Pet Paparazzi Education
![Winnie [Springer Spaniel] [Puppy] [2025] [x].jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2e035_3f9c8af77e1447d7b6d3b673693e3624~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1239,h_1029,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Winnie%20%5BSpringer%20Spaniel%5D%20%5BPuppy%5D%20%5B2025%5D%20%5Bx%5D.jpg)
Pet Paparazzi — Education, Support & Critiques
Master the Art of Capturing Perfect Pet Moments and Editing with Precision
PRIVATE 1:1 FINE-ART PET PHOTOGRAPHY MENTORSHIP
Take your pet photography beyond technique and into intention.
This private one-to-one mentorship is designed for photographers who want to create emotive, fine-art imagery — work that feels thoughtful, atmospheric, and deeply connected.
Whether you’re at the beginning of your journey or refining an established style, each session is fully personalised to your experience level, creative goals, and artistic direction.
This is not a fast-paced workshop or a rigid curriculum — it’s calm, supportive guidance shaped entirely around you.
HERE’S WHAT WE’LL EXPLORE
Understanding Your Camera With Confidence
Learn how your camera truly works — from exposure and focus to depth of field — so every creative decision feels intentional rather than uncertain.
Shooting in Manual Mode
Move beyond automatic settings and gain full creative control, allowing you to adapt confidently to changing light and environments.
Light, Mood & Atmosphere
Discover how to read natural light and use it to create depth, softness, and emotion — shaping images that feel cinematic and timeless.
Composition & Visual Storytelling
Learn how composition guides emotion, balance, and flow within an image — helping you create portraits that feel purposeful rather than posed.
Working With Animal Subjects
Develop a calm, respectful approach to photographing animals of all temperaments, focusing on connection, patience, and authentic expression.
Location Awareness
Understand how to assess your surroundings and use them intentionally, ensuring the environment supports the subject and story rather than distracting from it.
Requirements
Please bring your own camera and lenses.
A carefully selected animal model will be provided for the session, allowing you to focus fully on learning and creating.
Duration
Approximately 4 hours of private, one-to-one mentorship, paced to suit your learning style and creative needs.
Investment
£235
This mentorship is ideal for photographers who wish to slow down, deepen their understanding, and create work rooted in emotion, atmosphere, and intention — whether photography is your profession or your passion.
Are you ready to deepen your approach to pet photography?
Welcome to Pet Paparazzi Education, a space dedicated to photographers who want to move beyond the basics and create meaningful, emotive imagery. Here, you’ll receive personalised guidance from Lena Lewis, multi-award-winning pet photographer and Top 10 International Pet Photographer of the Year 2024.
This is education rooted in artistry — not presets and shortcuts, but understanding light, emotion, connection, and intention behind every frame.
Personalised Mentoring & Training
At present, education is offered through in-person one-to-one photography and editing sessions, tailored entirely to your experience level and creative goals.
Whether you’re learning to confidently shoot in manual mode, refining your use of natural light, or developing a consistent fine-art editing style, each session is shaped around your needs — not a rigid curriculum.
You’ll learn in real environments, with live subjects, guided gently but thoroughly through both the technical and creative process.
Photography Mentoring
Develop confidence behind the camera while learning how to:
-
work with light intentionally
-
create expressive, emotive portraits
-
refine composition and storytelling
-
photograph pets with patience, awareness, and respect
Sessions include hands-on shooting time, allowing you to practice techniques in real time with guidance throughout.
Editing Education
Editing is where your artistic voice is refined.
Through personalised Lightroom and Photoshop sessions, you’ll learn how to:
-
create depth and mood
-
develop a cohesive fine-art style
-
understand colour, tone, and contrast
-
edit with intention rather than imitation
From foundational workflows to advanced techniques, each session is paced to support your growth without overwhelm.
Online editing education and small group sessions will be introduced in the future, allowing continued learning from anywhere.
Whether you’re at the beginning of your journey or seeking to refine an established style, Pet Paparazzi Education offers a calm, supportive environment to learn, create, and evolve as an artist.
![Haku [Romanian Rescue] [Bingo] [2025] [Review 1].jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2e035_7b70b46198bc4c559c3c019f6f7a5b61~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1239,h_907,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Haku%20%5BRomanian%20Rescue%5D%20%5BBingo%5D%20%5B2025%5D%20%5BReview%201%5D.jpg)
PRIVATE 1:1 FINE-ART EDITING MENTORSHIP
Editing is where atmosphere, emotion, and artistic identity come together.
