Had a lovely morning walk the other day with my friend Amanda and her more-than-camera-shy Doberman, Lucy, as I scoped out a beach for an upcoming client session.
Later the same day, someone asked me how I get dogs to pose and smile. See the thing is, I don’t want them to pose and smile at all! I want to capture them doing whatever it is they do… showing their unique personality. It seems to me that this is also exactly what you love about your pet, right?
Take Lucy, for instance. She H-A-T-E-S the camera – she hid behind Amanda’s legs the minute she heard the sound of the shutter. In fact, I’m pretty sure I wasn’t even looking through the lens when I stole the shot above. But what Lucy does love is to roll around in the sand.
“What shutter click? I didn’t hear any shutter click!”
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Turns out, this is Amanda’s most favorite thing that Lucy does. There’s no rule that you have to put a yearbook-worthy pose of your dog on the mantle!
Got a funny pet photo of your own? Please feel free to post a link in the comments section below!
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amanda - you have captured a few of the only images that i’ll ever have of my beloved partner, lucy and that has meaning beyond words. even these few shots are proof you know what you’re doing:) thank you, thank you thank you.