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3 Tips for Photographing your Clifford

Kim Hollis

3 Tips for Photographing your Clifford

Clifford the Big Red Dog movie opens in theaters on November 10th.

All of us have a Clifford in our life, right? Mine is named Moose and he’s chocolate not red but he is a big guy at 90lbs. If you follow me on Instagram, you’ve seen his cute face. He’s also featured on my website a few times. He’s the chocolate lab standing in front of the confetti hearts wall.

As we all know, photographing are dogs is sometimes a challenge so here are my top 3 tips for photographing your Clifford:

  1. Get down low. If you have a small dog, that means you need to get down really low, like on your stomach low. If you have a Clifford sized dog, you don’t have to get down quite as low. If you do get down really low and your dog is big, you might be able to create a photo that makes your dog look Clifford-sized. Ha!

  2. Photography is all about light so use it to your advantage. If you’re outside on a bright sunny day, place your dog in the shade facing the sun. You’ll be able to get nice catchlights in his eyes if he’s in the shade and you face him towards the sun.

  3. Focus on your dog’s eyes. After all, the eyes are the window to the soul.

But most of all, make the photos fun for your dog. Reward him with treats or pets when he does what you want him to do.  

Clifford the Big Red Dog movie premieres on Tuesday November 9. I remember reading the books as a kid. Here are 3 facts about the movie: 

3 Fun Facts about Clifford the Red Dog

  1. The very first Clifford’s prototype was a bloodhound. Now he is said to have the characteristics of a vizsla.

  2. Clifford is publishing company Scholastic’s mascot.

  3. Darby Camp, the lead actress in the 2021 Clifford movie was born in Charlotte NC.

Would you like to win free movie passes and some promo items from Paramount Pictures? Be sure to comment here or on my Instagram post to be eligible. The contest ends on Friday November 5 and the random drawing is only for US residents. This contest is not affiliated with Instagram in any way.

I’ll contact the winners and I’ll put you in touch with the representative with Paramount. How fun is that? Comment now to be eligible.

Want to Clifford Size your dog? Follow this link: Clifford Size My Dog. You can do this from your phone or your laptop. Check out my Instagram to see a Clifford Sized Moose!