Shake

by Carli Davidson

Overview

Original, amusing, and brilliantly documented, Shake is a heartwarming collection of sixty-one beguiling dogs caught in the most candid of moments: mid-shake. This glorious, graphic volume will stop you dead in your tracks as you are presented with images of man’s best friend caught in contortion: hair wild, eyes darting, ears and jowls flopping every which way. 

With Shake, photographer Carli Davidson proves how eager and elated we are to see our pets in new ways. The result is a one-of-a-kind book: a colorful assemblage of photographs that are simultaneously startling and endearing, consistently hard to look away from, and revealing.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062242648
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	10/22/2013
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	8.28(w) x 7.40(h) x 0.71(d)

About the Author

Carli Davidson is a crazy cat lady. She talks to her own cat, Yushi, more than any other creature on the planet and is pretty much always covered in cat hair. She lives in Portland, Oregon, with her husband, Tim, pets Saul and Yushi, and a rotating cast of foster animals.

Editorial Reviews

The freeze-frame photos of these pooches—jowels flapping, fur flying—will be lapped up by dog devotees.

the Oprah Magazine O

In her new book Shake, shutterbug Carli Davidson uses … technology to demonstrate that [dogs use] their body parts [to] swing, sway and spin in beautiful, unexpected and hilarious ways.

The Oregonian

The freeze-frame photos of these pooches—jowels flapping, fur flying—will be lapped up by dog devotees.

O: the Oprah Magazine

Shake is an intriguing collection of photos of canines of all shapes and sizes in, well, midshake. The energy and expression in each … are captivating and often downright chuckle making. You may never look at Pawly D the same again.

Daily Candy

Carli Davidson compiled the most stunningly adorable portraits of dogs doing the thing they do best: shaking it out. Get ready for a permanent smile….

BuzzFeed

The photographs capture dogs mid-shake, with jowls flailing and eyes rolling , a motion that’s often too quick to catch with the naked eye.

Today.com

ild hair, flopping ears, and jowls, oh my! Photographer Carli Davidson has managed to capture man’s best friend mid-shake, in all his canine glory, in a delightful photo series which has now become a book.

Good Morning America

In her new book Shake, shutterbug Carli Davidson uses … technology to demonstrate that [dogs use] their body parts [to] swing, sway and spin in beautiful, unexpected and hilarious ways.

New York Post

Shake, a new book from photographer Carli Davidson, highlights that lightning-fast moment when our four-legged friends dry themselves off, often in a slobber-filled tornado straight out of “Beethoven.

Huffington Post