{"id":346401,"date":"2025-12-15T08:52:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T08:52:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/346401\/"},"modified":"2025-12-15T08:52:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T08:52:13","slug":"britons-are-becoming-obsessed-with-pet-photography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/346401\/","title":{"rendered":"Britons are becoming obsessed with pet photography"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"showPremiumClass\">AT A STUDIO in east London, Storm, a Maltipoo in a Christmas collar, nearly topples off a backdrop roll. Luckily the shoot is over, and her owner is thrilled with one image: Storm nose-to-nose with a large rabbit. It will sit neatly on her Instagram profile.<\/p>\n<p>     <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pet_1765717752667_1765717766513.jpg\" alt=\"Demand for professional pet portraits surges before Christmas.\" title=\"Demand for professional pet portraits surges before Christmas.\"\/>  PREMIUM  Demand for professional pet portraits surges before Christmas.   <\/p>\n<p>That Britons\u2014western Europe\u2019s top dog-owners\u2014like pet photos is no surprise. What is striking is how many they take. A 2024 survey of 2,000 pet-owners found that Britons post three times as many shots of their pets on Instagram as they do of their partners, or even themselves. Demand for professional pet portraits surges before Christmas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIs your dog ready for their closeup?\u201d asks a flyer for a south London pop-up\u2014illustrated with a chihuahua in a Christmas jumper. Purists sniff at the seasonality. Jon Mills, who runs Soul Dog studio in West Sussex, discourages owners from bringing outfits. \u201cI\u2019m all about naked dogs,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>Yet artsier choices abound: portraits against London landmarks (one firm will hire a London cab for \u00a3949, or $1,270), studio sessions or outdoor shoots. Pawtiqe promises \u201can irreverent study of the art of simply being dog\u201d, and testimonials for Paws C\u00e9l\u00e8bre show clients handling their prints with white gloves.<\/p>\n<p>It is no coincidence that \u201cpet parents\u201d, as many insist on calling themselves, are becoming more affluent. In 2025 some 49% of new cat owners were managers or professionals, despite that group making up only 23% of the population. Though about 16% of pet owners have set up a social-media profile for their animal, a recent survey says the share is higher in Kensington and Chelsea, London\u2019s poshest borough (30%), than in less well-off Blackpool (8%).<\/p>\n<p>Pet photography is not for the timid. Stoyo Gerov, who runs Pawshot Studios (and offers those cab rides), recalls working with a Czechoslovakian wolfdog called Wulrick. For his signature shot for \u201cfood-motivated\u201d animals\u2014throwing treats and capturing the moment\u2014Wulrick missed the kibble and caught Mr Gerov\u2019s head. 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