This private one-to-one editing mentorship is designed for photographers who want to move beyond basic adjustments and develop a refined, cohesive fine-art style.
Whether you’re new to Lightroom and Photoshop or looking to deepen your existing workflow, each session is tailored to your experience, pace, and creative direction.
The focus is not speed or shortcuts — but understanding why each adjustment is made, so your edits feel intentional and consistent.
WHAT’S INCLUDED
Lightroom & Photoshop Foundations
Gain confidence navigating both programs, understanding their purpose, layout, and how they work together within a fine-art workflow.
Core Editing Tools
Learn how to use essential tools effectively — from exposure and colour adjustments in Lightroom to retouching techniques in Photoshop — creating clean, natural foundations for your images.
Advanced Editing Techniques
Explore deeper tools including layer masks, brushes, radial filters, tone curves, and colour grading to introduce depth, mood, and atmosphere into your work.
Hands-On Guided Editing
Edit alongside me as we work through an image together step by step. Each adjustment is explained clearly, helping you understand both the technique and the intention behind it.
Personal Image Critique & Refinement
You’ll have the opportunity to edit one of your own images with real-time guidance and feedback, allowing you to refine your workflow and strengthen your artistic voice.
Requirements
Please bring your own laptop with Lightroom Classic and Photoshop installed, as we will be working directly within these programs.
Duration
Approximately 4 hours of private, in-depth editing mentorship.
Ongoing Support
Following your session, you’ll have access to continued critique and guidance, allowing you to build confidence and consistency as you apply what you’ve learned.
Investment
£265
A £100 non-refundable retainer is required to secure your session date, with the remaining balance due 48 hours prior.
This mentorship is ideal for photographers seeking a slower, more intentional approach to editing — creating images that feel cohesive, atmospheric, and true to their artistic vision.
COMPLETE FINE-ART PHOTOGRAPHY & EDITING MENTORSHIP
Create with intention — from camera to final image.
This complete private mentorship combines one-to-one photography mentoring and one-to-one editing mentoring into a cohesive learning experience designed for photographers who want to develop a refined fine-art workflow from capture through to completion.
Whether your goal is to strengthen your technical understanding, refine your creative direction, or achieve greater consistency in your work, this mentorship provides calm, personalised guidance at every stage.
WHAT’S INCLUDED IN THE FULL MENTORSHIP EXPERIENCE
• Photography Mentorship
Private one-to-one guidance focused on understanding light, composition, camera control, location awareness, and working thoughtfully with animal subjects.
• Editing Mentorship
In-depth, one-to-one editing sessions covering Lightroom and Photoshop workflows, fine-art colour grading, tonal balance, and atmosphere.
• Ongoing Support
Continued guidance and critique following your sessions, allowing you to apply your learning with confidence and clarity.
MENTORSHIP FORMAT
The complete mentorship is designed for flexibility and will be delivered across two private sessions, each approximately four hours in length.
Photography Mentorship
The first session focuses on photographing with intention — developing confidence with your camera, understanding light and environment, refining composition, and capturing emotive portraits on location.
Editing Mentorship
The second session is dedicated to editing — working through your images using Lightroom and Photoshop, refining workflow, and applying advanced techniques to create cohesive, atmospheric final pieces.
REQUIREMENTS
• Photography Session: Please bring your own camera and lenses.
• Editing Session: Please bring your own laptop with Lightroom Classic and Photoshop installed.
DURATION
Each session lasts approximately 4 hours, for a total of 8 hours of private mentorship, typically split across two days.
With both photography and editing explored in depth, this mentorship supports a complete creative process — from vision and capture to refinement and final presentation.
INVESTMENT
£400
A £150 non-refundable retainer is required to secure your mentorship dates, with the remaining balance due 48 hours prior to your final scheduled session.
Pet Photography Resources
I’ve created a small but growing collection of resources designed to support photographers at different stages of their journey. These are tools I actively use within my own business and have refined through real client work, not theory. The Creating Variety in Dog Photography guide is an in-depth look at how I build diverse, engaging galleries even when working with the same location or similar setups, covering posing, expression, flow, and creative decision making. Alongside this, I offer two client templates that help streamline communication, set expectations clearly, and elevate the overall client experience. Each resource is built with intention, practicality, and honesty, aimed at helping you work more confidently and consistently while staying true to your own style.
