A few years ago Carli Davidson was just another young photographer. In 2010 she purchased a high-speed shutter camera and had the idea of combining her passion for photography with her love for animals. She began photographing  dogs in mid-motion, pausing them at a thirteen-thousandth of a second. She called the project Shake and posted a few pictures on Facebook. They quickly spread virally and in 2011, one photo was featured in Photo District News, the award-winning magazine for the professional photography industry. In a 90 day period, her website, which was getting 30,000 hits a month, spiked to 8.5 million views. 

One hundred dangerously adorable models posed for this collection.Sixty-one of them, including the likes of Norbert the Dogue de Bordeaux, Bella the Neapolitan mastiff, Roz the Chinese crested, and the famous mixed-breed Ramen Noodle were selected. Two photographs of each dogs are featured side-by-side in the book to capture the motion of their shakes. One photo shows the dog beginning to turn; the other shows its wild hair and fabulous facial expression mid-twist.  The New York Times said it well when they described Carli’s work as a “hilarious portrayal of flying fur, flopping jowls, and bulging eyes.”

Shake will feature an introduction by Carli explaining the inspiration behind the project and her experience shooting the dogs. Graphic photos and text in the back of the book will answer the question Carli’s fan have been begging to know, how she takes her amazing photos.