2020 Throwback - Dr Louisa Fenny and saving the Koalas
In 2020 we had the pleasure of working with wonderful Dr Lu Fenny at Cohuna Koala Park. Dr Lu was collaborating with the wildlife park before heading over to volunteer at Kangaroo Island during the devastating 2019/2020 bushfires.
Formally known as Cohuna Wildlife Park, Cohuna Koala Park began their journey with koalas in 1982 with the arrivals of four koalas from South Australia. In 2005, the popular wildlife park was renamed as their colony continued to grow – now homing over twenty-five koalas, increasing the near endangered species by an average of four joeys every year.
Fun Koala Fact: Joeys develop in the pouch for 6 months. After this, they ride their Mother’s backs for a further 6 months, then only using the pouch for eating and sleeping
In January of 2020, we had the pleasure of photographing Dr Lu as she visited the wildlife park and captured some of her first ever koala cuddles. As she was getting ready to head over to Kangaroo Island, Viasat (whom she had previously worked while filming Desert Vet) reached out and asked for some video footage that they could use to help spread awareness and fundraise for the Island. Dr Lu worked with Viasat filming footage at Cohuna Koala Park, which resulted in fundraising a whopping $34,000+
Best known for holistic veterinary practices and for her appearance on popular TV show Desert Vet – following her Dad (Rick aka “Red Dog vet”), brother (Ed) and herself across the Pilbara region – Dr Lu flew to Kangaroo Island to volunteer during this devastating time. During December of 2019, lightening struck the island causing fires to burn out of control, affecting 211,000 of the Island’s 440,500 hectares all the way through to February 2020. 1.5 billion animal’s lives were lost during the fires, including the loss of half of the Island’s 50,000 koala population. Dr Lu spent her time searching, caring and treating wildlife, particularly a large number of injured and starved koalas. She also spent her time working with the local community, such as farmers who were struggling to control fires on their property.
It’s heroes like Dr Lu and other volunteers such as firefighters, the Defense Force, wildlife organisations and your every day people like you and I who volunteer their time, resources and donate that allow places like Kangaroo Island to rebuild after such devastation. Dr Lu continues to take care of pets and wildlife through her practices back home and through animal conservation, like that at Cohuna Koala Park – we are able to work together to protect our beautiful Australian wildlife and their habitats.
A big shout out to volunteers - You truly are the real heroes, no capes needed!
Fun koala fact: Koalas are fussy eaters! While koalas can eat up to 1kg of eucalyptus a day (wow) and is their only diet, they will only eat less than 50 of the 700 different species of eucalyptus!
Leyna goes to the Beach....
Hudson the Great Dane
Weighing in at a whopping 40kgs at only 6 months old, Hundson was a bundle of fun to photograph. Emma and Hudson enjoy spending their weekends at car shows around Perth, so of course our old farm ute in the beautiful natural bush land setting here on our property at Four Paws Photography was a must for Emma.
This handsome fella was a natural in our indoor studio, posing like a Calvin Klein model with his rather funny collar stating “No, I am not a Dalmatian” –I guess one could get a little confused.
Emma had never had her Fur-Baby Professionally Photographed and she was so happy with the end result. Walking out the door with a smile on her face and a masterpiece in her hands.
Pets are Family too....
I got my first pet when I was 5 years old.
I remember how excited I was to have this cute little ball of fluff as my new best friend and imagined all the great adventures we would share.
Pets give life a special meaning. They see only the best in their humans and never the bad. They are loyal companions to the end and that is something truly special in this world. So much joy and love will come with owning a pet and it is no surprise that people want to capture these memories forever. Animal photography is becoming more popular especially here at Four Paws in Perth and these are some the reasons why it is a great idea to create beautiful art works with your pet:
Every Pet is Unique.
My first kitten was pitch black with huge green eyes and for some reason I thought it was a great idea to name him Rambo. Rambo did not disappoint. He lived up to his name and was by far the craziest cat ever! Hiding behind walls and jumping out to surprise me, nibbling on my ears while watching TV and randomly jumping sideways were some of the hilarious things he would do. He was absolutely gorgeous.
Every animal is so different and special. Some are gentle and placid while others are a bit crazy and wild. Your pets uniqueness is something that can be captured on camera by our talented professional pet photographers and having these photos for a lifetime will preserve these memories and take you back on some great adventures.
