ANNA GEIER

Anna Geier, a photographer from Austria, has a beautiful gift of capturing soulful portraits of dogs.

Some of her best works are created in an Autumn theme, thanks to the warm hues and the misty weather which compliments everything to create a perfect atmosphere, which makes the portrait stand out more. 

“Photography was relatively early an important part of my life,” she told Bored Panda. “But the real passion developed about 7 years ago. My first dog Cindy was the reason why I started to deepen my knowledge in photography, especially dog photography. I pursued one main goal – I wanted to create moments of Cindy for eternity. This year in August I lost Cindy. Losing her left a big emptiness inside me. I miss her every day and now I appreciate it more than ever that I have made so many different pictures of her,” 

"Photographing animals can be quite a challenge."

But for anna, there's nothing better. Of course it's tough "But i think it's the thing about dog photography that captures the real character and soul of the dog to create photos come to life."

Each dog has his own emotions and expressions, some of them are ridiculous, others are very concentrated.

"One of my absolutely favorite photos is the photo of my dog Cindy, i like it so much because it's so soulful."

Inspiration is very important for every photographer, so we asked Anne what inspires her everyday: “Most time I get the inspiration of the dog itself during the photo shooting. Every dog has a different personality.”

"Sometimes i also get inspired by different landscapes, often while i'm going out for a walk with my own dog, I see something which pleases my eyes and at the same time, i create a complete image in my mind. At that time, i know where i want the dog to sit or not, how's the weather going to be like, but i would prefer to shoot in to get the mood i want."

“I have a full-frame camera Nikon d750, a 85mm 1.8, 35mm 1.8, 50mm 1.8, 16-35mm 4.0 and my favorite lens the Nikkor 70 – 200 2.8, it’s a great all rounder – it’s quick, sharp and versatile. But when I take pictures with my own dogs, I often prefer a fixed focal length, especially the 35mm 1.8.  For editing I use Photoshop CC.”