I Take Personal Portraits Of Dogs, Cats And Horses
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I made these photos throughout 2014 and plan to continue on this project with more animals of different kinds – I’m thinking lions, wolves, apes, walruses and pretty much anything else. Pandas are of course the ultimate dream, so if anybody has a panda who wouldn’t mind if I photographed it, you can drop me a line where I live in Amsterdam!
It’s not easy working with animals, especially when trying to get them to do the three things I need for a photo (mouth closed, sitting still, looking at at the lens).
Scuba
McKayla Maroney’s spirit animal.
Owen
Owen, a young and very hyper Husky with heterochromic eyes.
The Sensei
Katsuo, the no-joking male Japanese Akita.
Tartufo
Can anyone suggest a better caption for this? I know how black cats are notoriously hard to photograph.
Louai
A rare blue-eyed Arabian horse. This photo is my personal favorite.
The Dictator
Gin, the wonderfully grumpy Persian cat.
Lissie
Lissie, a nervous 10 month old Pug.
Maffalda
Maffalda, a Moroccan street dog turned into a loving pet.
The White Wizard
Avalon, the wise Swiss Shepherd.
Scott
Scott, the two year old husky ready for his duty.
Myra
Myra the West Highland Terrier with an attitude.
Kareem
Kareem ,a stern and serious two year old Arabian horse.
Hurko
Hurko, a deaf Dalmatian who responds to sign language.
Trisha
Trisha, the diva.
Puppy!
And to top it off, a Bernese Mountain pup.
The Eldest Sibling
Four Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retreivers.
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Cool! It's hard to get a portrait of animals, they are very mobile and do not sit in one place =)
Some of them looks from picture with wisdom and intelligence, others look playful or worried. Well captured emotions! :)
ikr
Stunning pictures full of personality and the character of the animal! Would love to make some paintings of these inspiring subjects!
I don't think black cats are notoriously hard to photograph and it's sad if anyone thinks so!!
Agreed. Also, cat color has nothing to do with race (most of the time). It's like saying blonde people tend to like carrots.
they all are stunning, my favorite is the black cat, it is hard to capture the fur texture of them and you did an amazing job
Beautiful. I had a black kitty that i ended up rehoming to an elderly lady, but he loved having his picture taken
Awsome!!! :3 <3
Wish I had your talent. I'm working on a project for school where I need to take pictures of dogs in a shelter. It is sooooo difficult!
Love them all, esp black cat brought out of the shadows!
Nice...
Wow, love these. Wish you could take a soulful photo of my 17 year old cat before she dies.
Absolutely wonderful photos!!
Love it
wunderbare Aufnahmen
As beautiful as it gets
SCHÖNE AUFNAHMEN
Herrliche Bilder
Aww yhe pug looks like its going to cry. The rest are beautiful! God's amazing creatures
:) thanks beautiful pictures.
the best!
cudne !!!
keep it up, you have a gift for seeing their souls <3
I want to add a portrait of my animals, too bad I cant.
For the black cat you could put- the mysterious and majestic one.
Wonderful wonderful pictures. Amazing.
These are amazing!
Blue eyed Arabian horse Is really awesome
Amazing!
Beautiful photos and beautiful animals. Tartufo Photo title could be The Shadow :)
Love them al but the NSDT are kind of special to me
great!
great!
Gorgeous
"I love horses and animals. Can you put more pictures of animals on the page?" Azalia, my 6 year old daughter.
Love, love, love! I could look at these all day! Thank You. :)
Beautiful detail.
Beautiful detail on the animals.
Beautiful photos!!! Owen has beautiful colorful eyes and Lissie needs cataract surgery ;)
Absolute genius. You have captured every animal in detail and have presented such wonder-filled pictures for us to see!
sorry, psychologist.
These are great portraits. As an animal-psycholist I write personal biographies, but this comes closer ...
Wonderful portraits . I also think the blue-eyed horse composition is stunning.
Great "faces" The black cat: Black is beautiful!! My daughter hase one, hy hates flashlights so we never get his eyes oke on a picture.
wow~!
excellent !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Impessive! :) you have just made my day. I haven't seen anything deep and alive as this in a while.
Какая красота! Спасибо автору!
Loving your work
Amazing photos!!!
