The Black and White Dogs Together in a Portrait.
Black Dog and White Dog.There is a challenge with digital photography and photographing a black dog and a white dog together in a portrait. That challenge is to have the correct camera setting so both the dog with the black coat and the dog with the white coat are...
The Young Family Portrait
Young family portraits are portraits that can be really fun and exciting, treasured and enjoyed for for years to come. There are certain procedures and philosophies I work to use and follow. First and most important, in my opinion is to make friends with the...
Young Child and Dog Portrait — How Sweet they are Together.
Young child and dog portrait. No problem if you know what to do and how to do it. The key for the great smiles that I achieve with children, especially young children is first, to talk in a fun and silly manner when conversing with them. This tends to make them...
Black and White Portrait of the Black and White Dog.
Black and White Portraits It is true that certain portraits do lend themselves to a great reproduction in Black and White. One that is quite an obvious choice is when the dog or dogs are actually black and white in their true colors. These two were a perfect choice...
Pets and People–Showing the Love.
When I photograph my clients with their dogs there are a number of objectives I want to obtain. There are technical things that are important, of course. Nice flattering lighting, a strong composition, a pleasing non distracting background. ...
Portrait Props (as an accessory to your pet portrait?)
Portrait Props? It happens quite often that my clients will ask me if they should take the collar off that their dog is wearing? Most of the time I say yes unless is is a special collar with significant meaning, or if it a designer or jeweled collar that adds to the...
The Black and White Portrait–How and When to Decide if it is the Best Choice.
This black and white portrait was originally created in color. As my clients and I were viewing the portraits of their daughter I suggested that we take a look and see how this portrait would look in black and white. I did this for a couple of reasons, the gentle,...
Some Dogs Are Just So Darn Cute!!
The truth is some dogs are really challenging to photograph and some are really easy. This charming little Biewer Terrier named Marco was an absolute delight to photograph. When dogs are easy to photograph, and what I mean by that, is they are fairly calm, engaged...
The Senior Dog Portrait–Before it is Too Late!
One of my favorite portrait sessions to create is the senior dog portrait session. It is often an emotional portrait session especially for the loving dog parent or parents that have brought their beloved dog in before the end that they know is coming. I am careful...
Its a Puppy Posse!!
As you may imagine, photographing puppies is a really special event. It is alway a really fun an enjoyable challenge. Of course, they are the cutest things ever. I always like to use a prop that will keep them close together. In this portrait I used a basket which...