I like to try to capture our yellow lab, Jodie, from unusual angles that create a different dog portrait from the norm. A handy thing about our garden is that it is on different levels, which allows me to shoot Jodie at her level or, in this case, below her level. I used my only wide angle lens (the 350D kit lens, which I'm dying to replace!) to ensure that I captured plenty of our lovely wall and beautiful blue sky to create an interesting background. The wide angle distortion also adds to the unusual perspective to create a different look. I used a slightly narrow aperture to keep a bit more DOF (but not too much), then I made a funny noise to make her tilt her head in a cute way! The only annoying thing, technically, is the shadow on the left of her face... Lightroom's fill light works wonders though!