Love these.
So cool
Perhaps it's a bit evil, but I really want to see gin & lissie in the same room :-)
Your portraits are beautiful!I don't know how you did it, and each animal shows their spirit.
I don't know who told you Kareem is an Arabian... He does not possess the facial structure nor the neck of an Arab... At least a purebred
I don't know who told you Kareem is an Arabian... He is not. He does not possess the facial structure of an Arabian..Possibly a small part A
They are all so wonderful. Scuba is my favorite. I love his expression.
I think is very cool to take picture of animals it is fun, I do it too, and love it makes my happy.
It's so cute, and amazing photos!
They really do show their personalities. All animals have their own unique personalities. ;)
Those are amazing - probably some of the best I've seen!
I loved all them darlings! And I didn't know horses could have blue eyes. :)
They are beautiful for the simplicity and the character they capture.
They are all so nice! I love them! Amazing photos. So much meaning in each and every one of them! Beautiful.
Beautiful pictures! So much character in their faces. Loved it! :)
Fantastic Work....keep it up!!!
Love it! Such characters- please check out my animal portraits also :) https://www.facebook.com/rainbowlisticalphotography
Love it- such characters. Please check out my portraits of animals too :) https://www.facebook.com/rainbowlisticalphotography
ABSOLUTELY STUNNING!!! Love, love, love :)
Beautiful! They are all beautiful animals! And the pics show their true beauty! This job must be difficult but so great to do
su much pretty many awesomes wow such professionals!
Fabulous photos, you've captured the essence of each animal beautifully, well done. Particularly love Maffalda - fab.
Stunning
Love the pics!!
Niiiiiiice
Wonderful pictures! I absolutely love the expression on Scuba's face!
These are all beautiful, you captured their emotions perfectly. Have you tried Dacshunds? They're tough!
Fantastic portraits!!!
Cracking! Thank you for sharing :)
I wish you could've added how long each session took. I'm sure some were more difficult than others.
Awesome pictures! Just love how they look so serious and wise. Makes me want to toss a ball or piece of yarn to watch them light up.
Hahahaha I love how the first cat, Scuba, isn't impressed with your skills :D He says "Hmpf" I on the other hand am.
It's fine
Maffalda is captivating!!
Beautiful photos! Each shows so much personality of the dogs.
Amazing *__*
Fabulous! Congratulations, it is indeed very hard to take closeups of animals. I have tried zillions of times to do that with my pets.
Fabulous! Congratulations and keep doing it!
Beautiful! They all show their personalities. For Tartufo - "Basement Cat in the Basement"
Wow! What you do is cool and the result is perfect! I try to do this with dogs on my IG account @dogsinamsterdam Heb je IG so I Can Follow?
A light colored or white background would make the black animal stand out! Light blue for the blue eyed horse!!!!!
Actually the opposite is true... If you light for the cat, the background would be completely blown out if was white
Cool! It's hard to get a portrait of animals, they are very mobile and do not sit in one place =)
Some of them looks from picture with wisdom and intelligence, others look playful or worried. Well captured emotions! :)
ikr
Stunning pictures full of personality and the character of the animal! Would love to make some paintings of these inspiring subjects!
I don't think black cats are notoriously hard to photograph and it's sad if anyone thinks so!!
Agreed. Also, cat color has nothing to do with race (most of the time). It's like saying blonde people tend to like carrots.
they all are stunning, my favorite is the black cat, it is hard to capture the fur texture of them and you did an amazing job
Beautiful. I had a black kitty that i ended up rehoming to an elderly lady, but he loved having his picture taken
Awsome!!! :3 <3
Wish I had your talent. I'm working on a project for school where I need to take pictures of dogs in a shelter. It is sooooo difficult!
Love them all, esp black cat brought out of the shadows!
Nice...
Wow, love these. Wish you could take a soulful photo of my 17 year old cat before she dies.
Absolutely wonderful photos!!
Love it
wunderbare Aufnahmen
As beautiful as it gets
SCHÖNE AUFNAHMEN
Herrliche Bilder
Aww yhe pug looks like its going to cry. The rest are beautiful! God's amazing creatures
:) thanks beautiful pictures.
the best!
cudne !!!
keep it up, you have a gift for seeing their souls <3
I want to add a portrait of my animals, too bad I cant.
