We're All Wet, but Aren't We Beautiful?: DOGS Do the Shake!

Dogs get wet and shake it off in slow-motion from the photographic series “Shake” | Carli Davidson

How beautiful do I look? This might be a question your dog might be thinking after taking a wet bath and trying to dry himself off by shaking off water, but award-winning photographer Carli Davidson has taken wet dogs to new heights in her latest book titled “Shake.”

Beautiful black and whites of shaking dogs | Carli Davidson

A Dogue de Bordeaux poses for Shake | Carli Davidson

Dogs take center stage in Shake | Carli Davidson

A Boxer poses for Shake | Carli Davidson

Oregon-based photographer, Carli Davidson captures the essence of dogs in her latest book to feature over 130 pages of portraits of jowl flopping, skin shaking, fur spinning and drool in slow motion. Conceptualized back in 2011, Davidson began with the idea when she posted a few images online of dogs shaking, which were inspired by her dog Norbert, who's drool needed to be cleaned off the walls after a shake.

Mane /Dogue de Bordeaux | Carli Davidson

Dax/Boxer | Carli Davidson

Roz /Chinese Crested | Carli Davidson

Katie/Springer Spaniel | Carli Davidson

Vito/French Bulldog | Carli Davidson

Cover of Carli Davidson new book Shake

Over 100 dogs were considered for the photographic series, which 61 were selected. To accompany the book, Carli teamed up with the production company, Variable, to produce a beautifully shot 2 minute video shot at 10 frames a second.

Davidson began her work in photographing animals while working with the animal care team at the Oregon Zoo.

Can you handle the slobber?

left: Carli during the “Shake” shoot | right: Carla and her dog Norbert.

SOURCE: Carli Davidson | My Modern Met

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VIDEO: Dogs Shake (club mix)