OK, I've been wanting to do this photo for about a month now and I was going to drag out the Gentlemen House Cats for it but lucky me, I got Puppy instead! Puppy's owner contacted me for a holiday shoot and because Puppy had just come back from the groomer, well, sooner was better than later.

As usual, I brought along some seamless paper and created a studio inside the owner's home. That works out great for a photo session with dogs -- or cats -- because that's where the pet is most comfortable... in the home.

By the way, this is my ultramarine blue seamless paper, I just love it, it's so versatile and animals look great against it. I had in mind "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" when I selected it for a holiday background. Simple, clean, elegant. Same with the bone color. Something about it just works to photograph pets against. I like it better than white, truth be told.

Anyway, I had a bunch of holiday props and that worked out great. Puppy was quite a trooper. We did it fast... four different setups in about an hour and I think some pretty good Christmas cards are going to be made out of Puppy's photo session.

In Los Angeles and need your pet photographed? I'm your photographer. I'm Diana Lundin and pet photography is my specialty, not a sideline. Give a call at 818.481.5214 and let's get you started!