Something I've not talked about much yet is that I've gotten involved in an apprentice program for Certified Professional Dog Trainer. I've been interested for quite a while, but never found a program that I liked. I met the woman I'm working with at an event and was very impressed by her dogs as well as her clients dogs, so I struck up a conversation about it and here we are. I figure at the least it will be good my photography on several levels, and in a perfect world will give me another pet related job that will keep me from relying wholly on my govt. contract work which is non-existent at the moment.

I'm also doing some promotional photography for her since she travels and lectures quite a bit.
If you saw the show Greatest American Dog, you may recognize Laurie and Andrew.

This, however, is William, one of her other dogs. I'm fond of leaving the shadows in for images like this, but if she wants to go pure white, I can do that too.









C&C always welcome and appreciated.

I know you did say C&C so here goes. Your images are lovely. I would like to see more separation from the background. Lighting is the best way to achieve this but I have played with the image a bit. Hope that gives you a visual of what I mean.

Thanks Peggysue.

I actually thought about a hair light, but ended up just using two SB-800s through white umbrellas left and right.

Your repost looks a little brighter and a little pinker to me. Did you get there with curves?

I go back and forth on how bright I like these. The backgrounds may end up completely blown out if that's what the client decides she needs for her material.

permission to edit?

Absolutely

Here's a quickie I did with colors sampled from his eyes and spots:

Just tried to add a little pop. And dodge the right eye.

I like the one above on brown a lot better than the ones on white/gray.

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it took me three tries to get it right. can you see it now?

Yep, sure can now. Thanks.

Quite a bit brighter. I did go back through my originals and brighten them up a bit before I sent them off to the client. Not sure how I let the ones above out so dark.

I like the brown too.

Next week I'll be working with her pharaoh hound.