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Project 52 – Week 33 – Windows
Friday morning means a new Project 52 post for you to feast your eyes on. Some of the members of the Beautiful Beasties Network (a professional pet photographers’ forum) are taking on the challenge of doing pet-related photography, with a theme that changes every week, for an entire year. The goal is to start shooting outside the box, to challenge ourselves as photographers and to expand our vision and talents. So far I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my participation, and I have learned to look at my dogs and their accoutrements in a different light (and at a different angle).
This week’s theme as chosen by Sharon Stokes, a Central Coast pet photographer from Down Under, is windows. This theme can either be straightforward or esoteric – it really depends on how you want to tackle it. I think my photos are pretty straightforward, but unique too. The idea might not be unique, but I think my execution is. Without further ado, I present:
Reflections of Jack Jack
Jack Jack loves to sit in the window and monitor outdoor activity. He barks when he feels it’s appropriate, and he insists on knowing who is going where.
If you look really closely, you can see Jack Jack’s reflection in the window. I love the outline of his face almost framing his reflection. I had fun capturing this one!
I you’ve enjoyed looking through the windows at my house. As this is a blog ring, please continue on to the Photo Lab Pet Photography team in the San Francisco, Bay Area’s blog for more awesome photos . Once you’re done with Photo Lab’s blog, keep clicking through the links at the end of each blog until you get back here, and you’ll have seen all of the Project 52 blog posts for this week.
Project 52 – Week 30 – Let’s Play
Friday morning means a new Project 52 post for you to feast your eyes on. Some of the members of the Beautiful Beasties Network (a professional pet photographers’ forum) are taking on the challenge of doing pet-related photography, with a theme that changes every week, for an entire year. The goal is to start shooting outside the box, to challenge ourselves as photographers and to expand our vision and talents. So far I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my participation, and I have learned to look at my dogs and their accoutrements in a different light (and at a different angle).
This week’s theme is play . . . what could be more fun for a pet photographer? Our pets are masters at enjoying life, and we photographers are lucky enough to get paid to catch those moments on film (or on memory card). Last week I was at the American Spaniel Club National Specialty (a show for Cocker Spaniels only) and I had two photo shoots scheduled. The heat was oppressive, the humidity stifling, and yet this young lady just wanted to have a good time.
I present to you Gemstonz Diamond Of My Eye – AKA Misty. Misty was bred by Lesley Doney and is owned by Jackie Horton.
As you can see, Misty was more interested in goofing off than sitting pretty
I think she’s sure that the wild, crazy googly eyes will be enough to put a stop to the shoot.
How about the super cute look? I just wanna have fun!
At this point, I gave up . . . we did finish the shoot, but it was in record time. Misty won in the end!
I you’ve enjoyed watching Misty having a great time. As this is a blog ring, please continue on to Blue Amrich Studio in Boston MA’s blog for more awesome photos . Once you’re done with Blue’s blog, keep clicking through the links at the end of each blog until you get back here, and you’ll have seen all of the Project 52 blog posts for this week.
Project 52 – Week 28 – Focus
Friday morning means a new Project 52 post for you to feast your eyes on. Some of the members of the Beautiful Beasties Network (a professional pet photographers’ forum) are taking on the challenge of doing pet-related photography, with a theme that changes every week, for an entire year. The goal is to start shooting outside the box, to challenge ourselves as photographers and to expand our vision and talents. So far I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my participation, and I have learned to look at my dogs and their accoutrements in a different light (and at a different angle).
Karla Ogilvie chose this week’s theme, and here’s what she came up with: This week’s challenge is Selective Focus. The idea is isolate our subject whether it be by stopping down, the use of a specific lens such as a Lensbaby, or perhaps a telephoto lens to compress the image. You can even do this in Photoshop if you want. The goal is that only our subject is to be in sharp focus.
Since I love, love, love shooting with a low aperture, I tend to get selective focus in most of my shots, especially the portrait-type shots. But I wanted to go further than usual, so I pulled out my 50mm f1.8 prime lens to see if I could up the bokeh a bit.
