Christmas pet photography: This was an attempt to photograph "Icecube", my girls little dog, for a Christmas picture. Quite a lot of planning went into it, and it took many shots for...

Philip00165

This was an attempt to photograph "Icecube", my girls little dog, for a Christmas picture. Quite a lot of planning went into it, and it took many shots for the little guy to stay still.
I had thought this was kind of cute, and captured what I intended.
Not sure if I will continue to work with animals again. Too hard. Much harder then models!
What do you think!

luvmypets Loc: Born & raised Texan living in Fayetteville NC

Very cute!!

Danilo Loc: Las Vegas

Oh, come on, Philip...don't give up so soon! Looks like Santa's having a Great Time! :thumbup: :thumbup:

renomike Loc: Reno, Nevada

Like they always say... Never work with Kids or Animals...;0) Nice shot, should make a nice card.

Mike

Bob Yankle Loc: Burlington, NC

Pink snow? ........ or colorcast?

magicray Loc: Tampa Bay, Florida

Bob Yankle wrote:

Pink snow? ........ or colorcast?

Better than yellow.

martinfisherphoto Loc: Lake Placid Florida

Lighting is very Flat and as mentioned the white balance is off. I would also suggest a crop with more room in front of the dog. As mentioned in the rules you need to post an original downloaded version so we can see the meta data which provides the camera and lens details.

Nightski

The OP is not required to click the store original box, but encouraged strongly to do so. I think Philip that you are perfectly safe in sharing this pic. You have a cute snapshot here. If you are interested in doing a professional type of photo may I suggest looking into buying a green screen. It's something that you could use with your other models as well.

Here is a link:

http://www.tubetape.net/servlet/the-Green-Screen-Equipment/Categories?gclid=COLciIiP37oCFa1AMgod8VMAaw

Country's Mama Loc: Michigan

luvmypets wrote:

Very cute!!

You have to say more than very cute. What makes it cute? What do you like about it?

Singing Swan

Nightski wrote:

The OP is not b required /b to click the b stor... (show quote)

I gotta ask...how is a green screen gonna improve this shot?

I think it's pretty good under the circumstances and you had to have been very patient to get this one. I would have added a few more decorations from the Christmas box though.

Country's Mama Loc: Michigan

I think this is a really cute idea and will make a cute Christmas card. What I find distracting is the harsh lighting. What was your light source? There are some very dark shadows around the dogs head. Setting this up by a north window and using natural light might be an option that would soften the light.

Nightski

Singing Swan wrote:

I gotta ask...how is a green screen gonna improve this shot?

I think it's pretty good under the circumstances and you had to have been very patient to get this one. I would have added a few more decorations from the Christmas box though.

You could add any background you want.
You wouldn't have to build a background.
You wouldn't have to constantly straighten the background every time the dog moved.
The background would look professional instead of looking very homemade.

Philip00165

Country's Mama wrote:

I think this is a really cute idea and will make a cute Christmas card. What I find distracting is the harsh lighting. What was your light source? There are some very dark shadows around the dogs head. Setting this up by a north window and using natural light might be an option that would soften the light.

This was shot in my basement at night, using a flood light off the the left. I thought it looks like bright sunlight.
The set up took some time to do. Did you notince the "tracks" in the snow. That was my girlfriends idea.
She was also feeding him treats to try and make him say put.
It was my first attempt of pet photography!

wonkytripod Loc: Peterborough UK

magicray wrote:

Better than yellow.

Especially if you're eating it.

Country's Mama Loc: Michigan

Philip00165 wrote:

This was shot in my basement at night, using a flood light off the the left. I thought it looks like bright sunlight.
The set up took some time to do. Did you notince the "tracks" in the snow. That was my girlfriends idea.
She was also feeding him treats to try and make him say put.
It was my first attempt of pet photography!

I did notice the tracks and they are a nice touch. The flood light is going to give you harsh shadows without some type of diffuser. Usually in this type of photography the bright sunlight look is not what your going for, but if it is then you got it here. :-D
Treats are an important part of pet photography. If you plan on taking more photographs of this dog you might want to take a few minutes a day and teach him/her a stay. It makes life so much easier when you want to do project like this.
I think you did well for you first time out. There is so much to learn. :shock: