Nomads' Studio is a photography studio specialising in companion animal photography run by Dan.

Seeing as to how he’s busy building up his portfolio (some of which can be viewed @ http://flickr.com/photos/64106462@N00/), I generously offered the services of Poison to provide more diversity (thus far, he’s only been doing shots for those of the canine persuasion).

First impression when stepping in is that the pad's spotlessly clean & has an open concept (well, as open as one can get within 390 sqf). A platform pretty much takes up most of the space, & that's where all the action takes place.

Companion animal toys, cushions, other bits & bobs, as well as a ball of yarn were tastefully positioned for maximum effect (articles of clothing are provided for canines... but cats find that somewhat undignified).

Needless to say, Poison was pretty jumpy when we first got there, & continually tried seeking shelter under the platform. It took a fair bit of coaxing before he got comfortable enough for the shoot to start proper.

Now, companion animal photography takes a lot of patience, & if there's one thing Dan has, it's spades of the stuff. He really took his time to connect with Poison, & the results were readily visible; at one point, Poison was so relaxed that he lay down on his side, as if preparing to take a quick nap.

Having taken countless shots of my cats on my own - with Poison appearing as a big fat unidentifiable blob on most of them, I was delighted with the way Dan's shots turned out.

& when Siobhan joined in, the sense of play was very well captured besides.

My only regret is that Dan didn't start doing this back when Zizy was alive; I would've loved to have such beautiful shots of him done to remember him by.