Dog

Holly, who is reacting to my funny noises!  Processed in Photoshop Elements 6 with adjusted levels and an unsharpen filter.  Eyes were retouched and some cloning was done.  Natural light was used from afternoon light through a window.

Camera settings: Canon EOS Rebel T1i, F/4, 1/60 sec., ISO 400, focal length 100 mm.  No flash.

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Can I Play Too?

Holly is looking through our back yard fence as I am out and about taking photos.  Like most dogs, she doesn’t like being left behind!  This was processed in Photoshop Elements 6 with adjusted levels, dodging and burning and a lowered opacity high pass filter.

Camera settings: Canon EOS Rebel T1i, F/8, 1/200 sec., ISO 1600, focal length 250 mm.  No flash.

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Benny

Benny belong to my friends in Minnesota.  I took this during my time there.  Benny is a loyal and true friend.  This photo was processed in Photoshop Elements by adjusting levels, changing to b/w (portrait), running through Sketch/Dk. Strokes with a Soft Light blending mode and finally treating with Topaz Simplify crisp edge.

Camera settings: Olympus 7010, f/4.8, 1/30 sec., ISO 200, focal length 23.8 mm.  No flash

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Holly – Close To Home

I took this Tuesday when I was taking dog photos at home!  I had a different version on the Elements Village Gallery so I thought I’d put this one up here.   This is Holly our Jack Russell terrier.  She likes to turn upside down when she’s in a playful mood.  I used my Wacom tablet to redo her eyes (dreaded red eye!) and used the oval marquee tool to vignette the photo.  After adjusting levels, I made a b/w copy of the photo and set it on 50% Multiply over the original.   Thanks for stopping by.

Camera settings: Canon T1i, F/5, 1/60 sec., ISO 400, focal length 40 mm.  Flash fired.

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Portrait

Had fun taking photos of the dogs today.    Pulled the curtains back off of the patio doors and used window light.  Getting the dogs to cooperate was another story!!  Eventually got this of Dawson, our Australian Shepherd.  I processed in Photoshop Elements by using the magnetic lasso to circle his face.  I then selected Inverse and used Gaussian blur on the rest of the photo.  I dodged his face to bring out the whiteness and make it the focal point.  The eye and nose were sharpened and I burned the corners of the photo.  The photo is framed in black.

Camera settings: Canon T1i, F/5.6, 1/50 sec., ISO 1600, focal length 55 mm.  No flash.

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Action

Dawson doing his best to find the rope I threw for him!  It’s hard to throw and take a photo right after!  We had to do this many times and he was thrilled.  Supposed to rain tonight and tomorrow so wanted to get this done if I could.  Processed in Photoshop Elements with High Pass filter on his head only.  Then burned.

Camera settings: F/5.6, 1/200 sec., ISO 320, focal length 194 mm.  No flash.

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Emotion

Always happy as a clam, this is Holly our Jack Russell terrier.  Processed with sharpening and some burning.

Camera settings: F/5.6, 1/2500 sec., ISO 800, focal length 123 mm.  No flash.

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Dawson

A portrait of our Aussie, Dawson.  I had lamp light just on his face.  I adjusted lighting, levels, and used a simplify filter to soften the look.  I then desaturated the color to give it more of an old movie look.   Finally, there is a elliptical marquee oval with gaussian blur on the outside.   Dawson is a good boy!  Hope you are all having a good weekend.

Camera settings: F/8,  1/6 sec., ISO 800, focal length 32 mm.  No flash.

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Children’s Toys

Put some of my old childhood toys out on the grass this afternoon and shot it like a round-up!  The metal figurine of the woman and gun predates even me!!  Hope you like it.

Camera settings: F/8.0, 1/640, ISO 800, focal length 55 mm.  Hand held lying on the ground.

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