Family Photoshoot With Their Dog in Dorking, Surrey
Family photoshoots with dogs are my favourite! I love the sense of adventure I get to experience when both kids and dogs are involved in the creative process. Kids always have amazing ideas about which games to play, suggestions of what would make a fun shot and they love to show off various activities and hobbies. Dogs bring a little bit of extra chaos into the mixture. I never know what is going to happen next!
Back in the autumn when leaves were still on tress in beautiful shades of green, yellow and orange, I photographed a family in Dorking with their pet dog. This was an energetic session from the start. Within the first 15 minutes, there was a race, a hide and seek game amongst the breacon and who can do a highest jump!
In the first half of the sesson, I also wanted to take a family portrait with their dog. This shot took a while to set up and as I called the dog to look at me, he took the decision to actually run towards me. The resulting image is quite comical as it looks like he photo bombed my shot. I love a bit of spontaneity!
Later on in the session, while the kids were climbing a tree, the sun came out and gave the whole scene a beautiful look. The light was fantastic, the colours were vivid and beautiful and I saw the potential to take individual portraits of older children as well as a group shot of the kids. These are my favourite images from the shoot and I hope you like them too.
Looking at the photos, they remind me so much of my own childhood. I used to love spending time in nature with my family and my dog. It always felt like an adventure. I love the energy and free spirit this family brought to the family photo session, and I hope I captured at least a fraction of that!
Please visit my family photo session page for more information, or visit my blog if you would like to browse through the different family and pet photoshoots. Get in touch if you would like to discuss your photoshoot, or visit my store if you are considering purchasing a photography gift voucher for a friend or a family member.
Dog photographer in Surrey
My lovely neighbours wanted a few photos of their dogs Nelly and Annie, so a few weeks ago we went on a local Surrey walk to photograph the two ladies. I wanted to capture them enjoying their every day walk - running around the cricket pitch and walking through the tall grasses. These two ladies are elderly which I find can sometimes be a challenge during dog photo shoots in terms of producing a variety of images for my clients. However, these two were such stars - they were up for posing for portraits (individual and group!), they loved having a run around and interacted so eagerly with their owners. I really couldn’t have asked for more.
I love photographing dogs and their families, so if you are interested in having a dog photo session with me, please contact me to discuss your idea. Or perhaps you would like to surprise someone with a dog photoshoot experience? Gift certificates are a great way to treat your loved ones to an experience with their canine friend. If you would like to enquire about pet photography gift vouchers, please get in touch to discuss your requirements. You can also head over to my shop to purchase a 1h or 2h dog photography gift voucher,
