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Professional pet photographer. Outdoors, at your home, events, all occasions catered for.

15/02/2023

What a lovely day yesterday, so out for some fresh air with the pooches, my camera and my beautiful wife. Soo many fab photos to edit but here's a few that I've done so far 😀

15/06/2022

I had an amazing time at Rob Royd Doggie Park last Saturday, thank you to everyone for such a welcoming and enjoyable day, but especially to the Pooches 😉
I took over 1600 photos throughout the day, then spent hours and hours sifting through them and carefully picking out the favourites to edit, but it's what I love doing and well worth it to see the end result.
I'm still working my way through some of the clients pooches photos to edit, and I don't post them on FB until the client has them first, but here's a cheeky few that have already been sent out and received. More to follow in a day or 2. 😁🐕‍🦺📸🐕
Any questions or enquiries, please don't hesitate to message me on FB, Or you can email me:
[email protected]
www.lestoynephoyography.com

28/05/2022

Happy Saturday everyone 😁.
As in some previous posts, I've tried to explain the process of what is skilfully required to professionally take and edit a photo.
I take hundreds of shots on every photo shoot and then whittle them down to the absolute best photos to represent your pooch.
I carefully discount all the ones that may have some sort of unwanted shadow, unwanted background, not the most flattering facial expression etc...BUT.....some of these photos do have a story to tell and in hindsight, I wish I had kept some of them.
So, just for fun, here's some outtakes of a recent Agility training session with Bean, Loki and Albert, all looking their absolute best 😂🐕.
read the captions included on each photo below 😊

23/05/2022

It doesn't always feel it, but most things have a silver lining 😂.
I've been stuck at our new home doing all the tiresome hard labour jobs as my car is in for its MOT.
However, the silver lining is that I got all the jobs done early and was able to sit outside with my camera to capture some of the wildlife.
Whilst it's not dog action photography, I still enjoyed getting these shots of our local wildlife.
I'm now back up to scratch and taking more bookings as from June, so as usual if you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask 😁.
Saturday the 11th of June I am looking forward to doing a multiple full day photoshoot at Rob Royd Doggie Park :)
www.lestoynephotography.com

19/05/2022

Wow what a busy 2 weeks. Moving house is incredibly tiresome and hardwork. But...I've found my happy place. Perfect for my studio for photo editing and glorious for watching Buzzards, Barn Owls and all sorts of wildlife in our garden including pheasants.
I've had so many messages over the last week or so that I need to reply to, so I apologise for the delay, but all is back and running now.
As you can see, I'm busy listening to David Bowie on my PC 😊

01/05/2022

I took some action shots of these pooches over the weekend whilst they were training for agility. However, for some of the shots the background was just too good to miss. The cherry blossoms were blooming, the sky was blue, the sun was shining, the grass was soo green and the Daisies wanted to be in the frame too 😅.
Thanks to Reiva, Sky, Loki, Ludo, Wilma, Rosa and Walter for being such stars.
To book in a photo session, please message me on FB, or:
www.lestoynephotography.com
Email: [email protected]

25/04/2022

Hi everyone. I had some amazing photo shoots over the Easter Break. Thank you 😊. Then to top it off I did a shoot with some of our pooches yesterday in the woods. I love this time of year when flowers start to bloom and the sun comes out.
These shots were taken in Silverwood at Silkstone, Barnsley.
If anyone would like to book a photo shoot with your furry friend to be taken amongst the Bluebells, don't leave it too late. The Bluebells will only be around for maybe another couple of weeks 📷.
www.lestoynephotography.com
Email: [email protected]

11/04/2022

Oh, Oreo. I could've dunked you in a glass of milk and eaten you all up 😋. Oreo was one big softie and gave the bestest and wettest kisses too. This handsome lad just wanted to run and play, which is maybe why you'll see in the photos he probably wasn't concentrating on what his tongue was doing 😂.
Another thoroughly enjoyable photo shoot, with special thanks to Julie and Deacon for booking me in and being so helpful to get the shots I did.
I've put on more availability during the Easter Break for photo shoots. Please don't hesitate to message or email me if you have any questions.
www.lestoynephotography.com
[email protected]

07/04/2022

Whilst most folk take a well earned break over the Easter holidays, I look forward to getting out and doing more of what I love, Pet Photography 😁.
I'm making more time for more appointments for the next 2 weeks, including weekday afternoons and possibly early evenings. If you'd like to book in a photo shoot with your furry friend, please drop me a message or email with your preferred time and date and I'll do my best to accommodate. 😀🐕📷
www.lestoynephotography.com
Email: [email protected]

03/04/2022

A few more photos for you that I hope you'll enjoy.
Sirius, Hector and Bruce are all amazing, they had so much fun and were such good boys to work with 😁.
Don't forget, if you have any questions or you would like to book in a photo shoot, you can email me: [email protected]
Or message me directly on FB.
www.lestoynephotography.com

02/04/2022

Happy Saturday everyone.
Another FAQ (and I hope you find it interesting), this one I get asked a lot (way more than you think) and always out of genuine interest from the client, is "Your photos are amazing, but how are they so much better than mine when I have a 100mp camera on my phone?" This then makes me blush 😊.
So, a very long answer but I'll try and keep it short.
Phone cameras are good and getting better every year. However, professional photography is NOT just about how many Mega Pixels you have. Think about the size of the sensor and lens you have in your phone compared to a professional camera. The cost of a camera lens can easily go into the £1000's, but also, the camera does NOT make the photographer.
The biggest reason is years and years of learning, study, experience, trial and error and hundreds of thousands of shots. (not the alcohol type, but they're good too 😁).
Understanding Aperture (depth of field), lighting, ISO, shutter speed, metering, white balance, composition and how to know what to and when to change any of these in an instant to match what you're shooting to get the perfect shot. Even if a cloud covers the sun for a few seconds, settings need to be changed and by changing one setting this typically compromises another setting so that needs changing too. You can just set your camera on Auto, but in that case you might as well use a phone camera.
Shooting in RAW format massively increases the amount of DATA the camera records, but these photos MUST then be post processed. This then prompts the need for a fairly high spec PC for photo editing software and more learning and practice to master things like Hue, Saturation, Luminance, Noise, Bokeh and Sharpness, to name but a few.
Photography isn't a skill that can be learnt in a week, unfortunately. I see sooo many comments in Photography Groups on FB asking "I got my first camera last week, I'm really enjoying it and I think I've perfected it, so how much should I charge for a professional shoot?" Luckily, the replies are typically nice and give constructive criticism on how to move forward with their learning.
To me it is a passion and I'll often lay awake thinking about trying a new technique and how I'll achieve it. I really do love it.
I'd encourage anyone to give it a go. It really is that fulfilling and very addictive (and expensive 😅) , but be prepared to put the years of practise and study in if you really want to achieve something that doesn't look like its come from a phone camera.
www.lestoynephotography.com

23/03/2022

Here's a few snaps from one of my latest photo shoots with my pal, Hudson. I've known this cheeky chap a while now and had so much fun doing this with him and his Mum.
The fella hardly ever stopped still bouncing around and I just couldn't get the Tigger song out of my head 😂.

If you'd like to book a photo shoot with me for your furry friend, or have any questions, please don't hesitate to message me on FB,
or email me: [email protected]
www.lestoynephotography.com

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