Baxter is an adorable Scottish Terrier mix that I recently photographed in Highland Park, Texas with his dog mom, Natalie. When discussing locations in the pre-session consultation, I mentioned the Highland Park Police Station as something for her to consider as I thought it's Spanish elements would complement her planned outfit well and the colorful tiles and flowers would frame Baxter nicely. I think her exact response was "What?" After describing the area to her, she said "Ok, I trust you".
It takes practice to develop an eye to see what can you can pull out of a location, and in many instances, how you can eliminate what you don't want in the frame. Moving your feet, changing the angle of your camera, lying on the ground are all tactics to make the most of a pet portrait session location.
It's useful to have a long list of "go to" places that you can share with clients, along with representative images from past sessions, but I'm always on the lookout for new locations to hold future pet and family portrait sessions as well. It's important to me to keep challenging myself to see what's not easily apparent and create unique and interesting images for every client.
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2 Comments
Nov 5, 2021, 10:57:51 AM
Angela Schneider - That bike rack is a great spot! But the cowboy boots? I almost died. I love it!
Nov 5, 2021, 8:45:59 AM
Elaine - Beautiful locations and you use them so well! Love those tiles!