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Why Lines & Angles Are Important When Posing Subjects

Of all the things you need to be thinking about when shooting pets, posing them is probably the number one challenge.  They’re pets, after all.  None of them come in with Lassie-type skills.  I sometimes ask the human companion if the dog(s) know any commands.  I always laugh when I ask this of  Greyhounds’ humans.  [...]

Posing On Different Levels.

Are these folks lovely or what!  Posing a large group of dogs like this is a little challenging, but having their human in the frame makes it easier.  Their mom has rescued each of them from different sources; the latest – Lucy – was rescued from under the building where she works.  It took many [...]

Pet Photography With Props

It’s true that you can overwhelm your composition with too many props.  This one is right on the verge of such, but look…if you’ve ever walked the streets of the French Quarter you may have seen a picture something like this on every street corner.  Only in place of Snowy, a cat in sunglasses might [...]

How To Pose A Greyhound

Well it’s about time for another Greyhound isn’t it?  I need to remind those who still want to get in to be eligible for entry into the 2010 Greyhound Pets of America – Louisiana Chapter calendar to make an appointment today.  Time is running out.  The deadline for calendar portraits is August 16th.  It’ not [...]

A Jazz Memorial

We have just received word that Jazz, known to those who knew and loved him as Jazzy Boy, crossed the Rainbow Bridge on August 4th.  He would have had his 10th birthday in a month.  His family knew him as a very funny and goofy guy and have stories to prove it.  Terry and I [...]

Lill Can Sing In Low Key

I think it’s just about time to show you another beautiful Greyhound.  Meet Lill.  Lovely against this backdrop.  Although I occasionally like to shoot low key shots of black dogs on black backdrops, I think this orange-ish backdrop with black dogs is very nice.  In the event you don’t know, low key means to have [...]

Lickity Splickity Hounds

I’ve always admired the form of a Greyhound.  Just standing, looking across the room, they might curl their necks in an almost giraffe-ian way, making the most elegant lines.  Although I probably wouldn’t recommend this proof to my client, I couldn’t help but notice that even their tongues curl in an elegant manner.  For some [...]

Avoiding Shadows

We’re still working on the 2010 Greyhound calendar.  If you own a Greyhound and are a member of the Greyhound Pets of America – Louisiana Chapter, bring your guy or gal in to be photographed.  Sisters Pet Pics donates our services to this fund raising project.  There’s no obligation to buy anything.  Just call for [...]

Building A Studio Photographic Portrait

Consider studio photography, namely portraiture.  What are the components, or building blocks?  Look at the image of Tango, Dancer and Toshi.  We could have added another 3 of these lovelies, and the building blocks of a capture would remain the same.  Background, lighting and foreground, or subject.  Before you can attend to the Photographic Triangle, [...]

When Dogs Smile The World Smiles Too

Meet Dax.  He’s a gorgeous blue Greyhound who has a compelling smile, don’t you think?  He’s the brother of Berry White, who’s already been featured.  Check the Stay Focused post.  I’ve seen Dax on a couple of our backdrops now…and I like him on all of them.  His coloring is quite lovely.  Last year I [...]