Hold Fast Photography

07/28/2026

Good afternoon, everyone! The proof gallery for this past weekends Vizsla FastCAT at Central K9 is now live on my website! Please read this entire post so you’ll understand how ordering works and how the gallery operates. I work a little bit differently than most photographers and the images you see in the gallery are unedited proofs. Photos will be professionally processed AFTER purchase and are delivered within 48 hrs depending on my workload. Usually much quicker, but sometimes I do get slightly backed up with pending orders. The reason for this is that it allows me to get the gallery up as quickly as possible and you don’t have to wait to see the images of your dogs competing. Please be sure to look around the shop as there are packages for multiple digital image purchases. You will need to add the package to your cart first and then select the photos you’d like to purchase for the discount to take effect. Unfortunately, I am not able to provide any type of package pricing for prints. The turn around time for prints can vary depending on the labs workload.

Orders will start being processed on Wed July 29th.

Thanks so much to all of the contestants who came out to support the Connecticut Valley Vizsla Club Inc and Vizsla Club of Central New England!

Special thanks to both clubs for having me down and for the wonderful hospitality!

Please share this post and send the link to anyone who may have missed my sign at the registration table.

Photo collection by Hold Fast Photography

06/03/2026

Powering through the mid week slump like Froggy getting after that bag.

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06/02/2026

Good evening, everyone! The proof gallery from this weekends Mayflower Pembroke Welsh Corgi Club opening FastCAT weekend at Central K9 is now live on my website! Please read this entire post so you’ll be familiar with how order fulfillment works.

If you haven’t worked with me before, photos are professionally edited AFTER purchase. What you see in the gallery are unedited proofs. The reason why I do this is because it helps me to get the gallery up as quickly as humanly possible after an event so you aren’t left hanging and wondering what ever happened to the gallery from that one event over a month ago.

Once an order is placed, there is typically anywhere from a 24-72 hr turnaround time depending on my workload. I process every photo individually and do not batch edit photos. I pride myself on attention to detail and editing the images after purchase allows me to give each and every image the full attention it deserves. My goal is to provide you with beautiful, professional artwork and there is no way I could do this if I were to batch edit 2,000+ photos and slap on a generic preset before getting the gallery up.

There is package pricing for digital images but there are no packages for tangible prints. The turnaround for the prints can vary depending on the labs workload. Both Saturday & Sunday are in one gallery. That way you are able to take advantage of the package pricing and combine photos from both days into a single order.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out. It was so wonderful seeing so many familiar pups and getting the chance to photograph new ones! I’m so grateful to the MPWCC for continuing to trust me with their FastCAT photography and I will be back down at Central K9 July 25th & 26th for the Vizsla Clubs FastCATs.

Until then,
Let those dogs run!

Photo collection by Hold Fast Photography

06/01/2026

Hi everyone!
I had such a great time photographing all of your pups this past weekend at the opening FastCAT weekend down at Central K9 with the Mayflower Pembroke Welsh Corgi Club! I’m working on getting the proof gallery for the entire weekend up on my website as quickly as possible. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, I should have it up sometime tomorrow afternoon.

If you’re new here, thanks so much for following! I operate a little bit differently than other photographers and everything will be explained in the post that links to the gallery.

In the meantime, here’s a little preview of what you can expect from a fully processed image from this past weekend (final images do not have borders or watermarks).

02/20/2026

Just in case you need a reminder.

01/01/2026

This was an image that I never intended to ever share anywhere. The overhang in the upper right hand corner isn’t cohesive with the story I originally wanted to tell and in my opinion it distracts too much from the “superhero” feel I was going for. It was also shot at 24mm and I feel like it’s still too tight. That being said, the reason why it’s here is to talk about color and what’s possible in camera. Color theory is one of the most important things you can learn when it comes to post processing or setting up your in camera color profiles. It’s not about slapping on whatever filter is trending this week or buying some half assed “film” preset that someone else made.

I’ve been on a personal side quest for the last few years to try and emulate Kodachrome as best I can in camera and it hasn’t been easy. Call it the longest running hyperfixation of my adult life. It’s something I’ve always wanted to do and has become so much of an obsession that I named one of my dogs Kodachrome. I’ve studied physical slides of people’s forgotten and discarded family memories as well as spent hours looking through digital copies of photos taken by photography masters who extensively used Kodachrome. I’ve read article after article about it and some of the most iconic and most relevant photos in history were shot on it. This is as close as I’ve come so far and it’s still very much a work in progress.

Honestly, deep down I know I’ll never get it right because it’s non-replicable.

Now for the entire point.

This photo wasn’t shot in this color profile, but the result is one that I created from scratch in NX Studio and am now able to import it into my work camera for next season. It’s pretty close to what will come straight out of camera. The goal should always be to get the image as close as possible in camera to what you see in your head to cut down on the amount of time spent dicking around in post.
I can’t stress enough how important it is to learn the technical side of photography and take the time to learn your camera and its functionality. Do the boring, less glamorous work no one will give you recognition for. It’s what makes your work undeniably your own.

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