Puppy Portraits!
Five-week-old Golden Retriever puppies posing for prospective buyers
Squishy puppies with their soft coats and warm, sweet puppy breath? Yes, please! As a local Kenosha, WI portrait photographer I help a wide variety of clients and these puppies were no exception! I worked with the breeder, Elizabeth (@thejoyofgoldens24 on IG), to showcase their distinctive personalities for prospective new owners.
Working with puppies is challenging, not unlike working with small children. You set them down and within a split second they are off on an adventure. As a pet photographer, I was very grateful to have not just one, but TWO puppy wranglers helping me keep them in place long enough to photograph them.
Puppy pile!! How did SEVEN Golden Retrievers fit in a small wicker bread basket?
I held this session in the breeder’s own home, bringing the studio to her—because who wants to load up seven puppies and try to get them to a studio location for photography? Nobody has time for that…haha!! Seriously though, the home environment was perfect and the puppies did a great job cooperating for only being five weeks old.
Elizabeth had the great idea to tie colored yarn or ribbons on the puppies so that we could tell who was who in the photos. It’s important not just for puppies, but for people portraits to consider everyone’s outfits in advance and make sure that they coordinate well with the style of photography you’re looking for and these colors suited the puppies personalities as well. We referred to each puppy as “Mr. Green or Miss Red”, etc.
I used my strobe light to show off the puppies in their best “light” and to maintain even consistent light and color from start to finish in the photoshoot. This is important when there are multiple subjects being photographed separately along with group shots. Natural daylight can change so quickly throughout the day depending on the direction of the windows, whether there are clouds passing in front of the sun intermittently, etc. so using artificial light in a “natural” type way means you’re able to get a cohesive look throughout.
All the puppy portrait fuss sure tired them out!
Didn’t these lovely Golden Retriever puppies do such a good job for being just five weeks old?
Maybe you’re a breeder in Kenosha County, Racine County, or Lake County? Contact me if you’d like to work together to professionally photograph your latest litter!
Pet lover whose dog(s) is their kid? I’ve got you covered there too. We can do an indoor or outdoor pet photography portrait session and create some great artwork for your wall.
Know someone whose furry family friend is getting up there in years? Let’s photograph the love and bond they have while we still can. Send them my way and we can chat about scheduling an End of Life session for them to treasure forever. End of Life sessions are suited for any pet that is in their senior years, not just when the end is imminent.
-xo Trisha