Take Great Pictures Of Your Labrador

by Brooke Sunderland

The silky, athletic Labrador is so photogenic, it is an ideal dog to use as a subject for portrait photography. Have you ever wished you could take professional quality portrait style pictures of your Labrador? You don’t need to go out and buy expensive camera equipment to take great pictures of your dog. Scientific advances, and lower prices, make it possible for you to take great photos of your Labrador with an inexpensive digital camera or even a digital camera cell phone.

Digital photography makes it super easy to take professional looking photographs of your Labrador. Follow the tips in this article, and soon you’ll be taking Labrador pictures that you’ll be proud of. You’ll have all kinds of Labrador pictures to upload to photo sharing sites or load into a digital photo frame. You’ll have awesome photos worth pasting in your scrapbook, using as desktop wallpaper or a screensaver, or sharing with your friends in an online photo album.

Do some advance preparation for your Labrador photo session. First, make a list of all the equipment you’ll need. Second, put a fresh memory card in your camera with plenty of storage capacity so you don’t get an annoying card full message when your Labrador finally strikes that perfect pose. Third, start with fresh batteries.

Fourth, decide whether you’ll take pictures of your Labrador inside or outside, and secure the location if you decide to shoot outside. Fifth, make sure all your backdrops and props are ready and close at hand. Sixth, have an idea of the different poses that you want to capture.

Before you start shooting, get out your camera and check the memory card to make sure you have plenty of room for photo storage. Put fresh batteries in the camera, especially if you are taking pictures indoors or if you don’t have an AC converter for your camera. Decide where to pose your dog, and collect any backdrops or props you want to use so they are all ready to go.

You will have enough to do taking pictures - you can’t also stage your dog, groom your dog and pose your dog. Devote all your attention to taking great pictures. You’ll need at least one extra set of hands to manage your Labrador, fluff its hair, wipe its eyes, arrange the backdrops and do safety duty, especially if you are taking your Labrador pictures outside.

There’s nothing worse than taking a great picture of your Labrador only to find, when you look at it on screen, that it has a cluttered background, with laundry, dishes or newspapers taking focus away from your dog. To avoid clutter, use a solid-colored background to make your Labrador pictures look great and focus attention on your dog. Put any background in your Labrador pictures by using a chromatic green backdrop. With a chromatic green backdrop, your background will disappear, and you can insert virtually any backdrop you can find into your picture. You can add ocean, mountains or any other scene to your picture without leaving your home.

Look at a few Labrador pictures, and you’ll notice right away that the best ones are taken at the dog’s eye level. Don’t hesitate to set your dog up on a table or bed to raise its height. Remember, safety first! Have your assistant monitor the situation so your dog doesn’t fall off. With these great tips, soon you’ll be taking amazing candid shots or portrait style pictures of your Labrador.

About the Author:

About the author: Brooke Sunderland is an avid lover of the Labrador and owns a popular website that can teach you how to have a happy, healthy and well behaved Labrador. Among other topics there, you can also learn all about Labrador Pictures plus a whole lot more.

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