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How any man can be a Valentines Hero!

Most men are intimidated by Valentines Day. Some may even resent it! A lot of men feel like Valentines Day is a lose proposition. Expectations for romance are sky high and men as a species are not super comfortable with

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How any man can be a Valentines Hero!

Most men are intimidated by Valentines Day. Some may even resent it! A lot of men feel like Valentines Day is a lose proposition. Expectations for romance are sky high and men as a species are not super comfortable with

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Scalextric racing!

Harry isn’t a big fan of animals, so when his Mum, Fiona, booked a shoot for a Christmas pressie we asked him what he loved doing best of all. Expecting the answer to be PS2 we were presently surprised when

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Scalextric racing!

Harry isn’t a big fan of animals, so when his Mum, Fiona, booked a shoot for a Christmas pressie we asked him what he loved doing best of all. Expecting the answer to be PS2 we were presently surprised when

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Facebook competition

Thanks to everyone that’s ‘Liked’ us on Facebook recently – we’ve only been promoting the page for a couple of months now and we’re up to 42 already (my daughter has 512 so way to go…not!) so please please pretty

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Facebook competition

Thanks to everyone that’s ‘Liked’ us on Facebook recently – we’ve only been promoting the page for a couple of months now and we’re up to 42 already (my daughter has 512 so way to go…not!) so please please pretty

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Spinone Italiano!

Look at those lovely beards! The Italian Spinone breed is a big favourite of ours – these two, Gucci and Nancy, are our own pets although sadly Gucci (the blonde bimbo!) lost her fight with cancer on New Years Eve

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Spinone Italiano!

Look at those lovely beards! The Italian Spinone breed is a big favourite of ours – these two, Gucci and Nancy, are our own pets although sadly Gucci (the blonde bimbo!) lost her fight with cancer on New Years Eve

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Phoebe & Harrison

Just had to share this comp of a shoot we did before Xmas – had to keep it under wraps as it was a present for Dad! Don’t forget that it doesn’t matter if you don’t have animals – Malcolm’s

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Phoebe & Harrison

Just had to share this comp of a shoot we did before Xmas – had to keep it under wraps as it was a present for Dad! Don’t forget that it doesn’t matter if you don’t have animals – Malcolm’s

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For the one you love this Valentines…!

As a special treat for the one you love this Valentines Day, why not give them an Animalarkey shoot…?! We know a lot of you love your animals too – we can shoot in the studio or at a favourite

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For the one you love this Valentines…!

As a special treat for the one you love this Valentines Day, why not give them an Animalarkey shoot…?! We know a lot of you love your animals too – we can shoot in the studio or at a favourite

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dogue de bordeaux chiots..!

Awwww..!! Can’t beat a cuddle with a puppy! These beautiful Dogue de Bordeaux pups (chiot is French for puppy incidentally) are all due to go to their new homes this week, so while they were still together, owners Paul and

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dogue de bordeaux chiots..!

Awwww..!! Can’t beat a cuddle with a puppy! These beautiful Dogue de Bordeaux pups (chiot is French for puppy incidentally) are all due to go to their new homes this week, so while they were still together, owners Paul and

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Charlie & Jupiter

This week we’ve been shooting high up on Oswaldtwistle Moor in Lancashire, home to the Grundy family and their horses! The setting was just perfect with a beautiful farm, fabulous light and a backdrop of Pendle Hill and Rossendale Fell.

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Charlie & Jupiter

This week we’ve been shooting high up on Oswaldtwistle Moor in Lancashire, home to the Grundy family and their horses! The setting was just perfect with a beautiful farm, fabulous light and a backdrop of Pendle Hill and Rossendale Fell.

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mark and smudge

Another shoot from last year but we had such a brilliant day we just wanted to share it – Mark asked us to shoot a series of photographs for his partner, so, armed with a few dog treats, we set

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mark and smudge

Another shoot from last year but we had such a brilliant day we just wanted to share it – Mark asked us to shoot a series of photographs for his partner, so, armed with a few dog treats, we set

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Calling all families and their pets!

