My wife and I have a couple of Christmas traditions.
One of them is to make the kids wait until we’ve taken some photos of the tree and of them running towards all the presents.
It’s now been extended to our dogs!
They were so patient and obedient, that I had to snap a quick image.
On-camera diffused flash illuminated the entire area and gave just enough light for my black lab to be lit just right.
I love the tongue of my yellow lab as they waited for the okay to head down and get their treat.

The morale to this post is to always remember to document your life.
The big things and the little things.
Life happens really fast and before you know it, you’re kids and dogs are all grown up.
Be inspired!

I have two very special and spoiled dogs.
Shasta, the star of this post and Roxy, who will make her debut in an upcoming post.
I’ve never been very good at photographing these two very important pooches.
So, I decided to explore this very special genre of photography.
Pet photography!
I’m pretty good when it comes to action:
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But I can never seem to capture their personalities on “film.”

I did a little exploring and found that almost every tipster on the internet advised getting down to their level.
Like flower photography, I believe that we should photograph our subjects from an angle that isn’t normal.

We normally look down from a standing position when we see our dogs.
Tomorrow, I will attempt to get down to his level and see how that affects my images.

I did come up with a very well composed and well timed image of my favorite yellow lab. His tongue is just flicking and he is basically still.
In the past, most of my images of my hounds have been very ho hum.
So, my self-imposed assignment challenge is on.
Check back for tomorrow’s post and we will see if, “Getting down to their level,” works out for me.
Until then….be inspired!