Doggie(!!) Model Shoot

Okay, my friend SusieG is having some issues, or had. Turns out the person that was going to help her with Toby, the rescue, isn't. So she can't afford to really keep two dogs around so she was going to post something on Kijiji. So last Friday I get and e-mail asking for help. Help with what? Well, you see she needed some good pictures to go with the posting. She had a great write up already, just needed something more. So home from work I go, get all my gear sorted out and ready. A lot of gear sorted out and ready. You never know exactly what you will need until you don't have it. And off to her place I went. I set up an umbrella, first as a reflective, than switched it around to a shoot through instead for softer light. I took some practice shots. Mostly to get both Nietzsche and Toby used to the pops of the strobe. Then SusieG and I started trying to model Toby. Issues after issues. Nietzsche being the hog he was kept trying to horn in. Then there was trying to get Toby to sit in one position. Finally, there was the issue of shooting a black dog. *sigh* Most issues were over come. A friend came over and was able to assist. Light covers were found so Toby didn't blend into the dark background, and pictures were taken.

Post Processing was a breeze. Changed light levels, made sure that Toby wasn't a black amorphous mass, and the winners were selected. I did all the post processing on her computer using the Sony picture software she had. These pictures are all unprocessed. So here we go. Fun times had by all.




And the winning pictures? HERE WE GO!!!




Now the ones that were used were cropped partially and had some light work done to them. These were the two best shots, according to SusieG. The good news is that a prospective owner is being interviewed shortly. Keep your fingers crossed.