David Veit Photography

Dave really knows how to get the best moments captured at just the right time and at the ideal places around town. He really is number ONE in his field. How he gets these dogs to pose for him like that, I will never know? Some of these dogs seem to stop in their tracks and give him exactly what he is looking for and exactly what his clients are looking for. He does excellent work! He is also very very nice and friendly guy who is easy to work with. He truly loves all animals especially pooches and cats and you sense it (so can your dog and cat) by the way he gets them to pose. I wonder if he does horses too? I won’t hurt to ask! :)

We engaged Dave for an in-​home photo session with our darling cat. It was a difficult time for us, in that she was near the end of her life and we wanted professional grade photos to remember her by. Dave arranged for a session on very short notice and was sensitive to our circumstances. He was responsive both in terms of promptly replying to calls and emails, as well as to our artistic requests. The session itself exceeded our expectations — Dave quickly gained a good sense for our cat and how to make the most of her photo session, and he has a very good eye for light and background.
And the photos are simply outstanding; we could not be more pleased with them. For the quality of work and the time he took with us, I felt the price was quite reasonable. Of course, it was easy to take photos of our cat with our camera and phones, but over her lifetime, we took maybe two that are of the caliber of Dave’s work, whereas Dave gave us 30 outstanding shots.
Now that she has passed away, it means so much to have a collection of photos, all of exceptional quality and contained on a disc, to remember her by. Dave is a professional in every sense, and is dedicated to creating pieces of photographic art.

I was not at all happy with my experience with Dave Veit. He says on his website there is a questionnair, to make sure he knows what you want. I never was offered it or saw it. I scheduled a pre-​session with my two dogs, so they would get used to him and more relaxed with him ($ 100). He fed them so many hotdogs for treats they threw up all night. The next day when we did the photos — he asked me ‘should we do action shots or stills first?”. I had no idea, i was actually only interested in stills, but thought mb doing some actions ones first would tire them a tad. They were so hot and tired, their tongues were hanging half way to the ground for all the still pics, and they were fomaing at the mouth. You think he should have known and warned me… what do I know — that is why i hired him. So. since I wasnt’ happy with any of the photos — he offered to reshoot — but not complimentary like his website says, he was going to charge an Additional 75. It was a cloudy day, and had rained earlier — I left him a phone and txt message asking if the re-​shoot was till on (I live 50 min from home and didn’t want to waste a ½ day off if cancelled). No reply, so i took off to meet him. (his website says overcast days are the best). 15 min after we were suppose to meet i saw an email from him that he sent about an hour and a half earlier — (i usually don’t have email access during day) — to cancel. He never bothered to text or call me — said he couldn’t find my number — even though i texted him and left him a phone message that morning! At this point i was frustrated (3 — half days off work — a couple hundred bucks out — and no pictures) I told him i just wanted a refund. He said he would, and that was ¹²⁄₁₈ — it is ¹²⁄₂₇ and still no refund.

What a fantastic experience. David definitely has the knack for shooting animals and in our case dogs. We set up a remote studio and photographic about 30 dogs, some in small groups, for the holidays. The response was great and the photos even better. David has a great eye and patience to get the ‘right shot.’
Give David a call for your photography needs whether its with our without your pets.

I know that Dave typically shoots animals, however I had the chance to work with him on a outdoor boudoir session. A model had contacted me and asked me to do her makeup for the photo shoot and asked me to stay on set with her. Dave was completely professional and an overall fun guy to work with. His images are always 5+++ stars!

We met Dave at OB dog beach two summers ago. He took pictures of our dogs. We completely forgot about it. About two months after we met one of the dogs died unexpectedly. I remembered the pictures at the beach. It took me several months before I could even look at the site. I finally mustered the courage to look and cried for an hour as looked at the beautiful pictures of my Addie girl. It still took me several months to actually order the print. I finally did and it is a picture I will treasure. We will use and recommend Dave again in the future.

I ran into David about a year ago on Fiesta Island while walking with my two dogs. He took my e-​mail and sent me a link so I could look at the photos. I had forgotten about them until I received a holiday e-​mail from him, i looked through the archives and found my dogs photos. He took some amazing photos of my boys, truly captured both of their personalities.
I emailed him about purchasing the photos and he got back to me the same day, even though he was spending Thanksgiving with his family out of state. He called as soon as he returned and we discussed the size of photos I wanted and how the photos would look best. He was not pushy at all and really explained his reasoning for cropping the photos a certain way etc. He knows his stuff.
I received my photos the other day, David handled my order very quickly, and they are Amazing! He has a great eye for capturing your pet’s true personality. When I look at the photos I say yeah, that’s my Yogi, an akita mix who puts out a smile or yeah that’s definitely my Clyde a reserved foxhound. I can not wait to get them hanging on the wall.
I highly recommend using David to capture the spirit of your dog, you can not go wrong with him. I am thrilled.

Dave is a consummate professional and has a real passion for dogs. He takes great care in engaging the dogs and photographing them in their most natural state. Thanks to Dave we now have some very high quality photos of our dog that will last a lifetime.

Hi Dave! I can’t believe you showed up on my Unilocal!Everyone– Dave takes great photos!

David took some amazing pictures of our dog! He captured several images of Early the corgi at dog beach. These consisted of a great mix of action shots (swimming, running, playing tug-​of-​war, rolling in the kelp and sand) and relaxed shots, from several different angles, zoom, and lighting. He got to know us beforehand, and he brought several treats (tho, just for the dog!). David was very professional, and his photographs are now our favorites… Make an appointment today! :)

Dave is a great photographer and knows how to deal well with dogs. I am a pet sitter, so I see a lot of dogs with very different personalities. The way Dave approaches the dogs and their owners is with the utmost respect. He has a calming personality, which is useful around dogs. Don’t underestimate the importance of having your pets in high quality photos; they are family members, too. Dave just has a knack with the camera and with pets!

As a dog photographer myself, I must say that David’s talent is natural and inspiring. He not only has «a way» with the animals, but his professionalism and personal nature make him a joy to do business with as a human.

I love Dave’s photos. He has genuine professionalism and is very proud of what he does. Dogs are very comfortable around him and he has great extent of dog’s knowledge. The photos he took came out way beyond what I expected. I highly recommend him.