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Learn surefire tips for creating personality-filled, perfectly posed images of dogs in the studio and on location.Margaret Bryant makes creating captivating dog portraits look easy¿but anyone who has aspired to take portraits of a four-legged friend knows it is no simple task. In fact, creating memorable dog portraits requires more than a good camera and a squeaky toy. Dogs need to feel comfortable before they reveal their personalities. To get them comfortable, a photographer must recognize when a dog is stressed or relaxed.
In this book, Bryant teaches photographers how to recognize dog behaviors and body language and provides tips to help them ¿talk¿ to the dog and set the stage for great portraiture. Next, Bryant provides sure-fire tips for getting the dog¿s attention and desired reactions/behaviors, creating poses for solo dogs and groups, styling the session, working with dog wranglers, and more. This second edition features a selection of new photos and updated techniques
List of contents
About the Author
1. Preparing for the Session
2. Studio Concerns & Advantages
3. Location Concerns & Advantages
4. Body Language
5. Displacement Behaviors
6. Avoidance Behaviors
7. Signs of Arousal
8. Flash/Strobe & Camera Fear
9. “Talking” Back to the Dog
10. Let’s Get Started
11. Noises
12. General Tips for Posing
13. Posing Dogs with Disabilities
14. Capturing the Details
15. Posing More Than One Dog
16. Angle of View
17. Action Shots
18. Photographing Puppies
19. To Composite or Not?
20. Props
21. Dogs & Owners
22. Getting Help
Final Words
Index
About the author
Margaret Bryant is a Master Photographer and Photographic Craftsman with Professional Photographers of America (PPA) and has been recognized by her peers for excellence in creating photographic images as well as teaching and speaking about photography. She is a Certified Professional Photographer, a seven-time recipient of the PPA Photographer of the Year medal, and two-time PPA Grand Imaging Award finalist. She lives in Dallas—Fort Worth, TX.
Summary
Learn surefire tips for creating personality-filled, perfectly posed images of dogs in the studio and on location.
Margaret Bryant makes creating captivating dog portraits look easy—but anyone who has aspired to take portraits of a four-legged friend knows it is no simple task. In fact, creating memorable dog portraits requires more than a good camera and a squeaky toy. Dogs need to feel comfortable before they reveal their personalities. To get them comfortable, a photographer must recognize when a dog is stressed or relaxed.
In this book, Bryant teaches photographers how to recognize dog behaviors and body language and provides tips to help them “talk” to the dog and set the stage for great portraiture. Next, Bryant provides sure-fire tips for getting the dog’s attention and desired reactions/behaviors, creating poses for solo dogs and groups, styling the session, working with dog wranglers, and more. This second edition features a selection of new photos and updated techniques
