Over the Thanksgiving holiday, I had a chance to stop over to my nephew's house to meet-n-greet his dog Ruben and meet his new dog Race. Ruben was quick to warm up to me and my camera bag (which is collecting LOTS of dog smell these days). He was giving me some play bows in the living room about 5 minutes after I got there. Race, on the other hand, was having nothing to do with the strange stranger with the camera. We'd have to try and warm up to each other later as he decided to bail and wait me out in the bedroom.
Ruben was much more accommodating. Up on the sofa, his eye color turned out pretty awesome with the background. The lighting was courtesy of a nice, sunny day and a north facing window.
Christmas lights were on the tree already and that worked out well for me. I liked how this picture turned out when Ruben decided to take a break on the living room floor.
Here are a couple more random pictures of Ruben. My goal when I do a photo shoot is to document the dog and his/her environment. Some people might be expecting a Glamor Shots kind of picture when they hear I do "dog photography" but that is exactly the kind of thing I try to avoid.
One of my favorite pictures is the top one of my great-niece Emma and her dog Race. From a photographer's standpoint, it's a pretty bland shot but from a cuteness standpoint it's awesome. Race was still being very shy and wouldn't leave the side of the house to interact with us so Emma marched over and sat next to him and struck up a conversation. That put him at ease enough for me to get the tight shot of her and Race.
Thank you Emma, Race and Ruben for a nice, day-after-Thanksgiving photo shoot!
(click on the photos for larger size)
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