halloween

Good evening to all ghoulish fiends. Leia and her giant friends went trick or treating (I think they will get some looks from all the parents):0! They will have a splendid evening. The weather cooperated-you could wear shorts and flip flops if you desire. Experimented with xposures on the jack-o-lantern. He was fun to carve after all! A lil feller with an upset tummy. Innards went everywhere:( I felt like Linus tonight and got lazy with the treats. Just speeding up the process for the trick or treaters. Besides, the dogs go baserk

small dog studio test

Now these dogs are perfect models. Well behaved, patient and attentive. Small dogs seem to be like that-at least these two breeds. So my project was to test with my flash indoors. The white balance is incorrect so it requires planning and I don't have all the studio lights set up-the ones I have aren't effective enough. I need to do some research. A strobe would be ideal. Anyway, I'd like to include some studio and more location/candid/documentary style work. The studio certainly is a challenge. I think these are okay. A little on the cheesy side. First attempt, it's all good. Remember it's all about the lighting! And then of course an expressive animal too.

kenobi in the park

Kenobi and I went for a walk and he behaved! With me holding the camera and such. On overcast days I need to set the iso to about 400 and my shutter can be around 1/500-1/640+. This park is perfect for colors and pathways. Good boy!

In the Park

Her after school attitude shines in these shots I did of Leia one fine autumn day. This past week it's been doom and gloom weather. Brisk and chilly yet pleasing light for photography. Oh yeah, I was not going to miss this opportunity. My 40-150mm zuiko is fantastic and surprises me every time. I walk the doggies here often and these fall colors are drop dead gorgeous. This spot on the bench in front of the tree was perfect and she cooperated somewhat. It was cold and it took less than 5 min. Leia is photogenic, she just doesn't know it. High ISO and simple editing. Voila, she's a knockout!

Leia loves Miley

Leia loves Miley Cyrus and so this shot became the 'Miley' shoot. All shot with a flash (FL36) with the diffuser bounced off the ceiling. Camera set to manual. Flash auto.