Day 7: All Together Now
Who said these photos had to be limited to just your pets?
After all, you are such a huge part of their lives, as much as they are a part of yours. You’re the one buying them Christmas presents after all.
As much as you might hate being on the other side of the camera, don’t miss this opportunity to take some photos with you included. You don’t even have to share the photo with anyone!
Grab your comfy PJs, something fluffy to sit on, figure out how to take self portraits (I have a whole blog post to help you out if you click here!) or get someone to help you, then just… interact with your dog.
The main mistake I see people making when it comes to taking photos with their dogs is they want to awkwardly smile at the camera. And that’s lovely, and fine, but for me I always prefer more candid shots that show our relationship.
Ana said to me after looking at this photo: “I feel like this is such a typical photo of you three. Journey smooshing you in the face, you laughing, and Loki being serious and looking a the camera.”
Yep. Because that pretty much sums up our dynamic and my boys’ personalities.
So don’t be afraid to show your personalities. Laugh! Relax! Take fun holiday photos that really show who you are. We even did a “kissing beneath the mistletoe” photo.. using a plastic potted fern, because I didn’t want to buy mistletoe just for this!
Other ideas?
If you have multiple dogs, why not take photos of all of them together?
Camera shy?
Try including just your hands and arms, or even just your legs down!
Let's Talk Head-Swaps!
You all know I’m a big fan of soft, creamy, blurry backgrounds, right?
This comes from using a narrow depth of field, which means the area of my photo in focus is usually quite thin! Sometimes only a few millimetres, sometimes a few centimetres.
Therefore, unless my boys are lined up suuuuuuper perfectly, OR if I forgo my creamy background and have a lot more of the photo in focus, it’s highly likely that one of the dogs will be out of focus!
How to solve it?
Head-swaps!
For most of my photos of more than one dog, I focus on one dog, then the other, then mask them together in Photoshop!
