Geryah interviews Charlotte Reeves of Learnpetphotography.com about how to simplify pet photography for dog owners. Charlotte is an award-winning Australian photographer based in Brisbane. Her style incorporates creative use of natural light, location and expression to produce vibrant and emotive work. Addicted to creating lightbulb moments for students, she has been teaching pet photographers since 2013.  She relishes simplifying tricky concepts, and helping people achieve their goals by making learning fun, practical, and positive. You can find her at learnpetphotography.com.

//TIMESTAMPS

[00:50] About Charlotte Reeves

[04:23] Getting into digital photography & editing

[06:46] Charlotte’s camera recommendations

-The difficulty of shooting dogs in motion

-The autofocus tracking is one of the most critical aspects of the camera you choose

-You need a wide range of auto focus points for your compositions & tracking across the frames

-You need lots of frames per second (ex. Canon 5D, Canon 7D, etc)

[10:45] Eye autofocus as a tool for shooting dogs in action

[11:40] Creating variety with lens choices

-70-200mm zoom benefits (portraits, distance, including landscapes, capturing action)

-24-70mm as a workhorse zoom

-Fixed focal length lenses (35mm, 135mm, 50mm)

[14:30] Canon vs. Sony ecosystem as a starter camera

[15:20] Shooting with a manual exposure & choosing settings

[17:45] ISO as the “utility setting”

[18:00] Other Camera Exposure Modes (Shutter Speed Priority (TV), Aperture Priority)

[20:30] The 70-200mm characteristics & distance advantage

[24:40] Working with the Light

[26:00] Main “rules” when shooting portraits of your dog

-Always try to face your dog towards the light source (this will help with getting catch lights in your dog’s eyes)

[27:00] Using Lightroom & Photoshop

[30:30] About learnpetphotography.com

-Starting with writing e-books

-Teaching in “barker” workshops

-Mentoring around the world

-Hosting online courses

[34:45] The “Lightning Round”

-The toughest part about being a pet photographer

-Favorite pet photography resources

-Thoughts on the future of the current Instagram Dogs trend

-Does your equipment matter for taking photos

-What advice would you give your younger former self just starting out in pet photography

AND MUCH MORE!

📒 Show Notes and Resources 📒

➡️ Subscribe to Dingle Days YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC70ngl2ctUfcushOKgsPt1Q/?sub_confirmation=1

🎯FREE K9 SCENT WORK SCORE SHEET! ➡️ https://www.dingledaysk9institute.com/K9ScentWorkScoreSheet

Purchase our prints 📷 here:

➡️ https://dingledays.darkroom.tech/

📲 Connect with Charlotte Reeves Online & Social Media

Website and blog: www.learnpetphotography.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/learnpetphotography

Instagram: www.instagram.com/learnpetphotography