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june special on pet portraits now! 9 jun ‘10

availablelight — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:15:44 +0000

book a PET PORTRAIT session now for just $50 – that’s half the regular price! Offer ends 30 June 2010 and spaces are limited, so be quick. these sessions are very popular… it seems like a lot of people really love their pets!

your pet’s photo session will be held at your home, in a relaxed and familiar environment. time will be taken to gain their trust and ensure they are comfortable with the intrusion into their space, in order to have them behaving just how they do for you, looking alert and happy!

i am so grateful that i had the foresight to capture my own gorgeous rescued wild-born kitten miffy (above) before she became terminally ill and had to be put to sleep at just one year of age. We still miss her but having such a beautiful photo is a great comfort – and seeing her little pink tongue always poking out brings back lots of fun memories!

Your beloved pets are with you for such a short time – don’t miss your chance to remember them for ever with beautiful and heartwarming portraits from available light ltd. Contact us today to arrange your booking!

bothering the cat… 22 jan ‘10

availablelight — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 23:02:22 +0000

sometimes my cats don’t much care for a big camera being stuck in their personal space (which is actually quite extensive when they are trying to sleep) but this time he played along, so i thought i’d share some pics.

from this perspective, looking into a cat’s eyes, you really get an idea of how mice and unwary birds feel just before their luck runs out!

sophie & sam… 15 mar ‘09

availablelight — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 22:47:12 +0000

sunday afternoon i visited sophie & sam at their lovely home and coaxed them (with MANY dog chocs, salmon and kebabs!) to remain in one spot long enough to have their photos taken. it seemed that their favourite thing to do was immediately approach the camera to get a pat, so their owners’ help was required throughout.

golden sophie was most obliging and posed in her favourite spot (after a suitable amount of chocs had been offered) without any shyness, even allowing some close-ups to be taken later on. poor sam, on the other hand, had a bad experience that morning: some horrible passer-by had thrown a stone at him over the hedge, and frightened him into the bedroom closet, so he wasn’t sure about my camera; and every time i lifted it up he looked worried and ran away. however we eventually convinced him to ignore the long lens for brief periods and got some nice portraits of him too.

here’s the top 20…

four cats & a portrait evening… 2 feb ‘09

availablelight — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 02:27:50 +0000

i love animals and cats are a favourite for me so it was awesome to photograph my good friend’s four beloved cats early this month. the cats were a lot less excited about me being there, but the two ginger boys cooperated (grudgingly).

it was a lot more *interesting* getting the two girls’ photos but in the end they gave up their resistance and allowed me to work. the only dodgy part of the evening was that i couldn’t lay down to shoot in the leaves on the lawn because they were full of dead bees… weird factor +8

here’s the favourites:

this one made me laugh…

steamer & oliver… 6 may ‘08

availablelight — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 04:39:57 +0000

i love animals, so it is always amazing for me to be asked to photograph someone’s beloved pets for them. sadly the elder of these two lovely cats was not long for this world, so his owners wanted to make sure they had some beautiful memories of him to treasure. both these cats were so friendly & cooperative, it really was a pleasure to photograph them.

my favourites: