Dog Sports Buying Guide

Welcome to my website. If you're looking to buy photos from an event, please read on. If you are looking to book me for a private shoot, please look here.

Finding photos of yourself or your dog

The easiest way to find photos from an event is to head to the handlers page and find your individual gallery. That way you don't have to search through all the photos at the event (which may be in the thousands). If you do want to look at all the photos from an event, you can find these either on the Dog Sports page or on Other for non-dog events.

If you want your photos removed from the site, please use this form.

Editing

I only lightly edit the photos I put up in event galleries because there are simply too many of them, but I will edit any purchased photographs, including cropping, exposure, colour adjustments, or removing background distractions or slobber and eye goop. In general photos purchased at higher resolutions receive more editing attention. If you are looking for anything in particular please leave a note when you purchase or contact me before purchasing. I may sometimes ask you to purchase in High Resolution if you have requested extensive edits.

Digital Products

For digital photos you can choose between Low Resolution (1024px), Medium Resolution (2048px), and Original Resolution options. Click here to see sample images at the different resolutions. Original Resolution will vary from image to image.

For most purposes, including posting on social media, Low Resolution is sufficient, but Medium Resolution will give you better quality. If you only intend to post the images on social media or view them on your phone it is rarely worthwhile to purchase higher than Medium Resolution. High Resolution is useful if you intend to print the images or display them on a high resolution screen e.g. a 4K TV.

If you intend to crop the image it is usually better to ask me to crop the image how you would like instead of purchasing in a higher resolution with the intention of cropping. I can sometimes crop an image wider than what is displayed on the site.

Print Products

I have a wide range of print products available, all printed by HC Pro. If the size or material you are after is not available, or you have any particular requirements, please contact me to arrange a special order.

If you purchase a digital photo you are welcome to print it at home or take it to a shop to have it printed. I recommend you purchase low resolution for prints up to 15cm, medium resolution for prints up to 20cm, and high resolution for prints up to 40cm. For larger prints please contact me. If you leave a note when you purchase I can optimise the files for printing.

Commercial Use

Photos are sold for personal use. You are welcome to post them on social media, print them to display at home, or otherwise use them as you wish, so long as you aren't making money from them. If you want to use them for a commercial purpose, such as advertising a business, you are required to purchase a Commercial Use Licence at $50 per photo, which includes the digital photo in its original resolution and any editing you may require. If you require a large number of photos, please contact me to discuss pricing.

If a photo shows someone’s face prominently you are required to seek their permission before using the photo for a commercial purpose. Please contact me if you need assistance obtaining permission.

Not-for-profit organisations, such as clubs, do not require a Commercial Use Licence, but are required to credit me along side any use of my images and provide a link to my site.

If you need something in particular, you can book me for a commercial shoot.

Event Organisers

If you are organising a sporting event and would like me to attend as a photographer, please contact me. Depending on the event, I may attend at no cost to you, and sell individual photos on this website afterwards. For other events I may need to charge an hourly rate. This will depend on factors like the nature of the event, how many attendees are expected, how much access I have, and whether other photographers are permitted to shoot.

If I have taken photos at an event that your club or organisation has organised, I am usually happy to provide some images free of charge for the organisation to use for purposes such as advertising future events, posting on social media, websites or catalogue covers, etc. Please contact me directly or request these, and link to this website wherever they are used. Images that are used for a commercial purpose, such as a business who sponsored your event using them in their marketing, require the purchase of a Commercial Use Licence (see above).

Miscellaneous

My photos may not be used to publicly criticise judges or event organisers under any circumstances.

It is prohibited to repost watermarked photos from this site. If you wish to use a photo please purchase it.