I have two:
Moose: a very old cat who likes to lay in front of the refrigerator, because it’s warm there.
Lolli: a good hiking buddy… but never satisfied. The walks are never long enough, the biscuits never plentiful enough… She’s a rotten dog… (in the nicest sense of the word).
I’m practicing with a 50mm f1.4 lens I rented from Lensrentals.com. I like the narrow shallow (thanks Dave) depth of field on these… and no flash! Works great in very low lighting.
A Passion for Nature 
OMG. I finally now understand what narrow depth of field means!
Thank you Jennifer!
Your dog and ours could be from the same litter. And the white muzzle looks familiar too. Great pictures.
They both look like good friends. I’ll have to check out lensrentals.com when I have time to experiment with the camera.
Really great photos. Narrow depth of field … that is another parameter to add to the list when shopping for a new camera. Optics are key … we forget that in the digital age.
HI !!!!
I shouldn’t nit-pik but I will anyway. The shots are really nice but the “narrow” depth of field is better called the shallow depth of field.
Dave
Nice pets! I love mine too. So do you always prefer a shallow depth of field or only when photographing pets’ faces? When photographing flowers and plants I often prefer more depth of field vs. less, so I am curious.
Tabbie – I am a huge fan of blurred backgrounds, so it doesn’t have to be super-shallow, but somewhat shallow for me. It is one of my determining factors in thinking about my next lens purchase.
Cute pets, Jennifer! Lolli looks like she’s ready for a walk!
Nice to see the feline & canine members of your family! Good use of depth-of-field there, not too much, not too little (those aren’t shot at f/1.4, are they?).
The 50 f/1.4 is wonderful, one of my favorite lenses, and at least compared to other wide-aperture lenses, a real “bargain” (If you want sticker shock, check out Leica’s 50mm f/0.95 lens…). Great for any low-light situation, as well as very solid as a general mid-length prime.