For this challenge,  we’re going to take it a bit wider after focusing on the details in the last “All about the dog challenge” and have a look at our subject in his environment.

You don’t need a wide-angle lens for this challenge. The idea is for you to capture/create a scene where it feels like the dog is alone in his environment, and you are an unseen observer. 

Go wider than you are usually comfortable with – really let the dog be a smaller part of his environment, rather than taking up 1/3 of the frame. 

Continue to keep in mind:

• lighting
• composition
• taking a nice photo 😉

But this time you’ll also want to think carefully about

• pose and gazing direction (you could really try “Faceless Portraits” here! How does the story change when the dog is facing away from the camera?)
• how the dog is situated in the environment (what is “natural”?) 
• choosing a location that isn’t going to be overwhelmingly busy.

If you’re  feeling stuck creatively, try it out! 

Here’s some examples! I actually take quite a few of these photos but since they aren’t necessarily my style, I don’t tend to get around to editing them. 🙈

This challenge is “all about the details”.

Take a photo that shows one of the favourite thing about your subject, whether it’s your own dog, or a client’s. Get up close and personal! Really isolate the detail you want to show.

• Maybe it’s their cute ears
• Curled tail
• Interesting eyes
• Sideways tongue

Get creative! 

Don’t forget about how to use light, keeping composition in mind, and still producing a “nice” photo. This is often more challenging than it sounds 😉 Detail photos can often be used as “album fillers”!