Portrait of a Malamute
While on a photo seminar at Photoshop World I photographed this beautiful Alaskan Malamute in the park.
While on a photo seminar at Photoshop World I photographed this beautiful Alaskan Malamute in the park.
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I photographed this beautiful Malamute at a park in Orlando, Florida while attending Photoshop World.Time
I was attending Photoshop World and since I love photographing Nature, Wildlife and Landscape, with one of my favorite subjects being Dogs, I decided to take Kaylee Greer's workshop on Photographing Dogs. She took several of us to a local park park in the afternoon after a short classroom lesson on the do's and don'ts of Dog Photography. This photo was taken at 4:10pm on April 19, 2017.Lighting
As I was photographing in the park in the late afternoon, I had to deal with the dappled light coming through the trees, producing deep shadows and hot spots at the same time on the subjects. I had to find an area with almost complete shadow in order to have the best light. I also wanted to use a framing element, so we walked the dog through the low branches of some oak trees.Equipment
This image was photographed without a tripod or flash, using the beautiful soft light of the late afternoon. I shot this image with my Canon 1Dx using my 70-200mm, f/2.8L IS II USM Canon lens, my favorite lens at 1/2000 of a sec at f/2.8 with an ISO of 800.Inspiration
Growing up I never had any pets. When I got married, over 40 years ago, my new wife couldn't wait for us to have a dog. At the time I was young and starting my construction business and didn't have time for photography. As time went on, I wanted to have a hobby that not only satisfied me, but also allowed me some time to destress. Ever since then we have had 2 dogs and sometimes 3 and I decided that they were great subjects to just photograph and relax with some me time. That led me to take the workshop on photographing dogs. And just look at the subject! What a beautiful animal....Editing
I catalog all of images in Lightroom CC and do my basic processing in Lightroom. I then took it into Photoshop CC in order to remove any hotspots in the background or any annoying elements that would distract the viewers eye. I also use OnOne Effects as a finishing tool. The most important thing to remember is to have sharp eyes and some selective sharpening is always important.In my camera bag
Being a Nature and Landscape photographer, I always carry several lenses with me. I have my Canon 11-24mm, Canon 24-104mm, Canon 70-200mm, Canon 100mm Macro and my Canon 100-400mm on the side. I'll decide at the time of photographing whether to take the 70-200mm or 100-400mm depending on what I am photographing. I also carry a 1.4X or 2X extender. I always carry a few filters, such as a 3 stop and 10 stop ND filter by Sing-Ray, as well as my variable ND/Polarizer by Sing-Ray. I also carry a velometer for long exposures and Timelapse photos. And I never forget extra batteries and lens cloths. When I use a tripod, I take my Gitzo carbon fiber.Feedback
Dogs can be great subjects, as well as cats and other domestic animals. Getting them to pose in the best positions and best light takes lots of patience and sometimes hours of shooting. I've found that it takes 2 people to get good photos of the great subjects and probably the most important person is the one that runs them around, slows them down and puts them into position form me to photograph them. That person needs lots of energy and at times some good props to stand behind me to get their attention. Be ready to shoot lots of images and come away with maybe a few keepers! But above all, have fun!!!
