City Dog

So...today was my first "photo shoot" with a dog. It was fun. I have a lot to learn. C&C welcome!

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Leland,

Cute pup and nice contrasty bokeh. Nice exposure. Did you use a flash? The glint in the eyes makes it appear so. I think the photos could be improved by making the horizon horizontal and it's too bad you didn't get the dog's legs and feet (assuming you didn't crop them out). Highlights look a little blown on the top of the head. But all in all, not bad for a first dog photo shoot.

Leland, in addition to getting the horizons horizontal, you should look at the background when composing the shots. For example, there's a pole in the second shot that appears to be coming out of the dog's rear quarters (except for the fact that it's out of focus).

Controlling the composition of the whole shot - foreground and background - is very important to making a photograph that stands out from the everyday snapshot.

Overall, the exposure looks pretty good. You might want to stop down a notch or two to get the whole dog in focus, but that depends on the intent of the shot.

Yes I did. I think it helped to add more light to the facial area.

I tried to edit the horizon in PS, but was unable to do so. I cropped in camera too tight. She was running all over the place. Next time I will keep a wider shot.

I see what you mean. I will be more aware next time.

Thanks for all the C&C so far. This is really helping me!
-Leland