"Learn the skills you need to create personality-filled professional dog portraits. Photographing dogs takes more than a squeaky toy and a good camera. In this book, Margaret Bryant shows you how to "talk" to dogs and lead a productive session. With strategies for posing, selecting props, creating exquisite lighting, and more, readers will learn the skills they need to create memorable pet portraits their clients will cherish." -- Back cover.

Includes index.

Preparing for the session --Studio concerns & advantages -- Location concerns & advantages -- Body language -- Displacement behaviors -- Signs of arousal -- Flash/strobe & camera fear -- "Talking" back to the dog -- Let's get started -- Noises.