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How Not to Photograph a Bulldog
This book display reveals how dogs have been used to teach photography, and how dog photography has developed as a discipline in its own right.
From the 1850s, owning a pet was becoming more common among the British middle classes. Animals soon appeared in front of the camera and dogs quickly became a common subject for photographers. Dog owners could practise their
amateur camera skills at home on their loyal (and convenient) companions, or memorialise them in a studio portrait. Over time, dog photography became an area of professional expertise, shared and popularised through photographic manuals.
