Tuesday, January 7, 2020

Business Casual

Business Casual
Dynamic Due


My Studio
Behind the Scenes

Dog Blog Post #2525


What a handsome pair!

Toby was such a good boy. I was able to sidle them up together (using Cookies) without issue and Toby sat tall and straight.

The collars and ties were all handmade - the collar from a pattern of just collars, modified to accommodate a dogs much thicker neck. The tie was kinda based on a dog clothes pattern, but mostly just playing around until I was happy.

The "knot" is a clip-on form (thank you Amazon) plus a YouTube video by a very helpful guy who shows how to wrap a scavenged tie around it.

Photography Assignment


120 Pictures in 2020 - #108. Ties

Our Daily Challenge - Jan 7, 2020 - "Repeating"

Two dogs, two collars, two ties!

100x in 2020: #5

Behind the Scenes


Welcome to my "Studio" (aka Kitchen)!

This is my standard setup, used for the vast majority of pictures.

The black stretchy velvet fabric is binder-clipped to a pair of stacked tri-fold (science fair style) pieces of cardboard, with the fabric edges stretched left and right by additional binder clips tucked into handy drawers.

The reflector is clipped to the fridge handle on the left, and the umbrella (behind which sits the flash - not used for this shot) is off to the right.

The towel roll in the corner is to keep Toby from shoving a Lacrosse Ball into the hole he made in the baseboard (sigh) - yet another fix-it project on the list.

Speaking of Toby, I was particularly pleased that he stayed where I put him as I'm standing a good 15 feet back to get this shot using my iPhone - originally normal focus and then this shot which was 2x.

I was prepared to take this shot with just Henry, but Toby didn't want to be left out of the possibility of Cookies.

Daily Dog Challenge 2974. "It's Routine"

120 Pictures in 2020 - #34. Daily Ritual


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Monday, January 6, 2020

My Ball

My Ball
Looking good, Toby!


My Ball
What's wrong, Henry?


Dog Blog Post #2524


... or, perhaps more appropriately "Wrong Ball" as it isn't one of Toby's precious Lacrosse Balls.

We are still working on simple poses, and it's hard to get simpler than this.

But he isn't slouching, his head is up, his eyes are open and I even got a little catchlight, and he's looking at me.

So... a win!

And I haven't a clue why Henry is giving me a sideways look.

Perhaps I bumped the reflector while reaching for the Cookie cup, which was sitting on the fridge water dispenser shelf, as the reflector is clipped to the fridge handle during shoots.

Photography Assignment


120 Pictures in 2020 - #32. Cuddly Toy

This is one of the puppy toys, trotted out just for special occasions as the boys would have it in shreds in the blink of an eye.

Daily Dog Challenge 2973. "Delightful"

Well, *I* was delighted :)

Our Daily Challenge - Jan 6, 2020: "Sphere or Spherical"

100x in 2020 : #4

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Sunday, January 5, 2020

Sitting Pretty

Mr. Henry

Mr. Toby 1/52

Dog Blog Post #?


Henry's the pro... Toby is... not. But he's trying!

Especially when I pulled out a piece of King's Hawaiian Bread. :)

Photography Assignment


Daily Dog Challenge 2972. "A Pop of Color"

100x in 2020: #3

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