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25 Apr 2019

Dog Mom Gift Ideas for Every Budget (Updated 2020)

Written by J.B. Shepard, professional pet photographer, amateur dog mom gift enthusiast, and founder of the Puptrait Studio in Baltimore, Maryland. Dog Lovers Love Dog Themed Gifts! Is the dog mom’s favorite? Of course they are! Which is why our dog blog team has put together a Mother’s Day gift guide just for dog moms. Below you’ll find a wide assortment of gift types, ranging from weird and whimsical to practical and heartfelt. We’ve also made sure to include gifts […]

13 Apr 2019

Action shot photo of a cute American Bulldog Terrier running along the Baltimore Inner Harbor at the Canton Waterfront Park. This photo was captured by the professional dog photographers at the Puptrait Studio in Hampden and is featured in a tutorial teaching aspiring pet photographers how to photograph running dogs like a pro.

How to Photograph a Running Dog

Written by J.B. Shepard, a professional pet photographer and founder of the Puptrait Studio. Photographing a running dog isn’t a simple task. In fact, taking great pictures of running dogs consistently can be down right difficult — as it requires a photographer to understand dog behaviors, how to use artificial light sources / light modifiers, how their camera functions in extreme conditions, and how to frame less than optimal scenes. But with proper understanding of the hurdles specific to these […]

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22 Mar 2019

Cute pitbull puppy pictures from the Puptrait Studio in Washington D.C., featuring the lovable foster dogs of Bella's Bully Buddies. Our favorite foster and dog rescue group in the Mid Atlantic region.

Cute Puppy Pictures from Bella’s Bully Buddies

Dog photographers will give all sorts of reasons why they volunteer so much of their time to rescues and nonprofit foster groups. But this recent puppy photoshoot with Bella’s Bully Buddies proves without a doubt any of us signed up to take dog portraits in the first place. It’s all about the puppies! Photographing puppies and younger dogs can be a little more difficult than working with adult or even senior dogs. They’re generally less well trained (they are babies […]

Cute Puppy Pictures / Dog Photo & Pet Art Showcase / Dog Rescue Photos

12 Mar 2019

DC Dog Photographer Service Area

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News & Announcements

02 Mar 2019

Dog photo art from upcoming art show in Baltimore County.

More Paper Hats: a Surprise Pop-Up Show

[ratemypost-result] Join us in celebrating the latest creative dog portrait creations from Baltimore pet photographer and Puptrait Studio founder, J.B. Shepard. Whimsical Dog Portraits of Dogs in Paper Hats It’s been two years since the initial unveiling of Paper Hats. We have kept quite busy since the original show opening, expanding the whimsical dog portrait series to include more breeds and even more sophisticated pet costume designs. Our latest Paper Hats feature much more color and diverse patterning than the […]

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22 Sep 2017

Introducing the Paper Hats Collection

We have had a ton of requests to do this, so we figured – why not? It’s for charity, right? So, here goes! The entire Paper Hats collection is now available as a HEAVILY discounted set. The set includes one 8″ x 8″ metallic photo paper print of each image from Paper Hats and totals 8 prints in all. It arrives in a high quality ribbon wrapped keepsake box – perfect for protecting your art prints from dust, folds, wrinkles […]

Dog Art Shows & Events / News & Announcements / Press Release

07 Feb 2017

Our new pet photography studio space is officially open!

We’re proud to announce that our new dog portrait photography studio and pet art gallery space is officially open for business. Our space is located on Falls road in Hampden, one of Baltimore’s more colorful and creative neighborhoods. Some of you may recognize it from John Waters classic 1998 film, “Pecker”, where it made an appearance as the Pelt Room. To celebrate we’re giving $50 credits to the first 50 clients to book a studio session. Use the coupon code […]

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21 Jan 2016

bright pitbull sage on baltimore wall stone reservoir

Just Announced: City Hall

We’re proud to announce that our series Mutts of Mobtown, featuring photos of rescued dogs in front of iconic Baltimore landmarks, will be on display this February through May inside the Baltimore City Hall.

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