The background is just as important as the pose of the dog. Try getting light background colors and not to much else in the pic like furniture and things.

Standing and sitting poses would be better then laying, side shots are also great, for realy nice pics try and get her focused on something other then strait into the camera.

Outside shots are great, try taking her out alone and if she won't stay still get a thin black rope and it shouldn't show to much in the pic.

My best advice take shots where she is not standing and looking strait at the camera.

Something like this


you get to see her hole body not just her head and chest.

and for a sitting pic on an angle like this

you still get to see some of the body

it looks better then strait on like this


Sorry if Im blabbing I want to become a pet photographer so I have been studing and taking pics like crazy to test poses and lighting.

They are worth a try, remember the background is just as important as the pose of the dog. Oh and light, light, light for a dark dog its best to have alot of light.

Good Luck and happy snapping

[ August 01, 2001: Message edited by: ilovehounds ]