I’m a pet photographer based in Los Angeles and in 2013 I started throwing annual Ice Cream Socials for Dogs. I was shocked at how human these dogs' faces looked when they met the cone!This summer, I had two Ice Cream Socials for Dogs (both with Barbie pink backgrounds except for a couple of Kens), one of them for a unique group… striking actors and writers whose dogs were treated to a cone of doggy ice cream and a photo shoot.These and the hundreds of dogs I’ve photographed over the years are… wait for it… The Cone Rangers.More info:dianalundin.com|Instagram|FacebookThis post may includeaffiliate links.
I’m a pet photographer based in Los Angeles and in 2013 I started throwing annual Ice Cream Socials for Dogs. I was shocked at how human these dogs' faces looked when they met the cone!
This summer, I had two Ice Cream Socials for Dogs (both with Barbie pink backgrounds except for a couple of Kens), one of them for a unique group… striking actors and writers whose dogs were treated to a cone of doggy ice cream and a photo shoot.
These and the hundreds of dogs I’ve photographed over the years are… wait for it… The Cone Rangers.
More info:dianalundin.com|Instagram|Facebook
This post may includeaffiliate links.
An ice cream cone can be one of your dog’s greatest pleasures. Or an object of derision. Dogs who love people’s ice cream may loathe dog ice cream; some know not of the strange substance but are willing to take a sniff. It’s a gamble on what looks you’ll get but I’m here for it all.(People outside the U.S. are saying, “What are you talking about, dog ice cream? Like Ice Cream for Dogs? What?")
An ice cream cone can be one of your dog’s greatest pleasures. Or an object of derision. Dogs who love people’s ice cream may loathe dog ice cream; some know not of the strange substance but are willing to take a sniff. It’s a gamble on what looks you’ll get but I’m here for it all.
(People outside the U.S. are saying, “What are you talking about, dog ice cream? Like Ice Cream for Dogs? What?")
I’ve been photographing dogs and cats since 2013 after searching for a genre I enjoyed photographing after I was laid off. I didn’t want to shoot food or babies or weddings but I loved animals so I began photographing my neighborhood dogs and cats.
For the most part, dogs and kittens are the easiest for me to photograph, then cats, then puppies. There comes a certain point when everything literally just clicks. The owner, the pet, and I work together to capture something special. My lighting and my post-processing give the photos a bit of a 3D and painterly effect.I am really looking for humanlike expressions in dogs. Even in the ice cream photos, you see a range of expressions that seem rather human. Big chompers, delicate lickers, faces offended you would offer something so unworthy. You really see something we recognize in ourselves.
For the most part, dogs and kittens are the easiest for me to photograph, then cats, then puppies. There comes a certain point when everything literally just clicks. The owner, the pet, and I work together to capture something special. My lighting and my post-processing give the photos a bit of a 3D and painterly effect.
I am really looking for humanlike expressions in dogs. Even in the ice cream photos, you see a range of expressions that seem rather human. Big chompers, delicate lickers, faces offended you would offer something so unworthy. You really see something we recognize in ourselves.
I have loved photography since I knew what a camera was. Though I was actually a journalist for most of my career. With a camera. And pets… I mean, for animal lovers, they are our everything. Putting these two things together just really makes me happy and I think my work is not only about making other people happy but seeing something special and dignified and soulful in canine and feline faces.For people who have an interest in pet photography, just start taking images. Study other pet photographers to start seeing what you like and follow that. Don’t copy it, learn the techniques. Study. Practice. It won’t feel like work because you enjoy it. It takes time to learn but it takes time to do anything well. And one day, it all starts clicking together.
I have loved photography since I knew what a camera was. Though I was actually a journalist for most of my career. With a camera. And pets… I mean, for animal lovers, they are our everything. Putting these two things together just really makes me happy and I think my work is not only about making other people happy but seeing something special and dignified and soulful in canine and feline faces.
For people who have an interest in pet photography, just start taking images. Study other pet photographers to start seeing what you like and follow that. Don’t copy it, learn the techniques. Study. Practice. It won’t feel like work because you enjoy it. It takes time to learn but it takes time to do anything well. And one day, it all starts clicking together.
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