Shooting dogs - in a non killing way...

I have been wanting to shoot dogs (i.e. taking photos of course...) for a very long time. Finally a couple of days ago, I got to do my first ever photoshoot with a dog for a model! A very beautiful Staffordshire Bullterrier (please do correct me if I'm wrong by the way, but at least I think that's what he is....) called Tyson!

I could not have asked for better weather either, it was a clear day, bright blue skies and sunshine - stunning day quite simply! So we went down to the beach and had some fun, and here's the result of our day.

I have already posted the best pic from the days shoot in my last entry, check it out if you haven't already!

Until next time!

xxx
Smootchie

"Together" - in three different ways

As I was catching up on my own blog, I was also catching up on the photography challenge blog I am following - Fototriss. Every week there is a theme, and you are supposed to interpret this theme with three different photos, and put them up on your own blog. As it happens, this weeks theme was one that really caught my attention - "Together". The three photos I've chosen, shows three different takes on "together" - friendship, marriage and companionship

First photo of my choice for this theme, has to be one of my daughter! The other girl in the photo is the daughter of a good friend of mine. He's also a very good photographer and he is teaching me a lot! I thought the two girls looked so cute where they were sat picking flowers!

 

Second photo is from my dear friends' wedding last summer. Together until death do us part!

 

 

Third, and last photo, pictures an incredibly beautiful scene, and it's probably the best photo I have taken so far. The love, understanding and companionship between a human and a dog!

 

Unfortunately this photo comes up slightly different than what I have saved on my computer, and I don't have enough computerskills to know why or how to change it. It is supposed to be just the silhouettes...I am gutted really....!

 

Check out more Fototriss challenges HERE

 

Until next time!!

 

xxx

Smootchie

 

 

 





Comeback with a new camera

So, I haven't kept this blog up at all, but then again, I haven't been out taking photos a lot either. No point in updating a photography blog without photos is there... !

So anyway, I have been wanting to buy a new camera for ages, but haven't had the money to do so, and also I didn't have a clue about what to get. My first camera was a Sony a200, and it has served me well. But along the way, I have been wanting to get someting a bit more modern, and a little bit more advanced. So after thinking long and hard, and changing my mind several times, I opted for a Canon 600D, which I am so far very happy with. Easy enough to get me started straight away, but also shedloads of more functions.
I have also wanted to get another couple of lenses, as is kind of natural once your photographing skills grow. So with my new camera, I got myself a nice 50mm F1.8 lens, which I believe is going to become my new best friend...

Enough of the talking, here's some pics!

Sometimes you kind of fail completely when taking a picture, but the result comes out pretty cool anyway!

Until next time (hopefully not as long this time... )

xxx
Smootchie