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LUCY PURRINGTON

PET PHOTOGRAPHY

From snakes to puppies, another love of mine is pet photography.

This is a pale portrait image of a grey and white whippet running through a field with a yellow ball in her mouth. The field is lit by beautiful sunset light, changing the scene into tones of pale pinks and oranges.

This is a portrait of a british bulldog in colours of white and pale brown. She is sat on the foot of a flight of carpeted stairs with blue and yellow christmas lights around her. She is posing beautifully as she faces the camera in a relaxed state.

Hercules is a lovely puppy dog is sat in a white wicker basket with his paw poking out as well as his head. It’s breed is a British bulldog, known for it’s muscular, hefty body and wrinkled face with a distinctive pushed-in nose. The cream and pale brown coloured dog has it's tongue stuck out, licking it's lips. The background is white and airy, creating a soft, innocent feel. This image is shot in a style commonly seen with newborn babies.

This is a puppy british bulldog stood with his front paw on a plate of doggy cake. Behind him are ribbons in colours of blue, pink and purple. The young dog is looking outwards to the left side of the photograph.

This is a portrait image of a white ferret laying on a fluffy white blanket that is placed inside of a light brown whicker basket. Behind him is a silver and white victorian printed wallpaper pattern, making the photo seem rather regal. Underneath the basket is a white wooden floor. The creature appears to be calm and is looking directly at the camera.

This is a portrait of a small chihuahua in colours of white and pale brown. Behind him is a sky blue background. The dog is standing on his back two legs upright, as this breed are known for doing. The photo is of his underside belly, chest and head with his paws raised up.

Nessa is a small black and white cross between a staffordshire bull terrier and a french bulldog. Both breeds are known for their round stocky look. Nessa retains the pointy, large ears of the french bulldog but is larger than a typical sized frenchie. Her coat is short and black, except a small patch on her chin and her chest and paw. She’s wearing a festive red collar and is sat in blooming wild heather. The image is colourful, with tones of orange to pinks.

This is a landscape photo of a large border collie dog. He has black and white long fur, particularly around his ears. He is laying on bright green grass with hi pink tongue hanging out on the side. He appears to be happy and comfortable, resting on the ground.

This is a close up portrait of a white dog with fluffy and curly fur where you can only see his head and neck. He has dark black eyes and matching nose and is looking towards the right side of the image, away from the camera, probably at a piece of cheese.

This is a close up portrait image of a red setter dog in tones of dark red to pale ginger and orange. The image crops in to show his head and neck. As he looks upwards, his mouth is open wide, with a pink tongue slightly hanging out. Behind him is a dark blue background which compliments his ginger and brown fur.

This is a photo from above of a small corn snake that is pale yellow and white in colour. The snake’s body is layer on itself so that almost it's full length of body is on show as it lays in a fluffy white blanket in a whicker basket. Underneath the basket is a white wooden floor.

This is a portrait of a white dog with fluffy and curly fur where you can only see his head and body. He has dark black eyes and matching nose and is looking towards the camera. Behind him is a brown background and dark wooden floor with a white skirting board.

This is a portrait of a small chihuahua dog in colours of white and pale brown. Behind him is a sky blue background. The dog is standing up on the blue background and looking upwards with his tail raised.

This lovely puppy pooch named Hercules is sat on top of a white fluffy blanket. It’s head is slightly turned to the left, looking away from the camera. It’s breed is a British bulldog, known for it’s muscular, hefty body and wrinkled face with a distinctive pushed-in nose. It has a cream coloured belly and middle section of it’s face with the rest of it’s fur being a pale brown colour. The background is white and airy, creating a soft, innocent feel. This image is shot in a style commonly seen with newborn babies.

This is a photo from above of a small corn snake that is pale yellow and white in colour. The snake is moving across a black chalkboard that has the word ‘hiss’ written across it. Behind this chalk board is a fluffy white background.

This is a pale portrait image of a grey and white whippet dog laying down on a white fluffy blanket. She is wearing a black bow with diamond decorations sewn on. Curled up, the dog is almost in a perfect circular shape. Her gaze is to the right side of the image, away from the camera.

This is a portrait of a black puppy with a small patch of white on her chest. She is wearing a bright red colour that contrasts against the dark blue background hind her. She is looking directly at the camera with one ear flopping down and the other stood up straight. This puppy is a cross between a french bulldog and a staffordshire bulldog, so has big tall ears.

This is a portrait image of a grey and pale yellow ferret stood on a black and silver stool with diamond decorations. The image captures the ferret side on with the full length of it’s body on show; fem head to long fluffy tail. Behind him is a silver and white victorian printed wallpaper pattern, making the photo seem rather regal. Underneath the stool is a white fluffy blanket.

This is a close up portrait of a ginger cat with it’s mouth open yawning. The cat is licking around it’s mouth with it’s pink coloured tongue on top which contrast against it’s brilliant white razor like teeth. Behind this pet is a white background.

This is a close up portrait of a ginger cat with pale green eyes. The cat is looking towards the right side of the image, indifferent to the camera. The cropped image shows the details of it’s long white whiskers and patterns of ginger and pale yellow fur. Behind this pet is a white background.

This is a portrait of an older black puppy with a small patch of white on her chest. She is posed side on but her head is turned towards the camera. This puppy is a cross between a french bulldog and a staffordshire bulldog, so has big tall ears. Behind her are ribbons in colours of blue, pink and purple.

This is a close up photo from above of a small corn snake that is pale yellow and white in colour that is lying on a white wooden floor. It’s small head and a part of it’s body is on show, with a dark pink forked tongue poking out of it’s mouth.

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