Wow! Thanks for doing that Dee Dee, they both look so much better! I definitely need to get a handle on photoshop, I havn't used the burn tool so I will go and hunt down a tutorial on using that one:)

Thanks Tess, I am dreading the pricing side of things - I have done it for my pet portraits artwork and that was hard enough...mind you the good thing about photography compared to artwork is that I am much less likely to underestimate the time it will take to create:)

I had a look at your website and your photos are really beautiful! I am sure you are going to do really well with your business. In particular I really love the drama and intensity of the ones with the black backgrounds like the newfie, dobe and springer spaniel. Can I ask if you are using a black backround for these or are you getting the effect in post processing?

Michelle