Lessons in Dogography

Photographing Dogs Pampered

The eyes of a dog are like windows to a human soul. When I photograph them, I try to capture their story.”
– Robert Capa

Santa Claus Dog

These days, dogs are everywhere: on leashes, in strollers, and pocketbooks. Photographers who seek the ubiquitous pets can find photo ops everywhere. Dog pamperers are everywhere and just waiting to have their pooches photographed.

What used to be eccentric for pet owners has become mainstream. Photographing dogs being treated as humans is not a type of photography that’s been classified yet. Perhaps you can call it dogography.

The best photo ops are candid shots. See a dog in front of you, take a picture of it. If the dog catches you, it will move, possibly photobombing your shot.

As you walk the streets in many communities worldwide, dogs are spoiled by their owners. Not that this is a bad omen. It’s just different than it has been when a dog was just that — a dog, a pet that didn’t wear clothes, didn’t get rolled down the street in some conception with…