One of the most common concerns with clients is  "I would love to be outdoors for the portrait but my dog CANNOT be off leash."  Well here is a little secret, about 90 percent of the dogs I photograph outdoors are on lead.  Ha, sometimes they are even on lead in the studio.  Not often but from time to time there is a super excited pup that requires a little reigning in. Haha.  Surprised?  I know, you don't see leashes very often in my portraits.  That is because I remove the leash in Photoshop when I am preparing your images for print or for your digital collections.  Here are a few before and after samples to help you feel confident that your dog can be photographed outside safely. 

These examples will also give you a look at how an image looks coming straight out of the camera and how it is finished.

A couple of things to consider when booking your session:

Choose a collar you want to be in the shots.  A collar can't always be removed in Photoshop.  Sometimes it depends on the collar, the angle or the coat of the dog. So make sure you like the collar your have chosen.  Flat collars work best.  

If your dog has a bunch of tags on their collar remove the excess for the session.  Keep it neat and simple. 

If your dog is a harness walker it is best to remove the harness at the location. Once again a harness can be very tricky to remove in post production.  Some are large and bulky. It depends on the harness and the dogs coat.  We don't want to start changing up the marking on their fur just to remove a big harness.  We can keep the leash clipped to the collar and switch back as we move to a new location.

A simple black leash is best.  If you do not have one don't worry.  I keep a long simple black lead in my car.