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Challenge: Pet Portrait III (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
Location: Living room
Date: Feb 23, 2008
Aperture: f/14
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/80
Galleries: Portraiture, Animals
Date Uploaded: Feb 23, 2008

 The only dog that would consistantly sit and stay is my rotti. The little honey brown pup is a dog that my wife and I are fostering and she is only 5 months old so her attention span is still that of a pup. The mostly white girl is my little disc dog who is doing very well with freestyle disc tricks her basic obedience skills are lacking. Lastly the handsome fellow on the right is another foster dog. He was in the care of a trainer until about 6 months old when he got his CGC and his new fosters havent worked with him much on basic obedience either so he wasnt too interested in sitting still. I had another foster dog visit that day as well but with 5 of them they were all just to interested in playing.

There are a lot of things I could have done to improve this image but if anyone has tried to work with dogs, let alone 4 of them, knows that it can get pretty busy "on set" if you will and I had to take what I could get.

Everytime I shoot the dogs I learn a little more about ways to improve so I hope each efort will be an improvement over the last.

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 03/03/2008 08:14:38 AM
Thanks for the comments everyone.

Message edited by author 2008-03-05 10:40:24.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/02/2008 07:35:05 PM
This just makes me laugh and laugh :P All those hungry stares... this is a great family portrait. Perfect lighting, great poses, and the expressions are priceless.
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 03/01/2008 03:25:02 PM
I'm impressed. Getting one to sit, stay, and "smile" is hard enough, four is just impressive.
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 03/01/2008 10:30:57 AM
Great capture, how you got the puppy to stay put for the image I will never know.
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 02/29/2008 06:45:14 PM
I'm very distracted by the dog on the right... obviously something *very* interesting off camera....
 02/28/2008 07:30:48 PM
i was expecting to see there guys around. I liked the shot you had posted earlier in the week better then this on because they were all looking @ the camera. none the less its still a great shot
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 02/28/2008 06:21:59 PM
Wow, all at once?
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 02/28/2008 01:39:36 AM
You must have had a treat.
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 02/27/2008 05:10:41 PM
Wow, 4 dogs all at attention at the same time. Nice job catching that moment. Speaking of catching the moment...a little editing on the peek-a-boo on doggie #4 would be appropriate.
 02/27/2008 02:16:19 PM
You are truly a master to be able to get all of these guys to sit and pose nicely for you like this. Cute photo!
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 02/27/2008 10:47:25 AM
Wow.... talk about standing at attention!! very well done. I love the ears on them all.
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 02/27/2008 09:53:32 AM
This is so awesome. You must have been holding a steak up there or something. That looks like more than just cookie interest :) Beautifully done!!
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 02/26/2008 09:48:21 PM
Happy looking group.
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 02/26/2008 05:55:19 PM
Great Family shot! I would have moved the darker dogs on the left to the lighter side of the back drop on the right, but if you got them lined up at all you're doing a lot right as it is!
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 02/26/2008 12:11:11 PM
Treat sluts!! What DOGS!!! LOL!!! 7
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 02/26/2008 11:15:41 AM
You did well to get them all still and looking in the same direction. The backdrop competes a little too much in my opinion, especially with the four dogs. I realize very difficult, but for 'balance', on of the 'white' ones on the left of the Rottweiler would perhaps have balanced the image. Like to have seen this at 720, or at least 640. A few 'minor' issues, but I appreciate how difficult this is 'as is'.
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 02/25/2008 06:43:00 PM
Excellent shot (and beautifully trained dogs)
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 02/25/2008 01:57:11 PM
Yes, only a treat could hold that many dogs' attention! Well done!
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 02/25/2008 12:40:43 PM
Well you have their attention ! Great work to get them all together like that- good training :)
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 02/25/2008 11:07:00 AM
Great job of getting them to pose like that. Lighting looks a bit flat, though, and b/g may be too dark/busy, especially for the Rottie. If one of the white dogs were on each side, I think this might have better balance. Sorry, not to nitpick, I just see so much potential here and had a couple ideas.
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 02/25/2008 08:49:21 AM
Wow; *4* at once! Good for you for taking such a difficult shot. The dogs look great and incredibly attentive. I have to say I wish you had used a solid background, though. That one's busyness really competes with the dogs for my attention.
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 02/25/2008 08:30:36 AM
i think the 'splotchy' backdrop hides the two on the left. (or maybe the bigger dogs are hidding the little guy) But this backdrop certainly isn't helping the rott.
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 02/25/2008 12:55:43 AM
What an accomplishment!! That is just great that you got them to line up like that. Great picture!
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