Pets
I was voted "Best Pet Photographer" in Bluff City Bark's 2014 Reader's Choice Awards for the city of Memphis and was the Humane Society of Memphis and Shelby County volunteer photographer from January 2013 to June 2016.
Having grown up with dogs, I've always been a pet lover. It wasn't until becoming the volunteer photographer at the Humane Society of Memphis and Shelby County that I started to learn a lot about them. Dog body language is a world of its own and understanding key aspects of how dogs can react is a huge factor when taking photos of them. Some dogs bounce off the walls with energy, some are timid, some don't realize how big they are, and some think a camera lens is a big eyeball that scares them. Knowing how to assess different situations can help put them at ease.
*Mixing children and dogs*
If you have kids and dogs in your home, please take the time to know what warning signs dogs can provide before biting. Don't make them do things just for a photo. It can save your child's life from emotional and physical scars and also save the dog's life after an action of defense is seen as aggression. If your child is doing something to the dog and it freezes, pulls it's ears back, tucks it tail, shows the whites of its eyes, licks rapidly, pants when it shouldn't be, tightens its lips, or other particular signs, do not allow you child to keep doing what they're doing. Separate them immediately.
Having grown up with dogs, I've always been a pet lover. It wasn't until becoming the volunteer photographer at the Humane Society of Memphis and Shelby County that I started to learn a lot about them. Dog body language is a world of its own and understanding key aspects of how dogs can react is a huge factor when taking photos of them. Some dogs bounce off the walls with energy, some are timid, some don't realize how big they are, and some think a camera lens is a big eyeball that scares them. Knowing how to assess different situations can help put them at ease.
*Mixing children and dogs*
If you have kids and dogs in your home, please take the time to know what warning signs dogs can provide before biting. Don't make them do things just for a photo. It can save your child's life from emotional and physical scars and also save the dog's life after an action of defense is seen as aggression. If your child is doing something to the dog and it freezes, pulls it's ears back, tucks it tail, shows the whites of its eyes, licks rapidly, pants when it shouldn't be, tightens its lips, or other particular signs, do not allow you child to keep doing what they're doing. Separate them immediately.
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