Gathering knowledge of dog photographers from websites

To become a professional photographer it is essential that I emerge myself within the chosen profession I want to go into. As a starting point I have decided to study dog photographers websites. I will be looking for individuality from dog photographers in the local area to help me build a professional and successful business.

The image at the top of this post is a York based dog photographer's website. The thing that strikes me most was the title 'Phodographer'. I thought it was a playful way to present themselves. The sub title is also a creative phrase that captures the viewer from the first look at their website. There is a fun but professional theme running throughout the website from the catchy titles and decorative logos. The home page presents her as a successful photographer by flaunting an award as well as positive feedback from a customer. As I scrolled down the home page I picked up on some flaws. In my opinion there is too many images and information added. I think this would have been better presented on a different page.

There was only one image lower down the page that I liked. It was the last image on the left. I felt this again reflected the photographers creative personality with the theme of exploration.

Within 'the phodographers' portfolio I saw the use of two different watermarks. Both watermarks are the same as the logos on the website. I think this is good branding and is not repetitive which is admirable for my images. There is a selection of about 35 images on this page. All of the images are strong and reflect her style as a dog photographer. However I would argue that 35 may be a little too many because there are only so many dog portraits and family portraits you can look at before it gets boring. I would have liked to see more still life photography to break up the images so they are more interesting.

The information page is a bit of a let down because the content has already been advertised on the home page. Whilst scrolling down the page I felt like it was going on forever. She offers a lot of different packages but a few are similar and the page could have been condensed down.
On the website is a shop page which is interesting because I would have expected to see either some still life images or portrait prints. However she sells cards and calendars which I think doesn't present her as a successful photographer like the home page. I did notice that the cards and calendars are in support of what I presume is a dog shelter but there is no information of this, nor is there anything suggesting there will be a donation to the shelter.
Another page is a link to her blog. I had a quick peak at this and found it very interesting. Her images were beautifully composed and showed a lot more still life. I will be keeping an eye on her posts from now to learn even more about her as a photographer and to learn more about myself as a dog photographer.