Bear in Jail isolation
Isolation
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…
Bear
Natural Light
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…
Motion
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…
Declan
Shadows
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…
peaking over the rocks
Golden Hour
My favorite time to take images is on the fringes of the day, early morning just before sunrise through the rise of the golden sun spreading warm tones across the…
Bridge and residence
Architectural
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…
Negative Space
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…
Five dogs at the Beach
Big Sky
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…
Lizzy in anticipation
Head Tilt
The head tilt of a dog is an adorable feature we humans seem to melt with. In the case of a puppy, it doesn't matter what kind of trouble he…
friend or enemy
By A Nose
Whether they are happy to see you or stand guard in warning of danger, dogs use their noses to determine if something is to be feared or trusted. Have you…