The Training Collective is a free, live training series in the basics of dog photography (can be applied to other pets too). Includes five easy poses, lighting, and composition. One practical skill at a time, taught by someone who photographs dogs and horses for a living.
Come to one or all three. There's no obligation to attend every date. If you miss this round, new rounds run later in the year.
Questions throughout, demonstrations where they're useful, and a room full of people who get it.
A reference document for everything covered in the hour.
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The Training Collective is free, always — there's no upsell built into it. If you want more once you've been through a session or two, here's where that lives.
I didn't start the Training Collective to build a business. Because of what happens partway through Session 1 — the exact moment someone realises they've been missing the shot for months. Not because they weren't trying hard enough but because nobody had ever shown them what to look for.
I still get a genuine thrill watching someone go from "I've just never been able to get a decent photo of him" to sharing something in Paws & Pixels that actually stops me mid-scroll. It's not about the equipment. It's about watching someone realise they were capable of this the whole time. That the skill was always there just waiting to be pointed at the right thing.
So this is my small way of giving something back teaching, for free, one practical skill at a time. I believe every one of us deserves photographs that actually look like the animals we love. Enriching our lives, one photo of our beloved pets at a time.