Dog day afternoon

Alistair Campbell joins Anna-Marie Coster for a pet portraits session amongst the buttercups

- Anna-Marie Coster

Global warming may one day take away the novelty factor, but for now, there's G nothing quite like the feeling of being out and about in the countryside on a pleasantly warm evening during the British summertime.

I'm on Yate Common to the northeast of Bristol, where I'm meeting photographer and animal lover Anna-Marie Coster, who has a soft spot for dog photography. Coster set up her own business 10 years ago, combining her passions for creativity and canines when she began photographing dogs in shelters that needed rehoming. Her business covers Bristol and surrounding areas, offering photoshoots to pet owners. It's a little after 6pm and, as we look out across the large expanse of yellow wild buttercups and tall grass, the clouds are broken by scattered spots of blue sky. From the entrance to the common, Coster spots her client Isabelle with Lola, a young spaniel pup who seems eager to make the most of the wide-open spaces.

Coster takes up her first shooting position of the evening, lying flat on the ground, and I ask if this is a normal part of a shoot.