{"id":768,"date":"2019-02-14T13:59:00","date_gmt":"2019-02-14T07:59:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2021-10-22T13:23:19","modified_gmt":"2021-10-22T08:23:19","slug":"its-a-dogs-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christinalauderportraits.com\/blog\/?p=768","title":{"rendered":"Its a Dog’s Life"},"content":{"rendered":"
When life gets tough I always look at dogs or my cats and think how lucky they are. I know not all are treated well but those lucky enough to be in a good home, like the ones who come into my studio, have a really great life. They look so happy and its a wonderful thing to see. <\/div>\n
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I honestly love photographing dogs. They are a joy to work with and its almost impossible to produce a bad portrait of a dog which does of course make my life a little easier. I am someone who really needs to love the work I create. I can’t help but love the portraits I’ve created of all the dogs I’ve photographed over the years. And this shoot was certainly no exception.<\/p>\n

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I found it a real pleasure using a lighter background this time too. I do often gravitate towards darker looks but seeing as this dog had a light coloured coat I thought I’d produce lighter images. This gave me the chance to use a canvas I painted a couple of years ago but never really used and I absolutely love it now. I don’t know what I was waiting for. I’ll definitely be using this again.<\/p>\n

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I have a large selection of props to choose from which always go down well with my clients. The suitcase below was a particular favourite. For some reason dogs look so sweet sitting inside things like this.<\/p>\n

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The tail on this little boy was just wonderful. We got some lucky shots with it and I say lucky because this dog was wagging it like mad throughout the session so it was often flying all over the place. I love how it hangs in the portrait above.<\/p>\n

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We each loved the single paw resting on the edge of the box here. I was so pleased to get eye contact as well. Eye contact is almost always an aim of mine as I think it can make all the difference in a beautiful portrait.<\/p>\n

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The other rewarding factor when photographing dogs is their owners all seem to be lovely too. We get on so well and have such a relaxing time (well sometimes the one helping pose the dog isn’t quite as relaxed. They do have a bit of work to do in getting their dogs to sit on our props). But we have fun and I always leave time for a coffee and at a chat at the end where we can all take a moment to relax.<\/p>\n

If you have a dog you love and would love to have a portrait like one of these please get in touch. My contact details are below if you’d like to book or find out more.<\/p>\n

Email: christina@christinalauderportraits.com<\/a>
Facebook: www.facebook.com\/christinalauderportraits<\/a>
Instagram: www.instagram.com\/christinalauderportraits<\/a>
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