How To Photograph Dogs Like Elliott Erwitt

9/20/2020 ISO 1200 Magazine 0 Comments

The relationship between man and dog is unlike man’s relationship with any other animal on the planet. When it comes to animal photography you can find many books, online lessons, or YouTube videos showing you and teaching you how to photograph animals – so they look like animals.

This article is not going to be the typical wildlife photography manual where you sneak up on a dog in your best David Attenborough style or take a shot with an 800 mm lens hidden in the mud. Today Martin would like to talk about one of his favorite photographers, Elliott Erwitt, and his approach to dog photography.

"It’s not the subject, it’s how you treat the subject."

- Elliott Erwitt