We’ve been commissioned to shoot a range of lifestyle photographs of families with their pets for a pet products company! Mums and Dads with children and your dogs (or cats) can apply – this is a fantastic opportunity to be

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Calling all families and their pets!

We’ve been commissioned to shoot a range of lifestyle photographs of families with their pets for a pet products company! Mums and Dads with children and your dogs (or cats) can apply – this is a fantastic opportunity to be

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Holly and Daisy

We managed to find a decent gap in last weekends weather to shoot Marie & Colin with their two dogs Holly & Daisy. The canal towpath proved to be a great location (as well as being their usual walk!) for

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Holly and Daisy

We managed to find a decent gap in last weekends weather to shoot Marie & Colin with their two dogs Holly & Daisy. The canal towpath proved to be a great location (as well as being their usual walk!) for

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Georgie, BB & Winston

We were recently invited over to the beautiful Ribble Valley home of the Hanson family and their fabulous horses. I wanted something really special to suit this location and suggested a long dress  – Georgina suitably obliged and returned wearing

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Georgie, BB & Winston

We were recently invited over to the beautiful Ribble Valley home of the Hanson family and their fabulous horses. I wanted something really special to suit this location and suggested a long dress  – Georgina suitably obliged and returned wearing

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Yappy Days!

We’ve just had a fab weekend at Queenston Arthouse in Didsbury, Manchester. To end the season of summer events there, Laura Mayall held a ‘Yappy Days’ weekend of art and events for dogs and their families! The gallery featured some

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Yappy Days!

We’ve just had a fab weekend at Queenston Arthouse in Didsbury, Manchester. To end the season of summer events there, Laura Mayall held a ‘Yappy Days’ weekend of art and events for dogs and their families! The gallery featured some

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Studio portraits

We’re finally up and running in the new studios (hopefully explains the time between postings on the blog too!) Actually, the new studio isn’t new at all, as it’s an old Victorian school near Manchester city centre and it’s absolutely

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Studio portraits

We’re finally up and running in the new studios (hopefully explains the time between postings on the blog too!) Actually, the new studio isn’t new at all, as it’s an old Victorian school near Manchester city centre and it’s absolutely

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Launch of the Kennel Club’s Open for Dogs Awards 2011

We think this is a great idea by the Kennel Club to come up with an award for businesses & venues that welcome dogs on their premises, so we thought we give it a plug too! It’s easy, given the

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Launch of the Kennel Club’s Open for Dogs Awards 2011

We think this is a great idea by the Kennel Club to come up with an award for businesses & venues that welcome dogs on their premises, so we thought we give it a plug too! It’s easy, given the

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The Poitou Donkey

We’re planning a trip to The Donkey Sanctuary in Sidmouth, Devon, to photograph their fabulous collection of Poitou donkeys (did you know the collective noun for a group of donkeys is a ‘pace’?). We fell in love with these shaggy

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The Poitou Donkey

We’re planning a trip to The Donkey Sanctuary in Sidmouth, Devon, to photograph their fabulous collection of Poitou donkeys (did you know the collective noun for a group of donkeys is a ‘pace’?). We fell in love with these shaggy

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BB & Winston

We thought we’d share this little shot of BB – fabulous looking horse but couldn’t resist this little cameo shot of him (the very last frame of the shoot) after he’d finished throwing himself around the menage! Often the best

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BB & Winston

We thought we’d share this little shot of BB – fabulous looking horse but couldn’t resist this little cameo shot of him (the very last frame of the shoot) after he’d finished throwing himself around the menage! Often the best

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Accrington Riding Society Show

Last Sunday was a beautiful day in Great Harwood, Lancashire – what a great way to start off the country show programme! If you’d like to see images from the show, they’re available as free downloads from Flickr. See our

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Accrington Riding Society Show

Last Sunday was a beautiful day in Great Harwood, Lancashire – what a great way to start off the country show programme! If you’d like to see images from the show, they’re available as free downloads from Flickr. See our

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website makeover!

