Montrose Beach Dog Park Photos
A crazy fun and really practical place to photograph active dogs
Montrose Beach Dog Park is the perfect spot for photos of active dogs. It is a wide open beach close to downtown Chicago. Not only is the beach itself awesome, but there is ample parking right there.
The beach is fenced off on three sides and open to the water. The water seems to stay very shallow pretty far out all year, which makes it easy even for small dogs to wade in and splash around without it getting too deep very fast. Montrose Beach Dog Park is fairly large with 3.83 acres of fenced-in space. It is an awesome space for bigger dogs that love to run and even smaller dogs enjoy the water as it seems to stay shallow pretty far out.
Adapting to photograph fast moving dogs at Montrose Beach Dog Park
When I take photos of dogs at a beach or any outdoor venue I love to put a longer lens on my one camera and capture the raw energy and fun. If you are a frequent visitor to this beach and your pup is used to splashing around, a more candid action photo session is an awesome way to capture the fun memories. The years of sports photography I have done for newspapers and the wildlife photography in Africa has definitely helped me capture fun active dogs that love to zoom around.
There are free waste bags, lots of trash cans and even dog wash areas.
DFA tags are required to go to the beach with your pup. It is a Chicago Park District beach and their website offers information on how to get DFA tags.
Here are a few favorite photos from a session in early fall.
I have done several photo sessions at Montrose Beach Dog Park now and every one has been awesome.
These two pups had so much fun in the water. I love all the spray and water and the way the sun lights up the droplets.
Montrose Beach Dog Park Photos
Frisbees and balls are fun to add action to photos.
They are a little more challenging when the beach is full. Most dogs are not great at sharing haha.
I would love to photograph your dog at the Montrose Beach Dog Park.
My own pup Fiona is always fun on the beach.
You can see lots of her favorite photos here.
Get in touch and let’s capture some crazy fun images.
The best times to do a session at this dog park are either fairly early in the morning before the beach gets busy.
Alternatively the evening offers amazing light and often there is color in the sky behind the dogs in the evening.
The morning gives fun backlight that really makes the spray from water play fun.
There is a Dunkin Donuts near by, so I can be talked into early morning sessions as the park opens haha.
