Dog Photography

How does a dog photography work?

My dog photography shoots are so simple and so fun. We will meet at your chosen location and walk and talk for an hour. Do not be alarmed if I lie down on the wet / muddy ground – I like to shoot from the dogs eye height which inevitably mean lying on the ground! And please don’t worry if your dog takes to climbing all over me – this is nothing that I haven’t gone through in the past!

If your dog is particularly young, energetic or is at a new location for the first time, it may be advisable to let them have a run around before we meet. This would work well to get the excess energy out of their system and means I might actually stand a good chance of capturing them in a more stationary position!

I always ask the owners in advance if I can bring treats for my dogs in the form of gravy bones or cocktail sausages. I have found in the past that the dogs are like putty in my hands when they know i have sausages on me just for them! Obviously though, if your dog has dietary requirements or you would rather I didn’t feed them up then this is absolutely fine!

As I mentioned above, I am absolutely happy to get the ball out or allow for splashing and swimming, I would maybe just wait until we have captured some dry/non ball-obsessed ones first because I know that with many dogs, once the ball is out then that’s all they care about. And as for the water – well it’s lovely to capture but a wet dog look is never as handsome or pretty as a dry dog look!