Why photos are so important to us

I took this photo in 1996….. 20 years later I became a photographer. The photo is blurry but it’s one of the best ones I have of this dog that still has my heart.

For those who don’t know me, I’ve had one puppy in my adult life. Back in May 1996, I answered an ad in the newspaper for a litter of weimaraner / labrador puppies. I was in my early 30s and this was WAY before I was a photographer.

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Dogs will be Dogs

Dogs will be dogs. I actually want them to be dogs at our photo shoot. I want them to be themselves. That’s the point, really.

When a dog mom or dog dad schedules a photo shoot, my goal is to capture the dog’s personality. Whatever that is.

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Photographing White Dogs

Occasionally you’ll see that I participate in a blog circle with other dog photographers from around the world. Each week we are given a topic to blog about and show photos and this week the topic is “white.” At the end of each post is a link to another dog photographer. If you click that link, you’ll go through the blog circle and get to see other photographer’s cute dog photos.

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Why Do I Watermark All of my Photos?

If you’ve seen the photos I post on Instagram and Facebook, you know that I heavily watermark my photos. The watermark designates who the creator of the image is.

Most people aren’t familiar with copyright laws. I’m no expert either but did you know that if you repost a photo that you didn’t take or didn’t purchase, you are probably in violation of copyright infringement.

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