I met Christie and her Bichon, Charlie, at a nice park in Pawling. Charlie is hesitant with strangers, but since Christie brought me some ice cream to give to him, it wasn’t long before he became my newest buddy.
I had a ton of fun with this dog! I love when people dress up their dogs. Hope you enjoy the preview Christie.
I met Kelsey, Rob, and their two beautiful daughters at Trophy Point in West Point for their photoshoot. I was very excited to do my first family at such a gorgeous location. Here are a few preview shots; hope you enjoy!
Dexter is a 7-year-old German Short Haired Pointer and Great Dane mix. You’d never know he is middle-aged if you met him; he has the energy of a 2-year-old puppy!
When I first met Dexter we played fetch in the Peekskill Dog Park. I couldn’t get over how much he loved the game, and how he literally threw the ball back at me with a toss of his head.
Maybe one day I can take pictures of Dexter with his girlfriend (yes folks, this handsome fella is taken — by a Pitbull who lives close by). Thanks Allison, I hope you enjoy your preview.
I just visited the nicest dog park I’ve ever seen. Any dog owners who live in the Poughkeepsie area have to check out Overlook Park. The dog park is a big grassy area surrounded by a pond. It’s fenced in, but most of the fence blends into the bushes behind it, so it doesn’t have that cage-like quality present at most of the other parks I’ve been to.
This is where Mimi suggested I take pictures of her dog Maximus. He’s a two-year-old German Shepherd with a lot of spirit. Here’s a little preview of Max’s photos:
I met Phillip and Catherine at the Sprout Brook Dog Park in Cortlandt Manor to photograph their two dogs. They are two of the nicest people I’ve ever met.
Natasha is a Caucasian Mountain Dog and, believe it or not, she is only 10 months old. Catherine and Phillip rescued Cuba a couple of months ago, and they think he’s around two or three years old. Natasha is a big, fluffy, mush, and Cuba is a sweetie, but he definitely has a mind of his own.
Here are a couple of shots from the day. Catherine & Phillip: I’ll be mailing your CD within a week, hope you enjoy this sneak peek.
Memorial Day was a beautiful day and it was perfect for taking pictures of my friend and her daughter. I was having such a blast shooting that I barely noticed the day flying by. Lauren and Hailey weren’t just great models, they were really helpful assistants too.
I hope you guys had as much fun as I did! Here’s a little sneak peek of your photos, I’ll have your CD ready soon.
Bubble close-up
I felt like a kid today as I walked through the toy aisle in Wal-Mart with an armful of bubble accessories. It reminded me of the time I got a sudden urge to have a play date with Play-Doh and dragged my boyfriend with me to Toys R Us.
Today, however, I was more interested in playing with my camera than the bubbles. My other mission was to create a nice custom header for this site.
Unfortunately, by the time I got the chance to start shooting it was after seven, and the sunlight was fading fast. I thought using a strobe might have a cool effect, but it just made them look more like a miniature fleet of alien spacecraft. Focusing in the dark was another challenge, so I packed it up after 100 shots.
My bubble blower/boyfriend (Greg) came up with an interesting idea while he was smoking a cigarette, and exhaled into the bubbles. Although smoke-filled bubbles aren’t as beautiful, it was interesting to watch the soapy film slowly disintegrate and pop, leaving behind a swirl of smoke.
Smoke-filled bubbles
Well, I did get my header image, but I’ll have to re-shoot later this week. The bubbles that are in focus are small compared to the ones that are blurred. I’ll make sure to start photographing much earlier next time.
As you may already know, faces are not symmetrical. Which side is better may be a matter of opinion, but it is the photographer’s job to present each person in the best light possible.
I’ve been reading up on posing in Steve Stint’s book, Digital Portrait Photography, and I’ve learned how to hide common imperfections like double chins, long or wide noses, and even size and height differences in eyes. It’s amazing how the right composition of a 2-D image can conceal so much of the 3rd dimension.
Thinking about all this led me to perform a little experiment on myself. I split an image of myself and copied each side to create two symmetrical images: one of the left and one of the right. The original photo isn’t exactly straight on, so that’s why there’s such a drastic difference in width, but you get the idea.
My conclusion: symmetrical people look like aliens!
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Dominique and I had a great time on her photo shoot!
She was an excellent model; she didn’t even hesitate when I suggested she lay on the ground in her new white dress. I’m not sure I would have done that.
Thanks girl!
