I took two photos of my dog, Mabal. I have had Mabal since she was a puppy so we have both been in each other’s lives for awhile now. She makes me laugh and we go on lots of long walks together. She is adored by my whole family but sometimes not my cat. I took these photos in my backyard in front of the brick on my house. Mabal enjoys playing, chasing squirrels, and watching deer in my backyard. The brick wall to my house is a simple background but she also spends a lot of time in the house hanging out with me and my family so I tried to incorporate both in the photo. Some challenges I had with taking these photos is my dog does not like staying still. She is a very active dog that loves to run and be around people but while I was taking these photos she was much more amused with everything happening outside at that time. I also took these photos when I got home from school and she had been cooped up in the house all day so she had a lot of energy. I also had a little bit of trouble with the lighting because the shade of my house kept changing as the sun went behind the clouds and back out very fast.