Nothing like a romp to get that panting smile!

Quizzical look! A gym whistle did the trick.
When I’m photographing a dog for a client, I like to get the whole gamut of facial expressions and “looks” from my subject, as nothing ever feels so good as to hear feedback from the shot where the dog’s owner

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If you’ve been studying up and hopefully practicing the tips in Part 1 of this blog entry, you’re likely well on your way to making great compositions with your pet photos. I wrote earlier about the placement of your pet’s eye and your ability to make a little visual tension in your shots, and today we’ll take composition guidelines just a little further.

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Just a quick entry today on making a photograph with a pleasing composition, and we’ll call this Part 1 as it introduces a basic concept and smart starting point. To begin, understand that the way you “arrange” your dog in the viewfinder and the final photographic print can make a large impact on the aesthetics of the image, so it’s a great place to begin practicing when you’re new to dog photography.

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