Bichon Frise Pictures That Put Your Dog In The Best Light

Wouldn't you love to have a picture of your fluffy white Bichon Frise on a sweatshirt or tee, a screensaver, a mouse pad, or a coffee mug? Following a few simple suggestions for taking professional looking Bichon Frise pictures, you'll be able to take great pictures of your Bichon Frise with an affordable digital camera, an inexpensive, disposable 35 mm camera, or even a digital camera phone.

Taking pictures of your Bichon Frise can be a lot of fun for you and your dog. The beautiful Bichon Frise breed, with its fluffy white coat, is a natural subject for portrait photography. Your dog can look adorable in its pictures, whether you use the very latest in high-tech digital cameras or an inexpensive camera phone.

Using a digital camera can save you quite a bit of money over using an analog camera. With digital photography, you only pay for the pictures that you want to keep. Blurry shots, bad shots, red eyes and other rejects all go straight into the digital trash can with a single click.
Your dog may tire quickly once you start taking the pictures so get everything ready beforehand. Load a fresh memory card in your digital camera, replace the batteries, and carry fresh batteries with you.

Choose a setting for your pictures. For an indoor setting, be sure the light is adequate. You may want to set your Bichon Frise on a table with a lamp shining directly over it. Arrange any backdrops you will need so you can grab them quickly between shots. If you are working in an outdoor area, secure the area for your Bichon Frise's safety. A fenced back yard makes a great outdoor setting because you won't need to worry about your dog getting away and being hit by a car or attacked by a loose dog.

Choose someone who gets along with your dog, and whom your dog likes to be your assistant. Taking pictures together can be a fun adventure for the three of you. Thank your assistant after the session is over by sending a thank you gift personalized with one of the Bichon Frise pictures you took together.

There's nothing worse than taking a great Bichon Frise pictures only to find, when you look at it on screen, that it has a cluttered background, with laundry, dishes or newspapers taking focus away from your dog. To avoid clutter, use a solid-colored background to make your Bichon Frise look great and focus attention on your dog. Put any background in your Bichon Frise pictures by using a chromatic green backdrop. With a chromatic green backdrop, your background will disappear, and you can insert virtually any backdrop you can find into your picture. You can add ocean, mountains or any other scene to your picture without leaving your home.

Look at a few Bichon Frise pictures, and you'll notice right away that the best ones are taken at the dog's eye level. Don't hesitate to set your dog up on a table or bed to raise its height. Remember, safety first! Have your assistant monitor the situation so your dog doesn't fall off.

With these great tips, soon you'll be taking amazing candid shots or portrait style pictures of your Bichon Frise.

Mary Stevenson is a college professor whose lifelong love of Bichon Frise dogs led to a career in animal photography. Plan your Bichon Frise pictures in advance. Use interesting backdrops. Collect photos, anecdotes, and other Bichon Frise information to use with your dog's photos in your scrapbook.