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In the preview panel, I read "shoot Bella, a service dog" and my first thought was "NO! Find somebody to adopt her!" Then I saw the excellent pictures...my favorites are 16, 27, 45, 79, 108 and 115.
ok, fixed it.... photography instead of shoot. lol
Good points Gary. This was a last minute thing for a friend who just wanted some shots showing her interaction with her service dog. She uses the dog for others in her work. That "golden hour" is more like "golden five minutes", and I knew the posts and background were going to be problematic but the sun was going down F-A-S-T. That was a "set-up-the-gear-and-shoot-and-poof" - the sun was down kind of series. But yeah, those were my same observations too. Dang fence post and the sun was DIRECTLY behind me. Didn't matter where I was, I (my shadow) was going to be in the shot or it was a building, parking lot or porta potty off to the side.
I do like the slight shift in emphasis it gives to Bella. Would a weak vignette work without making it look to vignetty? (personally not a fan of vignettes)?
Maybe?
Thanks Kory... Totally understand the overwhelming part and your comments. I shot a LOT, then paired it down to a bunch, way more than I would have kept for myself. But I really don't have a good idea for what people want so I just gave a bunch of what I thought would make her happy. Kind of let them decide which they like, but in some respects I can see how that dilutes the real gems. But when they pay, what if they don't think there were enough for all the 'clicks' she heard? That's where I struggle.