A Sense of Depth

Dog Blog Post #226: Hopping right to it, the Daily Shoot assignment was:

Create a photo today that gives a sense of depth or dimension.

Not sure if I should call it easy or hard. Coming up with ideas was definitely easy, although usually the execution left something to be desired.

Henry likes to be the center of attention (gee, what a surprise, he's a teenager) and therefore mostly gets in the way.

He's fine assuming he's the one I'm taking pictures of, and the picture just requires him to sit still and be adorable.

If it requires "acting", I need to switch to Zachary, which works fine so long as I can keep Henry from "helping."

Pretty big "if" unless I make use of a gate or a door!

Below are some of the shots that didn't get picked, for reasons varying from lack of novelty to lack of lighting to lack of ability to get it right:

Henry through paper towel roll

Along the path

Zachary and the Soda Box

Zachary from under the Sofa

Finally, despondent and ready to throw darts at them just to pick one, I saw the dogs playing. Hmm... I grabbed the tip of Henry's tail and tried taking up a picture of the length of his back. Nice idea, not enough light. And then Zachary laid down and started chewing on a box. Better - as he stationary works better in lower light - but then he turned his head to see what I was doing behind him, and I had a winner (top of the post.)

I did fiddle with this in iPhoto a bit, something I don't normally do much of (and don't really know what I doing, and have an ancient version to do it with!) but while the I love the pose, finding it almost sensual, the lighting wasn't so great.

And finally, I got some really great comments on yesterday's Looking Skyward assignment - appreciated one and all!

Yes, BrownDog, I liked the halo on Henry's nose, too. Probably my favorite bit. No, houndstooth, I don't have any helpers. I suppose I could, if I was desperate, but I think the helpers are probably harder to train than the dogs (if you know what I mean!) I didn't consider the tripod and the clik-stik, Katie, but it probably would have helped (for Zachary) - will give a go if/when this sort of assignment shows up again! I have to give some thought as to why the picture just didn't move me - I'll have to get back to you on that!

LuLu and Wally might actually have faired better with the over-the-head/muzzle shot, as the length of a goldens' noses was more a hinderance than a help for focusing, and your bat ears framing the shot would have been adorable!