Melissa's Photoblog
A Boy and His Dog
Posted by Melissa W. (Warsaw, Indiana, United States) on 22 July 2008 in People & Portrait.
From a family shoot from last week.
Graham Russon from Cape Town, South Africa
Lovely portrait, you've captured the moment perfectly. Nice one.
22 Jul 2008 7:54pm
Rags from Plano, United States
great work! Because of your awesome images, I enrolled in the Kelby Training classes. I hope that after taking the classes, my images become as good as yours.
23 Jul 2008 4:33am
@Rags: Thank you so much for the very kind words, though I'm not sure I'm deserving of such high praise. I think you are amazingly talented yourself! I'm a big fan of your work! :)
You'll have to let me know what you think of the classes. I know I certainly have learned a lot.
Jrask from Pasadena, United States
nice shot Melissa, it has a vintage feel...makes me want to watch The Sandlot or something :)
23 Jul 2008 5:36pm
@Jrask: Thank you so much, Josh. I love The Sandlot, too. :)
Ron from Saint Louis, United States
What a terrific image, Melissa ... I really like that both the boy and his dog are not acknowledging the camera ... super sweet shot. Is that a little warm reflected light on the side of his face?
23 Jul 2008 11:07pm
@Ron: Thanks, Ron! Nope, no reflector, just natural light. This session was shot around 7pm. The light was still a bit strong, but they had a beautiful wooden area that helped diffuse the light. I always have my reflectors handy, but that evening I got lucky and didn't need them.
Twelvebit from Victoria, United States
They seem to have similar expressions. Some people observe that dog owners seem to share certain similarities with their pets. I wish it were true in my case because my dog is fabulously handsome.
23 Jul 2008 11:16pm
@Twelvebit: I've heard that before...if that's the case, I'm in trouble. :P
Mandy Provan from Johannesburg, South Africa
I like this one too - they both look a bit unhappy at being in pictures!! hahahah, they make a great pair...they look very happy to have the company
24 Jul 2008 5:41pm
danthro from Suburbia, United States
i love everything about this shot except the angle and pose seem a little awkward, which you explained in the next day's shot. funny, the dog seems more comfortable posing than the boy, though he seems like a sweet kid. i don't always like that vintage look in the processing here, i think it's often over done, but you did it well, especially like the processing of the light and colors on the boy himself.
25 Jul 2008 6:28pm
Twelvebit from Victoria, United States
You're not saying you have an ugly dog are you? Because the beagle you posted the other day looks magnificent and I've never seen a lab that wasn't handsome.
30 Jul 2008 11:27pm
Edward James from Derry, United States
Such an awesome dog.
I love dogs, especially Labs. So any photo with a Lab in it is amazing to me. But you really have a way with shooting dogs. It's a simply beautiful photo that this kid should have blown up and displayed in his room.
31 Jul 2008 9:16pm
@Edward James: That is very sweet of you to say. I love labs, too. My parents always had labs when I was growing up. They are just so sweet natured, unselfish, and very expressive. I have an eight yr old black lab that is 94 pounds of pure love who thinks he's a lapdog. He's definitely my boy; don't know what I'd do without him.
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