Have you ever let so long lapse between the last time you did something that you let even MORE time elapse because it makes you feel bad just thinking about it?
(sigh)
But hey, how about a few pictures of the boys!
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| Mr. Henry |
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| Mr. Toby |
Toby did much better posing on the dog bed this time. He is starting to get the idea that I want his paws to dangle over the edge, and that he needs to stay put while I move to the side.
The paw tuck was once again his own idea. If he had been a bit closer to the edge it would have been adorable.
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| Look good! |
Dog Blog Post #2517
Daily Dog Challenge 2662. "Elegant"
I'm not sure folks think Elegant when they see a Golden Retriever, but the boys gave it their best.
Photography Assignment
Our Daily Challenge - Feb 20, 2019: "Inspired"
As if you don't already know!
The boys inspire me to pick up the camera - in good part because they won't let me enjoy the evening until they've been paid their modeling fees!
I freely admit to running Zachary through his favorite tricks and then buying his silence with a handful of cookies, just to avoid breaking out the Big Camera.
Henry's perfectly happy to get the Cookies without the work, and Toby is just starting to make the connection between a posed photo shoot and a plethora of treats.
Given time, I'm sure he'll be as addicted to photography as the rest of the family!
100x in 2019 : #13 (pink/blue gauze)
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| Behind the Scenes |
The shoot was over but Henry hopped back up on the dog bed and posed so beautifully I just couldn't resist.
I'd already disassembled the camera and flash from their tripods, so you get an iPhone happy-snappy Behind the Scenes look.
Let's see... Henry is sitting on the dog bed, which has been casually draped in a length of crushed panne velvet fabric (cheap and washable).
The umbrella is just off camera to the right, while the reflector (clipped to the big white fridge) is on the left.
Today's backdrop fabric was very sheer so the backboards were first draped with the black velvet (not cheap) to prevent the cabinets/backboards from showing through. Yes, I know you can see it along the sides, but those aren't in the final picture!
The fabric is held in place on the backboard with binder clips (we're a high-tech operation here) and a few unbreakable but kinda heavy objects at the top corners (cookie containers today).
The black velvet is also clipped to the backboard as well having an extra clip on each side that is tucked into the top of the drawer to hold it taut.
The "backboard" is actually two tri-fold (think "science faire") cardboard backboards, binder-clipped together at the sides with one elevated about 8" over the other to get extra height. A rubber band is looped over each side binder-clip and then looped over the nearest cabinet door pull to keep the whole thing from falling over.
Did I mention how high-tech we are?
The whole "studio" goes up in about 10 minutes and disassembles just as quick, with the actual shoot being 3-6 shots per dog (5 minutes each? Henry is obviously less work than Toby.)
And that's about it!
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