Kaylee Greer -- The Secrets to Capturing the Best Dog Photos Ever
Sunday February 27th, 2022 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Go in-depth into the magical, colorful world of dog photography with award-winning private and commercial pet photographer Kaylee Greer. Learn eye-opening tips and tricks for making incredible images that capture all the joy and whimsy of your (or your client’s!) four-legged best friend. Kaylee will discuss the firsthand challenges and rewards of working in the unique niche of dog photography and spill all the insider secrets for taking stellar images of a constantly moving, indefinitely wiggling subject. Learn how to capture the true personalities of dogs by understanding dog body language and using your camera’s shutter as a training tool. Uncover how to manage the energy of a dog photography shoot and run it smoothly and professionally from start to finish. Discover how to keep a dog interested and engaged throughout the entire course of a 2 hour on-location photo shoot extravaganza, and how to leverage toys, treats, sounds, and the dog’s owners themselves to your greatest advantage. Explore shutter speeds, apertures and focusing modes as they relate to capturing out-of-this-world imagery of dogs that will knock your socks off your feet and straight into the sky. Join us for the most dog-hair-covered fun you’ve had in ages.
Kaylee Greer, Award-Winning Private and Commercial Dog Photographer + Bestselling Author
Kaylee Greer, one of the most sought after ‘dogtographers’ in the world, is the multi- international, award-winning photographer behind Boston-based Dog Breath Photography. She has dedicated her life to telling the stories of the dogs who have been forgotten and left behind by giving a voice to the voiceless through the power of photography. In addition to her extensive rescue work, Kaylee shoots privately and commercially for some of the biggest pet brands on earth. Her images grace calendar lines, greeting cards, books, magazines, products, packaging, and advertising campaigns throughout the commercial pet industry. Kaylee is a passionate instructor, speaking frequently at industry conferences across North America and hosting private workshops in locations as varied as France, New Zealand, Spain, Australia, Canada, and Costa Rica. In 2018 High Noon Entertainment (‘Fixer Upper’, ‘Cake Boss’) produced a three-part television series starring Greer for National Geographic Wild. ‘Pupparazzi’ chronicles the vibrant photographer’s adventures in capturing imagery of shelter dogs in need as well as documenting her work shooting larger-than-life photography campaigns for commercial pet brands. Kaylee is a best-selling author and topped Amazon’s photography book charts with the release of her 2020 title ’Dogtography: A Knock-Your-Socks-Off Guide to Capturing The Best Dog Photos On Earth’. Kaylee is known for her love of vibrant colors and her imagery’s emphasis on the comedy and character of man’s best friend. Her unique, immediately identifiable signature photographic style has been over a decade in the making and is drawn directly from the inspiration she finds inside the soul of a dog.