Using handsome Labrador Retrievers (Snowy and Baily) as their models, photographers Joseph Dawson and Jonathan Paine recently shot this clever Mitchell & Ness campaign for The Chimp Store. While the utilization of dogs as models is by no means a new idea, I totally admire the fresh approach taken here, and the beautiful execution of these photos.
Philadelphia-based photographer Andrew Pinkham has been working on a series of 19th Century animal portraits, including some very fancy-looking hounds.
Loose Leashes is a line of fun dog-centric images by photographer Ron Schmidt. You can purchase Ron’s adorable and inspiring prints framed or unframed. Also you can read “Sam’s Dog Blog” — musings by Sam, the Schmidt family dog.
I don’t think my dogs would put up with this, but Eloise is a trooper. Her mom dresses her up in all sorts of costumes and takes photos, all of which can be seen here in her Flickr set. Or, head on over to Pawesome for a great interview with the photographer and dog-mom, Bird.
Dogtography is an exhibition that features photos taken by dogs and opens this Thursday, March 10th at Hendershot Gallery. Benefits Mighty Mutts no-kill animal shelter.
When I was introduced to Charity de Meer‘s “Pet Project” portrait photography, I squealed. Really. I hardly recognized the noise that came out of me. But I couldn’t help it. I am so in love with her unique approach to pet portraiture. The concept is simple, your pet and your favorite pair of shoes shot from the waist down. The result? One ultra-stylish photo with you and your best friend.
Robyn Arouty is a Houston-based portrait and pet photographer whose work is playful and fun and feels… well, real. You can see even more of her recent work on her Facebook page.
