Waltonpets Furtography Session: Maggie

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I like the beam of sunlight of sunlight along the pine needles that leads toward her face. Shot at eye-level sitting on the ground. Shot at 70mm using 70-300mm zoom; f/4.5, 1/125 sec; ISO raised to 320 to compensate for a black dog in lower light. Need stock pet photos? Support my animal shelter work by downloading this photo at www.dreamstime.com. 100% of funds go back into shelter adoption photography and education programs.

​On Monday afternoon, January 23, Walton County Animal Control received a call from a citizen on Anglin Road. A cute puppy showed up at his house and he had no idea who it belonged to. Officer Miller drove out toward Walnut Grove and picked the little girl up.  Of course, she had no collar, tag or microchip to find her owner. She settled in at the shelter around 6 PM that evening; a little startled by the bigger, louder dogs on her left and right, but safe and well fed.  

The next morning I found her curled in a ball and gently padding her tail against the floor as she looked up at me with “those eyes”.  She was as sweet and gentle as can be; sniffing my face and giving a gentle lick to my cheek.  Not wasting any time, I took her outside for some glamour furtography! She did great walking on the leash for such a young pup; not because of training, but from a desire to stay right by my side.
 
Outside, she jerked and tugged a little on the leash as she was tied for her photographs (hopefully the last time she’ll be tethered in her life!). The sun was already cresting the horizon so I tried a few shots with the bright orange glow on her coat. (The sun brought out the details in her fur, but I don’t really care for the dog shots in sunlight.)  I moved her to my typical shady spot and got a few photos.  Being on the end of a tether that she didn’t too much care for, she didn’t strike too many flattering poses. In the end, I got two decent shots in the shade. I then vaccinated and dewormed her and put her back in her kennel.
 
I did some touch-up work on her photo (brightened her eyes and edited out the leash). As soon as the photos were finished I posted her on waltonpets.net to get some exposure for adoption and rescue. I also emailed an applicant who had recently applied for a chocolate Pitbull puppy but was adopted by another person.

​"Maggie" was photographed for Walton County Animal Control, Georgia, and posted on the shelter's website, www.waltonpets.net, for adoption/rescue. ​Maggie was adopted by a great family on Saturday, January 29, 2017!!!!!

I don't like the direct sun photos as much. I think the shaded light is more pleasant.

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