Read About Bird Dog Pictures

Bird Dog Pictures - Why?

1. Who Needs These?

   The most important necessity of bird dog pictures is for breeders who sell them. These breeders need various pictures of bird dog breeds like Labrador retrievers, Chesapeake Bay retrievers, golden retrievers, and German pointers, so that they can use them in advertisements for potential buyers.

2. Types:

   Since most bird dog pictures are used for commercial purposes, they need to be taken professionally. High resolution cameras are used. These pictures will show bird dogs in action. They will be hunting on farms or scaring birds away. This will require a high shutter speed to snap photos that do not turn out hazy. Homeowners that have dog breeds as domestic pets need not go into so much sophistication. A simple film camera would do.

3. Uses:

   These pictures are used by breeders to put on their websites or for use in their newspaper and pet magazine advertisements. Owners of bird dogs are mostly farmers; people living in apartments do not keep bird dogs much. These owners would like to take pictures of bird dogs, especially candid shots in the farm, and build an album to be a souvenir or a memory.

Bird Dog Pictures - How to Choose

1. Online:

   You will find bird dog pictures on the Internet. These pictures would be mostly candid shots, or shots of the dog with their owner. While downloading the image, you must be careful to check that the picture is not copyright protected. All copyright pictures will have the year of copyrighting and the owner's name along with the © symbol. If you are downloading a picture, try to select a full size image of the dog. This is because bird dogs are very sturdy dogs and only a full size picture can do justice to their muscular athletic bodies and strong limbs.

2. Professional Shots:

   Professional shots of bird dogs will be needed if you are planning to show the dog in a competition. There are several bird dog competitions held, generally locally, and these competitions would require submissions of pictures of participating dogs. Have the professional photographer take a picture on the farm, or in an open space. Suggest to him the use of nature, and use minimum artificial lighting and props. These pictures come out best when they are taken out in the open.

3. Candid Shots:

   You will find mostly candid shots of bird dogs. These are sturdy farm dogs, and they are generally photographed in various natural states of activity or work. These pictures need to be taken when the dog is least expecting it, so that there would be no artificial qualities to them. Try to blend colors from the sky, farm and general nature around the landscape.

4. Expense:

   Bird dog pictures are very cheap. You can take these pictures yourself if you have a bird dog. You can even photograph other bird dogs, but ask the owner's permission first. A professional shoot would charge more.

5. Other items you might need:

   You will need an album to preserve the photos. A frame would be required if you need to display the picture.