He's a looker ;)

[RachaelRenaesPhotos]

Meet my pooch Sam Isn't he a handsome puppy? He LOVES getting his picture taken

 

[Rick50]

I guess I'll comment but take this with a grain of salt as I'm not an expert so...........

With Animals if you can get down lower (like to their level) their personality comes out better. They will look more natural.
Just my opinion.

 

[RachaelRenaesPhotos]

I guess I'll comment but take this with a grain of salt as I'm not an expert so...........

With Animals if you can get down lower (like to their level) their personality comes out better. They will look more natural.
Just my opinion.

I'll try that tomorrow!

 

[TATTRAT]

This angle can work, but go portrait, and watch out for cropping the tail and his feet. . .but I agree with Rick 110%.

 

[RachaelRenaesPhotos]

This angle can work, but go portrait, and watch out for cropping the tail and his feet. . .but I agree with Rick 110%.

I caught that when I was putting my signature on it, and now it bothers me every time I look at it :/

 

[Derrel]

This angle can work, but go portrait, and watch out for cropping the tail and his feet. . .but I agree with Rick 110%.

I caught that when I was putting my signature on it, and now it bothers me every time I look at it :/

Good deal--self-awareness!!!! Anyway...a tip is if the subject is posed in such a manner that he/she/it is taller than it is wide, a TALL camera orientation is usually the most-appropriate. So, for example, on a dog that is facing the camera, and standing, or sitting on its hind legs, a "tall" camera orientation will most typically match the pose better than a "wide" orientation will. This is a compositional basic that many newcomers fail to understand. Or debate and contest feebly.

If a subject is posed so that it happens to be wider than it is tall, a wide-orientation on the framing will usually be most appropriate; a dog that happens to be posed sideways to the camera, such as when the dog is in the field an on-point on game birds, or when the dog is lying down beside a fireplace or wood stove--well...you know...a "wide" camera orientation will usually be most-pleasing.

This is not an immutable rule, but it is a guideline that applies somewhere between 90 and 95% of the time, I would say. The sooner you study and understand the "why" behind this concept, the sooner your work will begin to look like you're serious about photography.

 

[RachaelRenaesPhotos]

This angle can work, but go portrait, and watch out for cropping the tail and his feet. . .but I agree with Rick 110%.

I caught that when I was putting my signature on it, and now it bothers me every time I look at it :/

Good deal--self-awareness!!!! Anyway...a tip is if the subject is posed in such a manner that he/she/it is taller than it is wide, a TALL camera orientation is usually the most-appropriate. So, for example, on a dog that is facing the camera, and standing, or sitting on its hind legs, a "tall" camera orientation will most typically match the pose better than a "wide" orientation will. This is a compositional basic that many newcomers fail to understand. Or debate and contest feebly.

If a subject is posed so that it happens to be wider than it is tall, a wide-orientation on the framing will usually be most appropriate; a dog that happens to be posed sideways to the camera, such as when the dog is in the field an on-point on game birds, or when the dog is lying down beside a fireplace or wood stove--well...you know...a "wide" camera orientation will usually be most-pleasing.

This is not an immutable rule, but it is a guideline that applies somewhere between 90 and 95% of the time, I would say. The sooner you study and understand the "why" behind this concept, the sooner your work will begin to look like you're serious about photography.

That really helped me! Thank you It makes sense.