My Old Dog, resting up after spending time outside in the summer sun
Grace, who is as pretty as the flowers behind her.
My wild child Jack Jack, smiling for the camera
Jack Jack’s ever-present raspberry for the camera . . . . you would think I had put this on cue!
I you’ve enjoyed focussing on the KLAD kids. As this is a blog ring, please continue on to Charleston pet photographer Dana Cubbage’s blog for more awesome photos . Once you’re done with Dana’s blog, keep clicking through the links at the end of each blog until you get back here, and you’ll have seen all of the Project 52 blog posts for this week.
Project 52 – Week 24 – Blur
Friday morning means a new Project 52 post for you to feast your eyes on. Some of the members of the Beautiful Beasties Network (a professional pet photographers’ forum) are taking on the challenge of doing pet-related photography, with a theme that changes every week, for an entire year. The goal is to start shooting outside the box, to challenge ourselves as photographers and to expand our vision and talents. So far I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my participation, and I have learned to look at my dogs and their accoutrements in a different light (and at a different angle).
This week’s theme is Blur, and photographer Dana Cubbage gave us free reign to use blur however we wanted to. Because I’ve missed two weeks in a row due to work, I was determined not to miss this week. I really enjoy taking part in Project 52 and miss it when I can’t participate.
This week I even managed to shoot other dogs than mine own, which might come as a relief to some of my faithful blog readers. A breeder friend of mine sold a puppy local to me, so I went to visit him and soak up the puppy breath. He was the best kind of chocolate – calorie-free!
Jersey and his toy
The blur I chose to use is called bokeh – bokeh is the blur, or the aesthetic quality of the blur, in out-of-focus areas of an image (thank you Wikipedia for this definition). Because I shoot at low aperture (usually 2.8), my images often have nice bokeh to them. I love how it brings the subject into focus and makes backgrounds less ugly and busy.
Here`s another photo with nice bokeh . . . this is Savvy, a Papillon that belongs to a friend. I could get lost in those eyes . . .
I you’ve enjoying seeing my use of blur. As this is a blog ring, please continue on to North Carolina pet photographer Steph Skardal’s blog for more awesome photos at http://stephskardal.com/52-project-blur/ . Once you’re done with Steph’s blog, keep clicking through the links at the end of each blog until you get back here, and you’ll have seen all of the Project 52 blog posts for this week.
Project 52 – Week 15 – Favourite Things
Friday morning means a new Project 52 post for you to feast your eyes on. Some of the members of the Beautiful Beasties Network (a professional pet photographers’ forum) are taking on the challenge of doing pet-related photography, with a theme that changes every week, for an entire year. The goal is to start shooting outside the box, to challenge ourselves as photographers and to expand our vision and talents. So far I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my participation, and I have learned to look at my dogs and their accoutrements in a different light (and at a different angle).
This week it was my turn to choose the theme, so I went with something that I thought would be fun. I selected the theme “My Favourite Things” based on the song from the musical The Sound of Music. I asked my fellow photogs to take pictures of their pets’ favourite things, with or without the pets being in the pictures.
For me, this was a no-brainer. My youngest dog Jack Jack (yes, the Wild Thing from last week’s Project 52 post) adores children. Adores is not a strong enough word, actually. He lives for kids. He loves me wholeheartedly . . . unless there is a kid around. His breeder has two little girls and I have three nieces, so he’s never really had the opportunity to live a life without kids.
He started young, snuggling up to this gorgeous little girl at 4 weeks old . . .
Then he made an instant best friend with my youngest niece when he was about 4 months old . . .
And just this past weekend, he charmed another young man. I’m not sure whose smile is wider, Jack Jack’s or the young man’s (Jack Jack is the dog on the right, on the left is my girl Grace)
I hope you’ve enjoyed sharing Jack Jack’s favourite thing with him today. As this is a blog ring, please continue on to Boston Dog Photographer Kaylee Greer’s blog. Keeping clicking through the links at the end of each blog until you get back here, and you’ll have seen all of the Project 52 blog posts for this week.
