I've been doing Labrador photography for other breeders and owners for several years now. I buy show photographs of my own dogs. My wife and I attend most of the Western United States Labrador specialty shows and plan to attend shows to the East of us. I initially did black and white photos which I developed and custom processed in my own darkroom. At that time, most of the Labrador advertisements were in black and white.
More ads are now in color and there is a new demand for color photos for use on web sites.
Most of my work is now in color. I've tried various color photo labs and am now using a local lab whose owners and operators have done a lot of dog and horse photography and are sensitive to my requirements. They are also very good in what they do. Basic processing is usually adequate. They are not color corrected, cropped, or of sufficient size for most ads.