Got it licked! Playful pooches pose for portraits with their tongues out

By ZOE SZATHMARY

PUBLISHED: 06:59, 10 November 2013 | UPDATED: 08:28, 10 November 2013

A new photo series shows dogs licking their snouts and getting ready for the camera.

Called 'Lick,' the project is helmed by photographer Ty Foster. 

Fstoppers reports that the idea for 'Lick' first came about in March 2012.

It's a 'ruff' day being a model for Ty Foster's 'Lick' photo series, like the pooch seen here

Foster intentionally wanted to photograph a large variety of breeds for the project

Though Foster writes on his blog that 'The original idea was to just create a quick gallery of dogs licking and be done with it,' the project has gained many fans. 

In a statement, Foster said 'Close to a year ago, I was finishing shooting a job for a client and while going through and pulling an edit I kept stopping on these "throw-away" images of dogs licking in studio. I was laughing out loud at these images because for me, what their expressions were saying and what their tongues were 'saying' were complete opposites.'

'I remember thinking that these images would make a phenomenal book and from that point on I was determined to capture some more intentional images of dogs licking in studio.'

'One of the driving reasons I work with dogs specifically is they're always genuinely expressing how they feel,' Foster said

The idea for 'Lick' first came about in March 2012 and has remained a side project

Foster shot a wide range of dogs, after posting a casting call on his Facebook page.

'We just asked for as many different breeds as we could get. We weren't picky at all, we wanted a large variety of breeds, he told Fstoppers.

 

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Foster also has plans to release a book of dog images soon. He told Petapixel 'One of the driving reasons I work with dogs specifically is they're always genuinely expressing how they feel, and the personality that is reflected in these portraits is my favorite aspect.' 

The full photo collection is available on Foster's website, which includes his photo series 'Unleashed,' which depicts dogs dressed up as WWE wrestlers. 

Each image in the series shows a dog attempting to lick its own face

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