Slow down is the topic for week 50 of our 52 week pet photography project. Perhaps because I am still fairly new to photography, I feel like this one comes fairly easy to me. Perhaps because I have all of the patience in the world when I photograph dogs, I tend to take things slowly anyway.

Our theme is Get Closer for our Pet Photography Project 52, Week 49. We are to get as close as we can, play with the focus or ignore it completely. Experiment and get creative. 

Explore Possibilities is the subject of our week 48 Pet Photography 52 Week Project and our author David DuChemin says the two words "what if" are the two of the most useful words for the creative soul. He said they open possibilities and pave the way for creative thinking. He also quoted Scott Adams. "Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. 

My dream for BARKography is to travel and have dog photography sessions in fabulous locations. My first BARKography destination announcement for 2017 is..... (insert drum roll sound here) southern California. 

Framing is the subject of our week 45 pet photography project. From our book The Visual Toolbox, the author DuChemin says the orientation or framing of the image should have nothing to do with the subject matter but everything to do with what you are trying to say with each photograph.