Let me shoot your dog!

I need to shoot your dog. No, I mean with my camera of course! As far as the photography side of my life, I’ve not pushed myself too hard into getting the photos I’ve wanted to capture. I spent a lot of time working on my skills through self-portraits, flowers, landscapes, and animals. I’d like to push myself further and create really great photos. I’ve entered the Wisconsin State Fair Photography Contest the last two years and have received ribbons. The really sad thing is that I have been in my apartment for almost one year and have only hung one photo up on the wall. I hung my favorite photo of my old dog Earl in the bathroom, along with my state fair ribbons and my sidewalk poem.

With my writing taking center stage through my job and having the most success and adorations, photography has fallen to the wayside even in the face of having purchased an updated DSLR a few months ago. I’m making an effort to get back to it especially now that winter is over and the outdoors seem so much more beautiful without all of that exposure-altering white snow to make photos grey.

Here is a link to my ideas for a Weimeraner photoshoot (http://pin.it/4ukatgy). I haven’t pushed enough to get the opportunity to photograph the people, places, and things that I want to shoot. Additionally, I want to put together a faux Wedding shoot as well as photograph a fit guy in a blue suit with light tan accents. You can find those boards on Pinterest as well.
I have a lot of photography equipment and a backdrop system with professional muslin backdrops. Below is a sampling of photos I’ve taken of the dogs of friends and family. The fourth one down (B&W), is in my bathroom. I love dogs.