Comments on: Studio Shoot: Jodie’s Antlers

By: Wedding Invitations

Wedding Invitations — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 21:01:47 +0000

I have been searching blogs for tips on how to photograph our wedding invites, I love these pics. I’m definitely going to get our Doberman pics sorted. Absolutely lovely to look back on.

Well done.

By: photography leicester

photography leicester — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 14:14:51 +0000

Having my first session in a studio soon and will take on board your tips. Thanks for sharing. Just out of interest my favourite shot is the seventh one down. I think that the dog looking up into the white space works really well.
Keep up the good work.
Gary

By: kenny

kenny — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:36:27 +0000

Hi James, these are amazing. Wish you had had the time to take Ciara ;(

By: Puck

Puck — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:45:05 +0000

These are fantastic – great job

By: Erin Tomanek

Erin Tomanek — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:15:59 +0000

Fantastic shots! I’m especially fond of the second one. If these were mine I’d be proud to display them among the best of my work. In fact, I wish these were mine! The detail in the fur is top notch. Looks like you have studio lighting down pat. Impressive “first go” to say the least.

By: Dona Brainard

Dona Brainard — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:02:22 +0000

James,
Way to go! This series is wonderful and the clarity is quite beautiful.
Good job.

By: Diane

Diane — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 12:57:27 +0000

Gorgeous photo’s.

By: Todd Adamson

Todd Adamson — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 14:06:24 +0000

Among the best dog sessions I can remember seeing. This series is brilliant, James!

By: Lisa

Lisa — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 12:44:32 +0000

These are amazing James! Love the one of Jodie biting her leg lol.

By: James

James — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 13:16:29 +0000

Thanks for the kind comments Nikki. Also, thanks for the good question that I failed to address in the write-up; how did I control and pose the dog?

I made sure that everything was set-up and ready before introducing Jodie to the room. Then when Jodie was in the room, Lynsey and I spent some time with her playing with a tennis ball and a ‘tug’. She wasn’t particularly bothered by the strange equipment around her or the background paper on the floor and playing made her feel more at ease. I guess it’s all about spending the time to allow the subject to naturally get used to a new environment and become more relaxed (this is probably very true for humans too, except perhaps without the tennis ball!); it’s best not to rush into taking photos. As you can see by her placid poses in the last six shots she became completely used to the environment and was content with just spending some time with us in a different room. We removed the thought that something exciting or different was happening – dogs react to the way you behave; you must be calm and relaxed too.