I have been flitting in and out of the blog based on my schedule and other life events. Turns out I had some spare time this week to participate. The subject is outtakes, and yes, it IS all one word, but we submit our blog titles to a group page on Wednesday night and at that time, I submitted through my cell phone...never looking up the proper spelling of the word. It's one of those words that I stumble upon spelling-wise, and I was either too busy or too lazy (you can pick one) to get back and change my original submission.
That aside, I am using some past outtakes as part of the blog.
This first one is pretty obvious. If someone comes to the studio with their kitty, they are not necessarily looking for a photo of their feline hiding behind light stands. I like to let kitties get acclimated to their surroundings prior to using any lights, and this kitty investigated and hid behind them for a while. I snapped a photo of her I knew I would not use, but thought it was a good way to show others that cats can wander around at will in the studio.
That aside, I am using some past outtakes as part of the blog.
This first one is pretty obvious. If someone comes to the studio with their kitty, they are not necessarily looking for a photo of their feline hiding behind light stands. I like to let kitties get acclimated to their surroundings prior to using any lights, and this kitty investigated and hid behind them for a while. I snapped a photo of her I knew I would not use, but thought it was a good way to show others that cats can wander around at will in the studio.
She eventually did come out and posed with her Mom for one photo and with a flower for another. So it all worked out in the end, and this outtake is still part of my archives.
Sometimes it's a little harder to decide what is and isn't an outtake. I'll bet looking at these two photos, you might think the one on the left could also have been used as part of the final selections. But I did not choose it.
Naturally, I would edit out the leash, and clean up the photo (the photo on the left is straight out of camera [SOOC] with a lighting adjustment and small color saturation adjustment), but there were two things I didn't like about this particular shot: (1) the area around the head, ear, and eye on the left side (camera right on the dog) is a bit blurry, probably caused by slight movement in the subject; and (2) I thought that lighting needed to be adjusted at the time, and reset the studio lights.
Naturally, I would edit out the leash, and clean up the photo (the photo on the left is straight out of camera [SOOC] with a lighting adjustment and small color saturation adjustment), but there were two things I didn't like about this particular shot: (1) the area around the head, ear, and eye on the left side (camera right on the dog) is a bit blurry, probably caused by slight movement in the subject; and (2) I thought that lighting needed to be adjusted at the time, and reset the studio lights.
I also thought the head tilt and tail position were cuter in the photo on the right, the image was sharper overall, and the lighting adjustment added some shadow to the body and opened up the lighting on the head.
I actually competed this image and it did very well, winning a blue ribbon, being featured in the NPPPA Court of Honor, and meriting at 84.
My final image is somewhat infamous.
While doing senior photos of a subject and her horse, I snapped a quick photo of the horse giving her a head hug. This was not the look we were going for, but we had a really good laugh that day viewing the image on the back of the camera, and I sent it to her because it was funny.
I actually competed this image and it did very well, winning a blue ribbon, being featured in the NPPPA Court of Honor, and meriting at 84.
My final image is somewhat infamous.
While doing senior photos of a subject and her horse, I snapped a quick photo of the horse giving her a head hug. This was not the look we were going for, but we had a really good laugh that day viewing the image on the back of the camera, and I sent it to her because it was funny.
Her uncle featured it on his Facebook page, and it became a very well-liked photo. I do sometimes send outtakes to clients, especially when we are having fun, and something does not go as expected. Below is really what I was looking for in this type of photo.
So there you have it! A quick example of some outtakes.
I am looking forward to seeing everyone else's in the blog circle this week. If you are too, just start here with Pawparazzi Pet and Animal Photography presented by Shae Pepper Photography, and then look for the link at the bottom of each succeeding blog's page for your next read, until you find yourself back here. Have a great rest of your weekend! TAKE some time OUT to kick back and relax!
I am looking forward to seeing everyone else's in the blog circle this week. If you are too, just start here with Pawparazzi Pet and Animal Photography presented by Shae Pepper Photography, and then look for the link at the bottom of each succeeding blog's page for your next read, until you find yourself back here. Have a great rest of your weekend! TAKE some time OUT to kick back and relax!
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