How to get into dog photography?
Malinda Oberbrunner
2025-10-15 01:26:03
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To get into dog photography, keep it simple and avoid unnecessary distractions.
Always consider your background, a simple background is best for making your precious dog or cat the star of the show.
Try to find a plain and uncluttered background, this doesn’t mean that you can’t show the environment, especially if its outdoors, but watch out for unwanted distractions.
If you are taking photos indoors make sure to clear away the clutter that could detract from your pet, coffee cups, cell phones, computers, phone chargers and other household items can all be distracting.
If photographing outside watch out for people, garbage bins, light posts, other dogs etc, remove sticks and leaves from the ground, these are unwanted distractions.
Watch carefully to make sure that nothing is sticking out of your pets head, take a look at the pictures and notice how a tree appears to be growing from behind the girl.
Try using the zoom feature on your camera or phone to capture a close up of your pet, essentially cutting out whatever is in the background if it’s ugly or unwanted.
Watch the lighting, make sure that there are no harsh shadows to distract from your pet’s natural beauty.
Finally does your dog really need to wear that harness that covers his body and diminishes his or her natural beauty, can you remove the tags hanging from the leash, they can be really distracting.
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