Pets in action photography anyone?

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Does anyone specialise or do a lot of pet photography.. not portraits so much as pets in action. dogs chasing sticks and playing with owners and stuff like that... business or hobby..
 
I do my own dog a lot, but havent done anyone elses yet...

Thinking of a new venture?
 
TCR4x4 said:
I do my own dog a lot, but havent done anyone elses yet...

Thinking of a new venture?
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yup ...i think the word is diversify..although maybe not spelt right :)

as I do sports I am pretty good at catching fast moving action..i quite like taking pics of pets when i have in the past.. nothing serious and usually impromptu.

why not get organised.. fill up the midweeks days and evenings when no sport on.. summer is here so light evenings.. organise outdoor pet shoots.. x amount of pics on a dvd.. pets in action with or without owner/family ... not so much portraits as action..

I know its not a unique idea but no one in my area doing it and a tentative ask on facebook got me a very positive response..

I want to see how others do it :)
 
I think Phil Bartlett does a bit of Action Dog and possibly Leslie Wood too. Both are NW region. There is that famous pet photographer in Scotland whose name escapes me too. His work is stunning.

Personally I'd do action cats cos they're always asleep ;-)
 
Sounds good to me. I imagine there are a lot of people out there (like myself) who dont have kids but have a dog and treat him like a kid and would love a set of proper photos of us all playing together.
 
Interesting idea.
I'm planning to go out soon with a dogwalker, to get shots to illustrate the website I'm building for her.
If that goes well I might think of trying something similar, using dogwalker contacts maybe....
 
I do a fair bit and after April I'm having to register with HMRC and sort insurance as I'm getting a lot of requests for paid shoots. I've got into it through being a member of a canine activity club and agility club. I've got the advantage of having the facilities at the canine club to use for shots which include agility equipment, secure fields and fenced private woodland.

The club hold a couple of shows a year and I'll be doing some pet portraits as part of the show.
 
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