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31 Jan 2018

Portrait of a bully breed dog wearing an Elizabethan style ruff colla

Breaking Through Creative Blocks: Lessons learned from Paper Hats

Written by J.B. Shepard, a professional pet photographer and founder of the Puptrait Studio. Creative Block Definition Creative Block (noun): A term loosely based on the concept of “Writer’s block”. A condition, in which an artist experiences a creative slowdown or performance crisis. Often perpetuated by the feeling or sense that progress and inspiration are somehow impeded by an unseen or unknown barrier. Creative blocks are disruptive by definition and crippling in nature. And unfortunately, they’re also an all too common […]

06 Nov 2017

Photo of Stray Dogs Playing in Valparaiso

Photos of Street Dogs Playing Together With A Plastic Dish

We had a chance to visit Valparaíso, Chile. For those unfamiliar Valparaíso, it’s an exceptionally vibrant port side city in Central Chile, roughly an hour and half drive from Santiago. If you’re into street art, Valparaíso is an absolutely must see destination, as much, if not most of Valparaíso is covered in colorful murals and stunning graffiti. Between their plethora of murals, many art galleries and museums, Valparaíso can be an amazing destination for any art fan to visit. And, […]

Stories

21 Oct 2017

Top 10 Dog Photos of 2017

As 2017 draws to a close we though it might be fun to revisit some of our favorites professionally captured dog photos and puppy portraits of the year. This year we saw a lot of compositing and high concept work coming out of the Puptrait Studio. Part of which can be chalked up to our team simply getting better in post and working more regularly in Photoshop, but a good number of these portrait concepts were driven by client requests, […]

Dog Photo & Pet Art Showcase

21 Oct 2017

Top 10 Best Dog Breeds to Photograph

We get asked constantly what our favorite breed is to photograph. In some ways, I hate answering this question for the simple fact that all dog’s have unique personalities and mannerisms, which makes every session – regardless of their breed – a blast and a challenge. We love photographing dogs, all dogs, regardless of their breed. That all said, we have to admit that some breeds, for a multitude of reasons, do tend to ham it up more than others. […]

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09 Feb 2017

CALL FOR ARTISTS – New Dog Portrait Studio & Pet Art Gallery Space Officially Opens Its Doors in Baltimore

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Baltimore, Maryland, USA, February 9th, 2017 The Puptrait Studio is proud to announce the official opening of their new Baltimore, Maryland location. The new production and gallery space is located on Falls Road in Hampden, one of Baltimore’s more colorful and creative neighborhoods. Gallery art sales is a new addition to the Puptrait Studio, which in the past focused primarily on dog portrait photography, and looks to expand Puptrait’s portrait commission offerings into a variety of new mediums […]

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 […]

News & Announcements

19 Jan 2017

K9 Casting Call: Baja Ponchos

PLEASE NOTE: THIS CASTING IS CLOSED AND WE ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS AT THIS TIME. The Puptrait Studio has been tapped by Baja Ponchos to help spruce up their photo library. We’re looking for at least four dogs, maybe eight, in the Baltimore area to model during canine fashion shoots. Baja Ponchos is a great company that is doing some fantastic things in the Baja community. Their dog ponchos are stitched from hand woven serape blankets from Guadalajara, Mexico. A portion of all […]

Dog Model Castings / News & Announcements

08 Dec 2016

Holiday Print Deadlines

Looking for a creative and thoughtful gift for a special dog lover in your life? Christmas 2016 is quickly approaching. But there is still time to give the gift of a Puptrait print this holiday season! To help you avoid rush fees and ensure timely delivery make sure you get your orders in before 3pm on the dates listed below. Order Deadline Dates for Christmas Delivery Normal Delivery: December 9th 2016 Rushed Production: December 13th 2016 Rushed Production & Overnight […]

News & Announcements

16 Nov 2016

a portrait of a cocker spaniel dog wearing a red white and blue top hat captured at the puptrait studio in baltimore

Dog Photography now available in Fairfax County, Virginia

The Puptrait Studio, an independently owned Baltimore, Maryland based photo company and pet photography studio, is happy to announce that they are now bringing their signature on location and in-home dog portrait sessions to all of Fairfax County, Virginia. This extended service area now includes dog photography in the cities of Falls Church, Fairfax, Herndon, Vienna, Fairfax Station, Dranesville, Greenbriar, Fair Lakes, Mason Neck and Hayfield. As usual, Puptrait sessions are 100% sitting fee free for clients who meet their minimum print order […]

News & Announcements

08 Nov 2016

Holiday Cards are here!

We’re excited to announce that we are now offering holiday card photo sessions just in time for Christmas, Chanukah and the New Year! These reduced cost micro sessions are only 30-60 minutes and are designed specifically with cards in mind, with a $249 session fee including the cost of the shoot for a single dog, basic props, preflight design, taxes, printing and shipping of a box of cards – even envelopes! To learn more please visit the holiday card info page. […]

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