How to take part in the National Dog Photography Day Competition

National Dog Photography Day is almost here and this year I’ve teamed up with some fantastic partners to celebrate!

Up for grabs is a £250 Lenses for Hire voucher, plus a prize from The Innocent Hound, giving a total prize value of £500.

How to enter: 

• Download the Official Entry Sticker below
• Add it to your favourite dog photo (it’s quick and easy in Instagram Posts – select ‘overlay’, Canva or Adobe Express).
• Share your photo on Instagram (make sure it’s public) or the Fur & Fables Facebook Event on 26th July and start the post ‘I’m celebrating National Dog Photography Day – then tell us why you chose the photo.
• Tag Fur & Fables, Lenses for Hire & The Innocent Hound

Official Entry Ribbon

Your photo must include the Official National Dog Photography Day Entry Sticker to be eligible for the competition.

If you’d like some tips on how to make your images stand out on National Dog Photography Day – pop over to this blog post: National Dog Photography Day Tips

A little bit about the official partners of National Dog Photography Day

A HUGE thank you to both Lenses for Hire and The Innocent Hound for taking part and being the very first official partners for National Dog Photograph Day!

When I first started photography nearly 20 years ago, I had no idea what kit I wanted. Lenses, camera bodies… it all felt a bit overwhelming, and I certainly couldn’t afford to buy everything.

Then I discovered Lenses for Hire. It was such a brilliant idea – I could hire different lenses, they’d arrive via courier, I’d use them for a few days and then send them back using the prepaid return label. It meant I could figure out what suited the way I liked to shoot before investing in my own kit. (My 70–200mm f/2.8 is still my go to lens all these years later!)

There was a young whippersnapper there called Richie, who always patiently answered my questions, including the technical ones that completely baffled me. (To be fair… they still do. 😂)

That same whippersnapper is now the Director of Lenses for Hire.

So when I started thinking about a partner for this year’s competition, Richie was the very first person who came to mind. It just felt right to bring things full circle.

I’ve worked with The Innocent Hound as their photographer for a few years now, but I was a customer many many years before I started working with them, and still am!

Way back then, probably over a decade ago, there was much less choice in high quality, natural meat treats. I remember buying them at the local pet shop and I started buying them as gifts for my clients because I wanted the best, and the rest, as they say is history! I’m super chuffed to have them on board as one of the partners for this year.

National Dog Photography Day Official Stickers

If you don’t want to take part in the competition but want to show you are taking part in National Dog Photography Day then here are a couple of graphics you can use on your posts or your stories!

National Dog Photography Day Logo

I’m Taking Part In National Dog Photography Day Sticker

Make sure you use the #NationalDogPhotographyDay tag too!

If you’d like to get a copy of my free PDF of top tips, just click here!

If you have ever wondered about creating an awareness day for your own business you can check out my blog post with tips and how to make it work here: How to create your own awareness day