Here are some tips for taking dog show pictures.  Dog show pictures are meant to display your dog’s beauty of form and to capture some of the dog’s personality.

Natural Light Is Best

The time of day that you take your dog show pictures can affect the quality of your dog’s image.  Try not to take the dog show pictures at night.  It is best to take dog show pictures in natural light because a dog will have a normal expression on its face.  A dog may be surprised, distracted or alarmed by the camera flash.  You may then get a tilted head expression or a frightened look on the dog’s face, which you want to avoid.

Avoid Red Eyes

If you have to use a flash, avoid taking the shot from a head on position because the red eye shots usually originate from this position.  Have your light source in front of the dog if possible.  This will avoid putting your dog in silhouette in the frame.  Set the dog in front of a window or doorframe to capture natural light to avoid a squinting look from direct sunshine.

Be Level With The Dog

If you take your dog’s picture from the dog’s level, you will avoid the big head and small body appearance that comes from taking a dog’s photo from overhead.  You may run into the problem of glowing eyes if the dog is looking directly at you.  Try to have a second person around who can distract the dog into looking off camera for these shots.  If you are taking dog show pictures of a small dog, prop the dog safely on an elevated surface.

Choose A Comfortable Place

Take dog show pictures in places where the dog feels comfortable and where there will be no distractions.  Your home and backyard are perfect places to take dog show pictures.  Your dog will be more likely to reveal its personality in these places.

Background And Contrast

Choose a contrasting background for the dog show picture.  If your dog is light colored, use a light background and if your dog is dark colored, take the photograph with a light colored background.  In this way, your dog’s shape will appear clearly.

Fill The Picture With Your Dog

Fill the frame with the dog’s image.  This is perfect for a head and shoulders shot.  If you want to show the size of the dog, take the photo with some background objects such as flowers or the yard that will show the dog’s size in relation to the size of the chosen objects.

You can take great dog show pictures yourself.  By using these tips to create a comfortable environment for your dog, you can capture your dog’s personality on film.  These tips are easy to follow and will produce suitable dog show pictures.

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