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For this month, May 2019, the theme challenge is “Pets”. This image of our friends dog who loves to run and catch the ball was a lots of fun to photograph.
Even if you do not have a pet yourself, visit a local beach or park and I guarantee there will be people there with their dog and they are typically more than grateful for you to take a few pictures of their pet, just kindly ask them. Give them your email address so they can contact you to receive a free photo. Its always nice to give back and provide a digital image in return for them letting you practice with their pet.
Students are encouraged to develop their ability to tell a story or invoke an emotion, as well as how to plan and troubleshoot while creating their images. As such it’s important to not only create the image but to also include a “title”, and write a short paragraph about; how they came up with the idea, any interesting back ground that compelled them to make the image, and describe any techniques on how they overcame any obstacles.
As always with our monthly theme challenges we try to seek out an instructional resource, below are a few YouTube video links to give you some hints and ideas on how to photograph pets:
■ 8 Tips for Dog Photography by COOPH & photographer Anne Geier (4 min. 40 sec.)
■ 10 Tips for Dog Photography by The Photographer Academy & photographer Andy Biggar (7 min. 27 sec.)
Here is a blog post resource for iphone shooters:
■ 6 Tips for great pet photos using an iphone by Markie Walden
An important part of improving your photography is practice, which is one aspect of the monthly theme challenge in addition you have an opportunity to learn about different genres, techniques and tips.
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