Halloween is a fun time of year and many pet parents safely include their pets in the celebration. Halloween is also a great opportunity to have a good time taking photographs of your pet.

PetSmart sent Sugar surprise Halloween goodies. Golden Woofs created this post to thank PetSmart and feature their Halloween costumes and toys. Lots of Golden Thanks PetSmart!

6 Halloween Pet Photography Tips

1. Make it Simple. Adding a fun backdrop contributes to the quality and appeal of the photo. By accessorizing your dog with a pom pom neck, brings out your pets personality and creates an instant Halloween scene.

2. Venture the Outdoors. If you decide to dress up your pet, outdoor photography can give you better location, light exposure and creativity by using your surroundings.

Make sure your pet is comfortable wearing a Halloween costume. Be flexible and if necessary make adjustments. It is important that your pet is comfortable. The bee dog costume is soft, light-weight and attaches with ease. A “headgear” is part of the costume but can be easily pulled back.

3. Put A SMILE! Provide distractions like a tasty Halloween treat or Halloween toys. Keep treats and toys in your hand and near your camera while you take photos. A pawsome trick for your pet’s eyes to look towards the lens and guarantees a pet smile.

Since Sugar is deaf, using a treat or toy is a great method to get her attention, look at the lens and a pawfect way to highlight something like the logo on her DC Comics Wonder Woman costume.

4. Experiment with Perspective. Shooting different angles provides your photography many unique creative perspectives.

Sugar and I attended a Halloween outdoor event, and her skunk costume was a hit. Lots of FUN ways to highlight and feature the costume.

5. Capturing Candid Moments. Set your camera to the continuous shooting mode (or burst mode). Always be ready, you never know what it may capture.

6. It is important to have FUN and just let your pet do their thing, and you’re guaranteed to capture a gem.

Have a Special Banana Split Day!

If your are still looking for a pet costume, visit your local PetSmart. At PetSmart, you’ll find fun, new ways to help your pet express his/her personality and style. We also invite you to visit PetSmart Resource Center and read 5 Ways to Celebrate Halloween with Your Pet.

To Paw It Forward, Sugar would like to giveaway the Halloween Toys.
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Do you take Halloween photos of your pet?

Gorgeous outdoor weather for the past days.
It hard to believe it’s November but it felt like Spring.

My mom thought it will be a great idea to do a photo shoot for the

2010 Blog Pet Pals Holiday Exchange Cards.

I was loving the weather too much …

I rather do Golden Grass Rolls.

I was totally uncooperative to partake on this photo shoot.

What Do You Think?

Please excuse my Golden Tongue.

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You can also send your information to me at (sugar at goldenwoofs dot com)

and I’ll forward it to one of the host of this event.

I am delighted to partake on this holiday event and happy to help out and create this banner/button. If you are participating on this event here’s a button that you can display on your blog. (To copy this button go to Fiesty Three’s blog, Click Here. )

My mom is not a professional photographer and takes photos on a regular digital camera.

Here are some helpful tips that she learned from taking photographs of me.

5 Helpful Tips of Taking Holiday Pet Photos

1. Planning and preparation are keys to a successful holiday pet photo. Select a simple theme. Plan it based it on your dog’s behavioral mood. Never do a photo shoot when your dog is sleepy, tired and/or hungry. A relax and well feed dog is the best time.

2. Select appropriate accessories. Not all dogs want to be accessorized and dressed-up. Be sensitive to the comfort level of your dog.

3. Paying attention to the photo background. Keep the photo background as simple as possible. Keep in mind the real subject of your photo shoot, your dog.

4. Lighting plays an important role. Natural lighting is the best. Thus, taking holiday pet photo outdoors is great. As much as possible avoid using your camera’s flash. If you are limited to indoor area, makes sure to utilize a room that has windows/doors and allow as much natural light as possible. You many use other lightning options such as lamps to bring more light in the room.

5. Be experimental. Enjoy and most importantly have FUN. “Relish this time you spend with your dog. You’ll forever treasure the end-product.”

Lots of Golden Woofs,