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From a cheeky French bull dog sticking out its tongue, to the slobbering chops of a pit bull, a new photo project shows man's best friend cleaning up as nature intended.
Professional photographer Ty Foster's new book - Lick - features nearly 100 dogs of all different breeds pulling hilarious expressions as they lick their snouts.
The American snapper, who trained in London, said he was inspired to create the project while on another shoot back in March 2012.
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'Close to a year ago, I was finishing shooting a job for a client and while going through and pulling an edit I kept stopping on these 'throw-away' images of dogs licking in studio,' he wrote on his blog.
'I was laughing out loud at these images because for me, what their expressions were saying and what their tongues were 'saying' were complete opposites.'
'I remember thinking that these images would make a phenomenal book and from that point on I was determined to capture some more intentional images of dogs licking in studio.
'The best way to describe it would be an 'a-ha' moment, I just kept thinking to myself, 'this would be a great book!''
Foster shot a wide range of dogs, after posting a casting call on his Facebook page.
'We just asked for as many different breeds as we could get. We weren't picky at all, we wanted a large variety of breeds, he told Fstoppers.
He told Petapixel: 'One of the driving reasons I work with dogs specifically is they're always genuinely expressing how they feel, and the personality that is reflected in these portraits is my favorite aspect.'
Ty said he used a dollop of peanut butter on the pet's noses to create the shots.
'It would keep them licking for a whole minute,' he explained. 'It was like children trying chocolate for the first time.'
Marnie the rescue dog always pokes his tongue out for the camera
"Fantastic me first please, now where's my hacksaw. I never knew the mods were up for being experimented on"
Noooooooo Peteey...no staff can be hurt in the making of these Experiments...pop is a MEMBER Manager...
..it is members we are Experimenting on...
Be Afraid..be Very AFRAID...
Professional photographer Ty Foster's new book - Lick - features nearly 100 dogs of all different breeds pulling hilarious expressions as they lick their snouts.
The American snapper, who trained in London, said he was inspired to create the project while on another shoot back in March 2012.
Scroll down for video
'Close to a year ago, I was finishing shooting a job for a client and while going through and pulling an edit I kept stopping on these 'throw-away' images of dogs licking in studio,' he wrote on his blog.
'I was laughing out loud at these images because for me, what their expressions were saying and what their tongues were 'saying' were complete opposites.'
'I remember thinking that these images would make a phenomenal book and from that point on I was determined to capture some more intentional images of dogs licking in studio.
'The best way to describe it would be an 'a-ha' moment, I just kept thinking to myself, 'this would be a great book!''
Foster shot a wide range of dogs, after posting a casting call on his Facebook page.
'We just asked for as many different breeds as we could get. We weren't picky at all, we wanted a large variety of breeds, he told Fstoppers.
He told Petapixel: 'One of the driving reasons I work with dogs specifically is they're always genuinely expressing how they feel, and the personality that is reflected in these portraits is my favorite aspect.'
Ty said he used a dollop of peanut butter on the pet's noses to create the shots.
'It would keep them licking for a whole minute,' he explained. 'It was like children trying chocolate for the first time.'
Marnie the rescue dog always pokes his tongue out for the camera
"Fantastic me first please, now where's my hacksaw. I never knew the mods were up for being experimented on"
Noooooooo Peteey...no staff can be hurt in the making of these Experiments...pop is a MEMBER Manager...
..it is members we are Experimenting on...Be Afraid..be Very AFRAID...