For the black cat you could put- the mysterious and majestic one.
Wonderful wonderful pictures. Amazing.
These are amazing!
Blue eyed Arabian horse Is really awesome
Amazing!
Beautiful photos and beautiful animals. Tartufo Photo title could be The Shadow :)
Love them al but the NSDT are kind of special to me
great!
great!
Gorgeous
"I love horses and animals. Can you put more pictures of animals on the page?" Azalia, my 6 year old daughter.
Love, love, love! I could look at these all day! Thank You. :)
Beautiful detail.
Beautiful detail on the animals.
Beautiful photos!!! Owen has beautiful colorful eyes and Lissie needs cataract surgery ;)
Absolute genius. You have captured every animal in detail and have presented such wonder-filled pictures for us to see!
sorry, psychologist.
These are great portraits. As an animal-psycholist I write personal biographies, but this comes closer ...
Wonderful portraits . I also think the blue-eyed horse composition is stunning.
Great "faces" The black cat: Black is beautiful!! My daughter hase one, hy hates flashlights so we never get his eyes oke on a picture.
wow~!
excellent !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Impessive! :) you have just made my day. I haven't seen anything deep and alive as this in a while.
Какая красота! Спасибо автору!
Loving your work
Amazing photos!!!
Love these.
So cool
Perhaps it's a bit evil, but I really want to see gin & lissie in the same room :-)
Your portraits are beautiful!I don't know how you did it, and each animal shows their spirit.
I don't know who told you Kareem is an Arabian... He does not possess the facial structure nor the neck of an Arab... At least a purebred
I don't know who told you Kareem is an Arabian... He is not. He does not possess the facial structure of an Arabian..Possibly a small part A
They are all so wonderful. Scuba is my favorite. I love his expression.
I think is very cool to take picture of animals it is fun, I do it too, and love it makes my happy.
It's so cute, and amazing photos!
They really do show their personalities. All animals have their own unique personalities. ;)
Those are amazing - probably some of the best I've seen!
I loved all them darlings! And I didn't know horses could have blue eyes. :)
They are beautiful for the simplicity and the character they capture.
They are all so nice! I love them! Amazing photos. So much meaning in each and every one of them! Beautiful.
Beautiful pictures! So much character in their faces. Loved it! :)
Fantastic Work....keep it up!!!
Love it! Such characters- please check out my animal portraits also :) https://www.facebook.com/rainbowlisticalphotography
Love it- such characters. Please check out my portraits of animals too :) https://www.facebook.com/rainbowlisticalphotography
ABSOLUTELY STUNNING!!! Love, love, love :)
Beautiful! They are all beautiful animals! And the pics show their true beauty! This job must be difficult but so great to do
su much pretty many awesomes wow such professionals!
Fabulous photos, you've captured the essence of each animal beautifully, well done. Particularly love Maffalda - fab.
Stunning
Love the pics!!
Niiiiiiice
Wonderful pictures! I absolutely love the expression on Scuba's face!
These are all beautiful, you captured their emotions perfectly. Have you tried Dacshunds? They're tough!
Fantastic portraits!!!
Cracking! Thank you for sharing :)
I wish you could've added how long each session took. I'm sure some were more difficult than others.
Awesome pictures! Just love how they look so serious and wise. Makes me want to toss a ball or piece of yarn to watch them light up.
Hahahaha I love how the first cat, Scuba, isn't impressed with your skills :D He says "Hmpf" I on the other hand am.
It's fine
Maffalda is captivating!!
Beautiful photos! Each shows so much personality of the dogs.
Amazing *__*
Fabulous! Congratulations, it is indeed very hard to take closeups of animals. I have tried zillions of times to do that with my pets.
Fabulous! Congratulations and keep doing it!
Beautiful! They all show their personalities. For Tartufo - "Basement Cat in the Basement"
Wow! What you do is cool and the result is perfect! I try to do this with dogs on my IG account @dogsinamsterdam Heb je IG so I Can Follow?
A light colored or white background would make the black animal stand out! Light blue for the blue eyed horse!!!!!
Actually the opposite is true... If you light for the cat, the background would be completely blown out if was white