We just got a new advertising client the other day -- Liza is the #2 Weimaraner bitch in the country. The owner also happens to be the show chair for the Southeast Regional Weimaraner Specialty to be held in September so this ended up with some add-on sales results. I'll be shooting the Specialty!

To start the advertising relationship, we set up a shoot here at JAG World Headquarters in Orlando so we could get some "bread & butter" images to use in the advertising program. These shots will be used with candid ring shots and formal win shots to give the advertising some personality and originality. First, I shot Liza and her owner/handler Kelley here in the studio. That way I get to light them the way I prefer and we can use these types of stacked shots in ads to show the judges how the two of them should look. Here's an example of one of the stacked shots.



We also like to get some shots of the handler and dog relating in a non-ring type of image. Here's an example of that.



The day we had them here, it was warm but not hot and so we took them outside for some moving shots where we'll cut out the dog to show how well she moves. The only "problem" with Liza is that she over-strides when she moves which causes her to cross-over in the middle. I'm not sure most judges ever see that but it's an issue when you're trying to show proper movement. For example:



And, lastly, we take a stacked shot outdoors from the same angle that most show photographers shoot the dogs (I like to get lower) so that we can drop it into any outdoor win shot if the dog/owner don't look as good as they should.



Overall, we spent 1/2 a day shooting and come up with over 40 images to use in the advertising program. Liza is really a very nice Weim -- laid back and very sweet and kissy. In fact, she's my new girlfriend. Cassidy is not pleased .

Thought I'd share.

Jim