When I first saw the subject for this week, I was thinking of going a totally different direction with the subject. We had a photoshoot at the shelter this weekend however where the dogs get dressed up in their Halloween costumes. Once I took this … Continue readingIsolation
I enjoy using natural light for my photographs. It enables you to be more spontaneous with your photographs and not worry about lugging around a lot of heavy equipment. With natural light you could let the light fall directly on the subject, so that they … Continue readingNatural Light
Sometimes rescue animals are very distrusting of that big black box (camera) that you are holding to your face. One of the ways that I get them more relaxed is to play with them. Once they are in motion running after a ball or toy … Continue readingMotion
Shadows seemed to be a perfect subject this week. I have some equipment for off camera lighting that I was wishing to try out. I had an image in my mind which I wanted to try with Declan. That image would have had Declan looking … Continue readingShadows
Meet this Happy Boy Rogan. Rogan is a 2 year old male Pit Bull Terrier and American Bull Dog Mix. He is such a sweet boy and very smart as well. While he has been at the kennel, he has learned to sit, shake, down, … Continue readingHappy Dog
Brown is actually one of my favorite colors. I know what your thinking, brown isnt that colorful! When I see brown, I see nature! I see the sandy beach or desert, the ivory of an elephants tusk to the rich color of chestnuts. The shades … Continue readingBrown
This weeks challenge is too use some sort of architectural element in our images. I immediately thought about Franklin Square. Franklin Square was initially an industrial neighborhood. As industries moved out, but eventually someone had the great idea to turn the area into a combination … Continue readingArchitectural
This weeks challenge was to shoot wide-open. Wide-open refers to the widest aperture that your lens allows. Depending on the lens you use, this could vary greatly. I have one fixed lens that I can shoot at an f- stop as low as 1.4. On … Continue readingWide Open
Negative space is used to create eye movement across the image. Doing this creates more interest. In animal photography, I often create the negative space towards the area the animal is looking. It stimulates the viewer to wonder where the animal is running or what … Continue readingNegative Space
This weeks subject provided a little bit of a challenge this week. The weather was not cooperating. Although we had a few brief moments that I saw big puffy clouds, they didn’t happen to be at a time that I was free to take some images, … Continue readingBig Sky