"Underwater Dogs" with Seth Casteel: an afternoon in photos

Ever heard of Underwater Dogs?

The book series includes great, funny and fun pictures of dogs diving after toys under water.

The photographer, Seth Casteel, sometimes does private photo shoots all over the country.

I had the rare privilege to watch photographer Seth Casteel take some of his Underwater Dog pictures at a photo shoot in Orlando.

Check out some of the photos I took from the shoot!

Seth Casteel sets up a photo with Charlie.

Let me tell you, these pictures are not easy to take! You have to see the huge water-proof rig Seth has set up -- with lights on either side, plus the camera.

And to take the pictures, Seth has to be quick! The lights blink so fast under water, because the dogs move fast for the ball.

The other thing is the dogs had to get acclimated to the strange pool and Seth and his big rig. Sometimes that took a while. But eventually you could tell the dogs were having a great time.

Charlie

Charlie and his sibling Macy. 

Charlie and Seth take pictures.

Charlie waits for the ball.

Charlie takes a dive for a tennis ball. 

Charlie loved to lick water off Seth.

Beans

Beans is an older dog who loves the water! And once she got used to the water, she was diving deep.

Beans took some time getting used to a different pool.

Seth has to get close to the dogs so he can get the right shot.

Eventually, Beans dived for Seth, and he had to get underwater.

Nothing like a wet dog.

Shaking off the water.

See Seth Casteel's work on his website, including a list of books and calendars and upcoming projects.

And check out the interview I did with Seth for his book "Pounce," which came out in 2016, on Catster.com.