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I went to a photo shoot and a game of Bitey-Face broke out...

Henry's forearm feathers.

More Henry's forearm feathers.

Zachary's undercarriage. Henry to the right.

Zachary's undercarriage with an Angry Yoda to the right.

More of Zachary's undercarriage.

Henry this time.

Dog Blog Post #1306

Date Night - Hubby and I ran off to the movies to see "Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit", leaving little time for a formal photo shoot upon returning home.

Thankfully, the boys took pity on me and displayed their feathered finery for me to turn into Horizontal lines.

(And yes, we enjoyed the movie!)

Photography Assignment

Our Daily Challenge - January 23, 2014 - "Horizontal"

Daily Dog Challenge 815. "On The Line"

Austin Powers has got nothin' on Zachary!

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Best Bad Idea

A dog, a piece of lace, and "unusual" lighting…

Henry
Flash on the floor on the right, facing away and bounced off the cabinets. Anti-reflector* on fridge to left.

Henry
Flash on the floor on the right, facing away and bounced off the cabinets. Reflector on the fridge to left.

Henry
Flash on the floor on the right, facing away but bounced higher (off the dishwasher). Reflector on fridge to left.

Zachary
Flash on floor on the left, facing away and bounced off reflector on the fridge (also on the left).

Zachary
Flash on floor on the left, facing away and bounced off reflector on the fridge (also on the left).
Flash further from the reflector than above, so light is gentler.

Dog Blog Post #1305

I suppose I can take some comfort in the fact I discovered 48 ways NOT to take a good picture a dog, a piece of lace, and "unusual" lighting.

* Anti-reflector: My normal silver round reflector turned around so the black side is facing the flash. Why? So the flash (typically on the opposite side of the room and pointed toward it) can't reflect off the white refrigerator, to which the reflector is clipped, so I get nice dark darks on that side of the picture.

** 48: For comparison purposes, that's about 4 times the number of pictures I shoot on a typical day, and doesn't count the dozen or so non-starters trying to shoot through the curtain taken before I even tried adding a dog.

Which is the Best Bad Idea?

I picked the top shot, as I liked Henry's pose and expression. Switching to sepia overcame some of the lighting shortfalls, as I could adjust things a bit without turning Henry an unhealthy shade of orange.

Photography Assignment

Daily Dog Challenge 814. "Play With Light"

Our Daily Challenge - January 22, 2014 - "Patterns"

Heartbreaker Shot

Love Zachary's pose here…

Zachary
Flash on floor on the left, facing away and bounced off reflector on the fridge (also on the left).
Flash somewhat shielded from the reflector than above, so light is gentlest (and sadly most boring) of the bunch.

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Big Blue Ice Chest

Zachary: "Mom, I think you forgot to put something in the Ice Chest for the picnic."
Henry: "Something frozen and delicious and wonderful."

Hmmm… I don't think I forgot anything.

Tofu burgers, Hummus dip, celery stalks…

Zachary: (gulp)
Henry: "Ewwwww - it's green and leafy."

… cauliflower and asparagus.

Yup. I think that just about does it.

Zachary: "She has GOT to be kidding."
Henry: "Keep looking."

Oh, and these Frosty Paws that I just pulled out of the freezer.

Zachary: "I knew she was teasing us."
Henry: "Not funny, Momma. Not. Funny."

Dog Blog Post #1304

The boys use their Big Blue Ice Chest to keep the Frosty Paws Frozen when they go on picnics.

Photography Assignment

Our Daily Challenge - January 21, 2014 - "Frozen"


Daily Dog Challenge 813. "Singing The Blues"

Zachary: "Much better."
Henry: "Yum!"

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