hoping 2021 will be a better year!

 

Merry Christmas

My Lockdown Hair – how is yours?

How is your lockdown hair?

During lock down I have been a bit on the quiet side on Social Media. It has not been the easiest, as I’m sure you will all agree. With home schooling (or at least making sure my teens are doing some of it,…) and diversifying my businesses to compensate for an ever changing environment as well as thinking ahead as to how I can safely return to photographing you and your pets.

As every business owner, I have set out procedures I will follow, in order to keep us safe during the photo shoots. In the next coming weeks I will get ready to offer socially distanced photo shoots. With a bit of luck from August 2020. More info to follow, …

I can’t wait to see you and your gorgeous horses, dogs and cats again!

In the meantime you can give me a call or contact me here to schedule a date for the diary.

Cockerpoo – Sneak Peek

In this Sneak Peek I would love to introduce you to Archie. And it is fair to say he is a very excitable young Cockerpoo!

For the whole duration of the photo shoot he was on a leash. And to be honest, that was for the best. I always say to my clients that safety comes first as I certainly would not have wanted Archie to run off mid shoot! I think my heart would have skipped some beats!

In order to take the right image as a photographer you have to see the image in your minds eye before you take it. This was the case here. When I saw the graffiti and the puddle I just knew I had to compose a portrait here. This is what I photographed (please scroll down further to see the after shot of this Cockerpoo puppy):

Barbara Yeo Photography before shot

In the top left corner were railings that just made the image a bit messy and of course to name the elephant in the room there is the very obvious lead. So after working the image, here is the result. Do you like it?

Barbara Yeo Photography after shot

Check out my current special Christmas offer. You can contact me to discuss your Pet Portrait requirements either by calling me on 07950 025 492 or sending me an email.

Check out my latest work on my Instagram account and if you like what you see, just follow me to keep updated with my images.

 

 

** Special Christmas offer **

Exciting news: ***Limited time special Christmas offer***

I don’t know about you, but every year, as it gets closer to Christmas, I tend to ignore it until the very last minute and then I’m stuck for presents!

This year, I decided to give YOU the opportunity to get ahead of yourself with this special Christmas offer.

I am often asked about Gift Certificate Packages that include the Pet Portrait Photo Shoot together with a product. This way you know exactly how much you will be spending up front and what you will be getting.

The majority of my clients enquire about framed portraits. You asked – I listened!

For a limited period you can now receive a 20in portrait print (frame size 24in) included with your purchase of a Pet Portrait Photography Photo Shoot Experience Gift Certificate for a much reduced price of £295. Normally frames price start at £250 for a 12in portrait print.

Whether your loved one is a horse, dog or cat owner – I am certain the person who receives your gift will be thrilled!

Check out my latest work on my Instagram account and if you like what you see, just follow me to keep updated with my images.

To take up this special offer contact me to discuss your Pet Portrait Gift requirements either by calling me on 07950 025 492 or sending me an email.

Christmas Special offer 20in print package

 

 

 

Black Labradors – Sneak peek

Who doesn’t love a black Labrador? Imagine my joy, when I was asked to not photograph ONE but TWO black Labradors! I was doing a little celebratory dance in my office after receiving the phone call from the owners!

Molly won my Pet Photography Photo Shoot Experience at the Riverhill Himalayan Gardens Dogshow in September. She won the category I have been sponsoring for quite a few years for the dog that the judges would like to take home. I had to laugh to hear that her brother also entered a competition in the category where the dogs had to ignore treats. Well, lets just say the sausages were not ignored and he failed his task. Bless him!

Our portrait session could not have been any better! Both dogs were very well behaved on the day and they both deserve medals for their participation!

Over the next few weeks I will, with the consent of their owners, share some more images on my Instagram account. Make sure to click follow me to receive more scrumptious images of theses two.

Lost and Happily Reunited

This gorgeous dog is called Baxter, and when it is cooler he wears his fleece suit and it is dayglow orange (picture courtesy of his owners Trevor and Emma). Some people laugh and some tell them it is cruel to make him wear it. Trevor and Emma don’t mind though, wearing it saved his live!

On a Sunday afternoon in February 2016, Baxter was only a year old, he took off after a deer whilst walking in Hargate Wood. After searching for an hour, they received a call to say that someone saw him running down the A26, the busy road between Crowborough and TW. Several cars slowed down to avoid him and a brave driver got out of the car to catch him. The people who caught him agreed that if it wouldn’t have been for his bright coloured suit he would probably not have survived his escape adventure. Needless to say that Baxter was very shocked and disoriented by all of this.

Top tip – especially now that we are in the darker months of the year: Be safe and be seen!

Have you got a story to tell about your lost animal and would like to feature on my blog? Get in touch by either clicking here or send an email to: info@barbarayeophotography.co.uk

Sneak Peek

In order to photography this gorgeous lady, I traveled to a small sleepy town in West Sussex last week when the weather was a lot better!

This lovely Welsh Springer Spaniel has the luxury of living close to fantastic fields. Every opportunity she gets, she loves to roam them with her owners.

We found this great pile of logs and I just knew I had to take some images here. My super model was looking forward to some treats and licked her lips in anticipation I think, … .
I had the camera ready just at the right time to catch this cute moment.

When going through all the portraits taken on the day to narrow down my clients choices, I always look for images that work well together. If you would only have seen one of the three images, you might discard them as your possible selection.

I use my expertise and experience to guide you to images that complement each other.

In order for you to get a better feel for what it looks like I have put a digital frame around the 3 portraits instead of leaving them on their own.

What do you think, does it work?

 

Bluebell pet photo shoot

Remember my last post with the lovely review from my client with their scrumptious puppy?  Guess what? My clients and their dog had so much fun, they came back for more!

This time we arranged a photo shoot in a nearby bluebell wood. With the puppy being a little older and therefore better trained, we were able to do some shots without the lead. The owners were at hand at all times to make sure their puppy was safe and didn’t run off.

Before and during the photo shoot I always stress with my clients, that if they feel unsure or not safe during the shoot for whatever reason that they can stop me at anytime. This is very important to me. More than anything I want my clients to enjoy the photo shoot experience and do not want them to be stressed out. If at any point I see it is getting to much for the animal or their owner I am quite happy to finish the current session and try another day.

Here is a quick Sneak Peek image of this Labrador/Cocker Spaniel mix puppy. I believe this is called a “Cockador”. Please correct me if I am wrong.

 

 

Client review

I have been a bit lax in updating my “Kind Word” section recently. Thankfully that does not mean that I don’t receive nice reviews for my portraits, … Please keep them coming!

As with every business, especially small ones, these reviews mean the world. It makes working with my clients so much more rewarding.

 

I don’t think I ever appreciated how quickly our little puppy would grow going from a puppy faced cutie to a very little man in the space of a few months, being able to have these memories forever of him with the puppy charm is something I’ll always be glad off.  When Barbara suggested a photo shoot with the daffodils we realised this was our one opportunity – as next year he would be double the size, still cute but a grown up cute.  Watching Barbara with our dog was something else, the care, attention and how he was fixated with her made for a wonderful experience for both puppy and owners alike.

Many thanks

 

 

Sneak Peek in the Bluebells

I love Spring! The greens of the trees and grass are all so lush and to top it off you get rewarded with this gorgeous splash of blue colour.

Here are some images from a recent dog portrait photography shoot. Labradors are so photogenic, don’t you agree?