Great Stories that can be shared for a lifetime.
Every photo comes with a story, after all, a picture is worth a thousand words. People have their children, weddings and other special occasions professionally photographed all the time. Why not have your precious fur baby photographed? After all they are a big part of our family and lives. These photos can be shared for years to come with family, friends, children and grandchildren. I bet there will be great stories that come with photographing your fur baby.
Amazing Wall Art
I absolutely love adding photographs of animals as a feature piece in certain areas of the house. The opportunity to have your pet featured in the artwork adds a personal touch to your Wall Art. Why not fill your walls with great canvas pieces of your animals instead of adding a random stock image of a horse or dog. Here at Four paws, we have an absolutely stunning setting on 5 acres as well as a large, state-of-the-art indoor studio. Our award winning professional pet photographers can add an individual and extra special quality to your photos to match any style of furniture or setting. Having a statement piece in your house that brings out your style and personality as well as your pet's individuality and special quirks is something that we are really proud of.
Wall Art. Showcase your best images in stunning detail.
Lola, Daniela and Sam 💛
Some things are just too cute, little Lola the pug is exactly that, so cute!!! One of Daniela's friends made Lola a beautiful flower crown that truly brought all the photos to the next level of stunning. Lola was so adorable that Tom the assistant even felt bad for commanding such a small dog to stay sitting, but it created the perfect shot of Lola in between Daniela and Sam's legs.
Daniela and Sam are just as cute as Lola, with these two love bird's personalities complimenting each others perfectly. Sam and Daniela are even planning of using the gorgeous shot of Lola sitting in front of our Perth Studio's Egyptian doors as their wedding's save the date, which would be gorgeous!
All the best for the wedding Daniela and Sam, it was so nice meeting both of you and Lola 😊 and a true honour to photograph this special time in your lives.
Rigaletto, the 75kg Mastiff and his little buddy Junior
Woah! What an awesome shoot! We have a lot of amazing dogs come through our Perth Photography Studio, but Rigaletto has to be one of the biggest dogs we have seen throughout our many years of photographing pets. Rigaletto is a 75kg Mastiff, which are known to grow up to the weight of a whopping 100kg 😲! The pictures truly can't capture how huge Rigaletto is, but one thing we were able to capture is his calm temperament. He is such a placid and calm-natured animal, occasionally during the shoot he would just have a lay down in our lovely green grass of the 5 acre outdoor studio. Regaletto's owner, Leah, actually used to breed Mastiffs, meaning Regaletto was extremely well trained and made for a great model, especially for being such a huge dog he was happy to pose where needed.
Regaletto's best friend is Junior, an eleven year old Staffy cross. These two don't let the size difference get in the way of their friendship, with them happily running after a ball together while going for walks with their owners, Leah and Neil. Junior absolutely LOVES playing fetch, retrieving and shredding his squeaky toys. Jane managed to capture some truly stunning photos of Junior chasing the ball, but by far the picture that speaks a 1000 words is of Neil with pure panic on his face as he realised he threw the ball directly at Jane, with Junior determined to retrieve it (second last photo), thankfully Jane didn't get seriously hurt 😊
Neil and Leah came all the way done from Karratha to get their photos taken at our Perth studio, and we are so glad they did as we captured some truly stunning moments allowing them to remember them forever 😃
Tioni, Craig and Axel
What a fun shoot! Axel, the American Staffy, looks big and tough although he is also an absolute goof making for a very enjoyable shoot. Axel is extremely ball orientated loving to run around fetching his ball, meaning that Jane the photographer was sneaky holding the ball near the lens to get his attention although sometimes the excitement would get too much and axel would come sprinting over to give kisses to the ball and often Jane stood in the firing line. The ball made for a great interaction shot between Axel and Craig- holding the ball up for Axel to jump for, highlighting his pure excitement and love for his toys. One thing Axel loves more than fetching balls and toys is mingling with other dogs. This social butterfly displayed his social abilities throughout the whole photo shoot not being scared to introduce himself to Jane and her assistant Tom with cute little Axel walking through the studio seeing what he could discover.
Craig and Tioni absolutely adore Axel and I can totally understand why after seeing his cute and goofy face. It is clear that they love their fur baby and he definitely loves them. Thanks for allowing us to capture the love between you all at our 5 acre Perth outdoor pet photography studio, it was a true honour.
