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__**Pet Photography**__ https://alicjazmyslowska.wordpress.com/  The photo above caught my eye due to the contrast between the wood, the black dog, and the blue background. I noticed how the artist photo shopped the background a little to add more color and I thought it really made the photo pop. The greens and the blues also made the golden-brown wood and the dogs eyes stand out which I really liked. I also like the position the dog is in and how he's leaning on the wood and how his head is turned to the side.



http://allisonshamrell.com/ The second photo caught my eye due to how zoomed in it was. I like how the photographer purposely didn't add the dog's eyes in the photo but instead zoomed in on the dog's mouth which helps show their expression. I like how he took a photo of the dog's tongue out because it expresses the dog's personality as being fun and wild and overall happy. The photographer also blurred out the areas around the dog's mouth which I like because it directs the viewer's eye to the mouth which is the focal point.

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Types of Photos
Pet photographers shoot every single type of photo including portrait, landscape, cityscape, still life, nature, rural, and urban. Given that pet photographers shoot all these different style photographs, it gives me a chance to experiment with different settings I can work with which will give me a variety of different photos I can shoot. Pet photographers tend to work with the portrait and nature style in their work since their subject are animals and they love being outside. They also take landscape photos by placing their subjects in open-landscapes where they usually take far-away photos of their subject so they can include the scenery in the background. Pet photographers also create still life photos of pets by using a backdrop and pacing their subjects on objects such as a table or chair and placing objects around them and sometimes making them act like humans. Lastly, they shoot photos of their subjects in landscape, rural, and urban settings, by simply placing their subjects in those areas. Below are some examples of pet photographs in landscape, still life, and urban settings.



Types of Style
Pet photographers create realistic, glamour, and documentary styles for their photos. They use mainly the realistic style of photography when shooting because their subjects are living beings. They also use glamour for those who want "beauty" shots of their pets and those are mainly taken in a studio with backdrops. Lastly, some pet photographers take photos of pets to incorporate into documentaries. For instance, some photographers take photos of pets to tell a story for someone like the death of their pet or their birthday.

Salaries
Salary range $17,000-$63,0000

Schooling
In terms of the types of schooling needed for pet photography, no degree is needed although many successful photographers hold a college degree in photography.