The Outrageous Adorableness of BAILEY the Pomsky

The Outrageous Adorableness of BAILEY the Pomsky

by | Aug 15, 2016 | Dogs, Puppies, Sessions

It’s not often I can say that I fall in love on first sight, well actually, it has happened several times in fact; when I met my partner (aaawwwwww!!), when I laid eyes on our first rescue dog Bella, when we met our second rescue dog Oscar, when Pud our cat wandered into our yard and never left (don’t worry, we did try to find her owners), and then lastly when we found our latest rescue cat Chili, as a teeny tiny little kitty at the pound.

Well, it has happened again in my most recent shoot. I won’t lie, I wanted to bundle this little puppy up and sneak him out with me in my camera bag. You’ll understand when you see the images, trust me!!

You may ask “What on earth is a POMSKY?, well my friends, a Pomsky is an absolutely adorable mix of Pomeranian and Husky… WOW is what I first thought, and then I tried NOT to imagine the logistics of that mating 🙂  But upon meeting little Bailey the minute I got in the door, he was the sweetest, most adorable little puppy I’ve ever photographed (sorry Oscar)!

We had an on-location shoot at the apartment where Bailey and his humans live, which was just divine.

Check out Bailey in all of his outrageous adorableness below. Sometimes he channels his inner Pomeranian, sometimes his Huskiness shines through and at other times I’m sure I was photographing a little fox.

Bailey the Pomsky Puppy

Bailey the Pomsky Puppy

Bailey the Pomsky Puppy

Bailey the Pomsky Puppy

Until next time, enjoy your pets and snuggle them often!

Top Pet Photo Tips You Can Use at Home

Top Pet Photo Tips You Can Use at Home

by | Jul 28, 2016 | Cats, Tips

Do you struggle to take good photos of your pets at home? I was honoured to be contacted recently by BUPA Insurance to be one of the featured photographers for their article “Top Pet Photographers Share Their Secrets” on their BUPA Pet Insurance website.

Over the years, I’ve found a few tricks to help. Capturing your pet’s attention can sometimes be quite hard. I find treats and favourite toys always help, and then there’s always silly noises, like squeaking, chirping, and meowing.

Those who know me and my photographic style, know I love to capture the little details like the curl of a tail, the whiskers of a cat, or a single paw. These are all things that are very personal to your pet and make great stand-alone shots.

I also like to get down at their level, so lay on the ground and get eye to eye with them, like the below image of my beautiful cat, Pud, taken at home with natural light through a window.

To check out all the tips from the BUPA Pet Insurance feature article, head over to “Top Pet Photographers Share Their Secrets“.

Until next time, keep it fun and happy shooting!

Summer Pet Photo shoot with 2 gorgeous rescues

Summer Pet Photo shoot with 2 gorgeous rescues

by | Dec 20, 2015 | Dogs, Sessions

My first Pet Photography shoot of SUMMER!!

I absolutely loved meeting these guys!
Maggie is a little pocket rocket, being a Foxie cross she was just go-go-go the whole session, while Monty, who is an older Westie cross, was much more mellow and laid back. They make such a wonderful family, as you’ll see from the selection sneak peek photos here.

I always watch the animals that I’m shooting, and get to know them during our session, so that I can showcase different sides of their personalities, whether that be boisterous, fun, nutty, smoochy, wise, mellow or just plain old cheeky!

Each and every session is so much fun… just take a look at these images!

Helen Trenerry Photographer |Maggie and Monty | Sydney Dog Photographer

Helen Trenerry Photographer |Maggie and Monty | Ruff 'n' Stuff Pet Photography

If you’d like to chat about booking a Pet Photography session for your pets, check out the details on my website, and contact me now.

SPRING special…

SPRING special…

by | Sep 17, 2015 | Dogs, SPRING Special

So, for the very first time ever, I’ve decided to offer a SPECIAL.
The reason is quite simply the fact that I am enjoying the start of SPRING so much and would love to celebrate SPRING with you and your amazing pets!

You can check out the offer over on my specials page, but briefly, it’s a $50 discount off the ULTIMATE session fee, PLUS a $50 credit towards your product package. Isn’t that AWESOME?

So if you’ve ever been thinking about capturing your precious pets for a lifetime of memories, now is the perfect opportunity. Contact me now to book your session.

Melinda & Trevor | Photography by Helen Trenerry

Just prior to the start of SPRING, I had a wonderful photo session with two adorable dogs; Melinda, a 2-year-old Cavoodle and Trevor, a 12-year-old Dachshund.
Trevor being a Dachshund, he was a little uncertain of me, to begin with, and dachies being dachies, he barked for about 80% of the session. But, as you can see from the end result, dogs who are incredibly talkative, or even who aren’t obedience trained (a common worry for a lot of folks), are still able to have a photo session. These images are just adorable, and capture the personalities of each of the dogs…

Melinda & Trevor | Photography by Helen Trenerry

Melinda & Trevor | Photography by Helen Trenerry

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So, then this happened…

by | Feb 27, 2014 | Boasts, Dogs

Every day of every week, there are a plethora of competitions to enter, or places where photographers can submit images to be critiqued. We do this to improve our work, to compare ourselves against others… For me it’s also to compare myself against myself. That may sound strange, but everything is a learning process, and over time we improve and hone our skills. Logically, if your photos aren’t being “recognised” at first, you have to look at why… is the composition terrible? did you miss the exposure? were you too heavy-handed in the editing?

There is a global resource for Pet Photographers run by Nicole Begley called Hair of the Dog, and each week she runs a “Top Ten” competition based on a certain theme, and each photographer gets to enter only 2 images.

I’ve been entering each week for months, against some FANTASTIC Pet Photographers from around the World, and then analysing my images against the chosen images, and looking at ways that I can improve them.

So, finally, one of my images made it into the Top Ten, with that week’s theme of TAILS. I’m so pleased, and as you’ll see when you click on the following link, there was some seriously tough competition!! Please head on over to the Top Ten on Hair of the Dog, and check out all of the Top Ten images.

Until next time, here is my entry that made it into the Top Ten – Oscar’s scruffy little tail

Oscar

© Helen Trenerry | Ruff ‘n’ Stuff Pet Photography | Sydney Dog Photographer