Look! It’s Dougal the Old English Sheepdog from the Magic Roundabout, trotting along the forest path and getting himself all dirty. I shot him with a Fujifilm X-T5.
Old English Sheepdog
(Don’t worry – Florence and Mr Zebedee weren’t around, so they didn’t see it happening. I think I’ve got away with it.)
I realise most of you are too young to know what I’m on about! lol
Pet portraits can be GREAT FUN… but a few simple steps beforehand will help us to get the very best out of your pet’s studio visit.
1. Grooming. Whether you groom your dog yourself or have it done professionally it’s important to have it done a day or two before your studio visit rather than on the same day. Some dogs find grooming stressful and that will reflect in their images.
In an effort to promote inter-racial harmony, and world peace, – essential to our well being and prosperity after Brexit, our studio at Dundonald is open to everyone, no matter what part of the globe they hail from, or how unusual their appearance. So, it was with pleasure that we welcomed these two oriental friends this afternoon!
Yes, they are Broker and Fluffy, the Chinese Crested Dogs. (well – almost!) And they were greeat to work with and natural posers!
Casper the friendly dog made his way up to Dundonald, (battling through the wrong kind of snow) to reach our studio for his photoshoot. At 12 years old, there’s hardly a grey hair on his head (unlike your ancient photographer!). He took the whole session completely in his stride! Here he is in one of our popular doggy props…
Fancy giving it a go? If you’ve got a dog who just tugs on your heartstrings every time you see those big eyes pleading with you, get him booked in for a professional studio visit, – you’ll not regret it!
Here’s Meeko, the Tibetan Terrier, who came to our Dundonald Studio to support DogsTrust by entering our fabulous national Pet Portrait Awards! He’s a real star!
Here’s 4 month old Rupert. He’s a wee cuddly Multipom! Despite his young age he had the good sense to come to our Dundonald studio for his baby Photoshoot.