New Camera/ New Photos

 My family just purchased a Canon EOS Rebel T3! I'm totally thrilled to be able to work with the new DSLR!!!!! I was shooting some pictures to test out the camera. So, of course, I got some pictures of Hobart. Fortunately, Hobart hasn't realized that it's a camera yet and poses for it quite nicely :D

Absolutely crystal clear... a picture perfect pup :)

Some interesting lighting.... It should be titled "Hobart Goes to a Scary Movie"...

Here's a shot that I got using a full manual focus. I'm really excited about being able to get creative macro shots like this one.

~Elijah & Hobart II

Capturing Moments Forever

Taking photos is one of my favorite things. The art of capturing life through a lens never ceases to amaze me.  I love capturing pictures with different light angles. Light is one of the most amazing things in God's creation. I've failed to become a good dog photographer. I have gotten a couple of good shots, though. Here I want to compare good and bad photos and why it makes a difference to capture good pictures. It's a good thing to think about as an "animal photographer in the making".

BAD-- I used flash without realizing that it would reflect of Dembre's black coat

GOOD-- No flash/ good natural lighting/ good eye light (animated)

OKAY-- good background, bad angle, bad eye light

BETTER-- nice light reflecting in his eyes, not sun patches

OKAY-- Cute moment, not great lighting (but no flash), bad eyelighting

BETTER-- Good light, cut in B/W, good eye light (very animated)

INTERESTING-- Cool lighting (slight lens flare to the right), Cute expression (not an ideal portrait)

GOOD-- I love how you can see my reflection in Hobart's eyes, he's not quite looking at me, though, good composition

BAD-- In some ways "cute", but not a good photo, okay eyelighting and natural light, terrible capture

~Elijah & Hobart II

Dembre Update

Dembre is now 30.5 lbs. I'm sorry I don't have any pictures. I'm getting a new camera...... a Canon Powershot A590IS. I was hoping to get a Canon EOS Rebel T2i, but it didn't work out. I love photography, but I'm still adjusting to black dogs. CCI just sent out a message saying that they want good CCI cape pictures. I guess I'll probably be sending some in, but they'll most likely be of yellow puppies from class.