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Project 52 - Week 34: Night Time

8/21/2015

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The very evening of the very day that this week's theme was assigned, Lilah cooperated and wrapped herself in the blanket covering the couch.  This is what a typical night looks like in our house. Dogs relaxing after a full day outside in the summer weather.  We've been having a heat wave, so I have the central air turned up inside.  Do you think Lilah was sending me a message about room temps?

Lilah does like to be covered, and has since she was a puppy.  She likes to hide under and behind things, so I think the cover gives her a sense of security.  I took this image with my cell phone because my camera was all the way upstairs in the studio and I was lazy.  Not bad when you consider the lighting in this room late evening, is less than desirable for photo opportunities.  My smart phone IS really smart.  And here I've been doubting it.

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But, I must admit, the  minute I saw this week's theme, an idea popped into my head that was so outlandish, I wondered whether or not I should try it.

There is a spot on a hill, not too far from where I live, where you can see beautiful summer sunsets adjacent to a farm field overgrown with tall grasses.  I have gone there a number of times and taken photos of various colorful sky art.  My vision was to maybe take one of our dogs up to the field and place them in a silhouette position there against a beautiful sunset sky.

After thinking this through a little more, a number of things would have to happen in order for me to set up this shot.  First, I would have to get the land owner's permission to go stomping around his field with one of my dogs.  Next I would have to wait for the perfect sunset opportunity and have my husband help me to get one of our dogs in the perfect position for the shot, and then keep the dog in place long enough for me to play around with it.  Finally, there would have to be no bunnies, squirrels, deer, snakes, ground hogs, or other critters roaming in that field that would tempt the selected dog to give chase.

I realized this entire plan was rampant with possible adverse outcomes. But then I also realized that I did already have beautiful sky shots from the site, as well as umpteen one hundred and fifty thousand shots of our dogs. Sooooooooooooooooooo.......why not create it?

Below you have the final product, a composite of two images.  My husband did not even have to get up off the couch.
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Head over to Susannah Maynard's blog at Suzi Pix Photography to see her interpretation of the theme, then follow the still-short-summertime circle to see one more photo blog before returning here.  Enjoy!
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Project 52 - Week 33: Leading Lines

8/14/2015

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Leading lines is a very basic premise used in photography, where the photographer uses the composition of a photo to take the viewer's eye right to the spot where he or she wants it to go.  Hopefully.  Leading lines helps the eye to focus on the primary area, or topic, of the photo.

Have you ever seen a photo and wondered what the subject was?  Maybe there were a number of things to look at and you could not focus on just one.  Sometimes photos can be cluttered with many things and it's hard to find the subject.

In the photo of our dog, Moe, below, I am using the lines of the glider swing (both back and seat) and the lines of the trees to help take your eye to the subject--handsome Moe.
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Moe was most helpful in this endeavor, mostly because (1) the swing is his favorite place to be and (2) I had a juicy treat in my hand.  Those are "oh...you have a treat" ears.  I used a 28mm lens for this photo, and got on an even plain with Moe by peering through the other end of the glider swing just below the arm rest.  Moe thought there surely was something wrong with me.

In this photo of our cat, Barney (who apparently went to the same posing school as our Moe), the lines are a little more subtle, using the comings and goings of the rock wall and the pointing fronds of iris plants to help focus your eye on Mr. Hey-Why-Did-You-Just-Have-Me-Neutered.  (Longest sentence ever.....so glad someone invented commas.) I used a 70-300mm lens at about 105mm for this shot because Barney is avoiding me just a little since I put him in that cat carrier to go to the vet.
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This technique also works great with a photo that has no color, such as the photo of Lilah, below, enjoying our side patio.  I backed off quite a bit to exaggerate the lines leading up to Lilah, once again to help your eye focus on her in the photo.  In looking back over my work, I find that I use this technique quite a bit.  It's one of my favorite foundation principles.
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I hope you enjoyed the photos.  To see how Susannah Maynard of Suzi Pix Photography interpreted this week's theme, just click here.
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Project 52 - Week 32: Vivid

8/7/2015

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I thought about this week's Project 52 theme for quite some time.  Should I take a photo of one of our dogs in bright colors?  Or maybe take someone to a very colorful place and photograph them doing something spontaneous?  Then I thought about all of the very colorful characters I've known and met and photographed over the years.  Some really stand out in my mind--vividly.

Such a quandary.

It finally occurred to me that each of our pets vividly affects our lives every day.  When a client comes to me to have their pet photographed, I am going to do whatever I can to capture, as vividly as possible, the personality of that pet in a single moment in time.

Given that thought, here is our Lilah.  My pet.  A very vivid personality.  Captured in a vivid portrait-- in a single moment in time.  What is she saying to you?
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To find out how others interpreted the theme in our very short blog circle this week, start here with Deanna Hurt of StinkDog Photos in Denver.
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