It is really nice when I am petsitting to have new subjects to photograph. Katie, a beautiful young German Shepherd, stayed with me last night and I took this shot as she was sitting on my couch, keeping a close eye on P.R., my rabbit.
Katie seemed utterly fascinated by the rabbit and intently watched him as he moved about his cage. P.R. (which is short for “Prime Rib”was more or less oblivious to Katie, even when they were only inches apart. I suspect that P.R. does not view dogs as predators, probably because she grew up with with a dog in the household.
The challenges of photographing a pet indoors are different from photographing wildlife outdoors, but so many of the basic principles carry over. This image looks a bit like a studio shot, because I was able to direct the light of a desk lamp so that it fell on one side of Katie’s face (and amazingly she sat still for a moment).
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Lovely portrait of a very bonnie dog.
One move and that hare is Prime Rib!
Remind me to tell you about the 5 rabbits we raised with our kids. Peter, Bambi, Thumper and two off spring.
I inherited PR from a friend. Her former rabbit was named “Pork Chop”–there seems to be a trend in her selection of names.
Another impressive pet shot. I’ve been thrying to shoot my dog…I mean photograph my dog for years, and still have not gotten what I want.
Thanks. It seems to me that pets are like children when it comes to taking photos. You can shoot and shoot and just maybe you’ll get lucky to get the image you want.
Great photo and a very nice looking dog. I love dogs almost as much as birds.
Gorgeous looking dog ~ such an intense stare. Good to know P.R. was blissfully unaware.
She’s a beautiful dog. Looks just like my son’s dog.
Thanks, Allen. German Shepherds seem to have kind of soulful eyes.
Yes.