Patience

Posted on September 14, 2010 under Animal Magnetism, Emotion, Photography | 102 Views

My Dog Elmo waits patiently for my attention while I set up the strobes for a studio shoot.

Well heres something completely different for this blog. I was setting up my strobes to take a self-portrait last night as I need a new passport. My dog Elmo, a little Golden Cocker Spaniel wandered in and jumped up on the bed to wait patiently for my attention. He was still lieing there when I had finished arranging the lights so I popped off a few shots while he relaxed.

Main strobe with a softbox behind camera left at f/14. The key light was actually set-up for f/11 with a 2nd strobe setup against a white background at f/18 to do a high-key shoot. However Elmo was a little too close the the main for f/11 and I couldn’t bring myself to move him.

Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
Exposure: 1/160 secs
Aperture: f/14
Focal Length: 100mm
ISO Speed: 100

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  • http://twitter.com/MyChi/statuses/24456539189 MyChi (John Dunne)

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    A New Image | [link to post] Here’s something completely different for me, an impromptu studio shoot of my dog :-)

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    • http://twitter.com/DT6biz/statuses/24456699838 DT6biz (Mike)

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      @MyChi Nice photo :-) You’re going to get in serious trouble with the Passport Service when they receive that though.

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      • http://twitter.com/MyChi/statuses/24456874506 MyChi (John Dunne)

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        @DT6biz haha you reckon? Don’t they say pets begin to emulate their owners….or is it the other way round?

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  • Sheila

    Beautiful shot John.. comp, color, texture, and great job bringing out the beautiful models personality. ;)

    • http://www.johndunnephotography.com John

      ha, that personality being lazy? Nah only joking, he’s a great kid :-)

  • http://svenseebeck.com Sven

    Sweet image and lovely model :-)

    Dogs are always lovely things to change. Too bad they usually move, or not as in your case.

    A friend of mine took a series of dog portraits a while ago. Something which I understood took a lot of patience and food.

    Here are some images of that if you are interested:

    http://kaitirkkonen.squarespace.com/projects/dog-potraits/

    Cheers,

    Sven

    • http://www.johndunnephotography.com John

      Thanks Sven, yes Elmo enjoys the more relaxed lifestyle.

      Those portraits a really nice. Love the background, almost looks like a cloudy sky, really adds depth to the images.

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  • http://twitter.com/MyChi/statuses/24465985771 MyChi (John Dunne)

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    New Image | [link to post] Here’s something completely different for me, an impromptu studio shoot of my dog :-)

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  • http://twitter.com/iam_chi/statuses/24466299794 iam_chi (Chi Salvador)

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    Nice photo, John. RT @MyChi [link to post] Here’s something completely different for me, an impromptu studio shoot of my dog :-)

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  • http://www.cavalierkingcharlesspaniel.com Jess Blick

    Ah just you just love them, I have a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and he is just adorable, he`s eight years old now but still has the energy of a puppy !

    • http://www.johndunnephotography.com John

      Yep they really are a man’s best friend

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