We get a lot of positive comments about the website and how easy it is to use, but we’ve finally got round to updating it all today, with new images from recent shoots (we managed to keep a few favourites

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website makeover!

We get a lot of positive comments about the website and how easy it is to use, but we’ve finally got round to updating it all today, with new images from recent shoots (we managed to keep a few favourites

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beware the Easter bunny

To most of us, chocolate is a delicious treat, with no more problems than an expanding waistline or rotting teeth. To dogs, chocolate is also delicious, but potentially lethal. The humble cocoa bean, from which chocolate is produced, contains a

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beware the Easter bunny

To most of us, chocolate is a delicious treat, with no more problems than an expanding waistline or rotting teeth. To dogs, chocolate is also delicious, but potentially lethal. The humble cocoa bean, from which chocolate is produced, contains a

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Bill, Ashe & Brie

When Bill asked us to photograph his 2 chocolate labs Ashe and Brie, we decided to take them up on the beautiful moors near Ilkley, West Yorkshire. The scenery up there is stunning – after a wet morning, the sun

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Bill, Ashe & Brie

When Bill asked us to photograph his 2 chocolate labs Ashe and Brie, we decided to take them up on the beautiful moors near Ilkley, West Yorkshire. The scenery up there is stunning – after a wet morning, the sun

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Bluebellicious!

With the days getting longer and Spring well and truly here, we grabbed our spinones and headed for the woods at the weekend! The bluebells are stunning this year – a perfect backdrop for Gucci & Nancy to pose for

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Bluebellicious!

With the days getting longer and Spring well and truly here, we grabbed our spinones and headed for the woods at the weekend! The bluebells are stunning this year – a perfect backdrop for Gucci & Nancy to pose for

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Moody ponies!

Many thanks to Earnsdale riding school for letting us create a really moody shot of one of their ponies, Coco. – if you’d to chat to us about a specific style for you and your pony, get in touch by

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Moody ponies!

Many thanks to Earnsdale riding school for letting us create a really moody shot of one of their ponies, Coco. – if you’d to chat to us about a specific style for you and your pony, get in touch by

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the saddest puppy in Britain

When Bleakholt Animal Sanctuary asked us to work with them to produce a set of images for their Christmas appeal last year, we were pleased to help out, but had no idea how successful it would turn out to be!

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the saddest puppy in Britain

When Bleakholt Animal Sanctuary asked us to work with them to produce a set of images for their Christmas appeal last year, we were pleased to help out, but had no idea how successful it would turn out to be!

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syd and lola

We thought we’d also include a few shoots from last year which were memorable, one of which was this shoot for Diane of her 2 French Bulldogs, Syd and Lola. We’re pretty good with dogs (having 2 mad Italian Spinones

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We thought we’d also include a few shoots from last year which were memorable, one of which was this shoot for Diane of her 2 French Bulldogs, Syd and Lola. We’re pretty good with dogs (having 2 mad Italian Spinones

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Felix, Floyd and Ruby

We had great fun shooting these 3 horses – fabulous animals and beautifully turned out on a sunny Sunday morning in Altham, Lancashire. Star of the show was Floyd – we’ve never come across such a poser! Our new lighting

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Felix, Floyd and Ruby

We had great fun shooting these 3 horses – fabulous animals and beautifully turned out on a sunny Sunday morning in Altham, Lancashire. Star of the show was Floyd – we’ve never come across such a poser! Our new lighting

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new blog!

Hi – welcome to our new blog where you’ll get to see what we’ve been up to! This year’s been really busy for us as we get ready for summer shows and getting out and about photographing our clients with

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new blog!

Hi – welcome to our new blog where you’ll get to see what we’ve been up to! This year’s been really busy for us as we get ready for summer shows and getting out and about photographing our clients with