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15 Gorgeous Dog Photos (And How They Were Taken)

// March 11th, 2010 // 2 Comments » // Great Photo Collections (And How They Were Taken)

With the world’s greatest dog show, Crufts, kicking off in the UK today, I thought I’d put together a collection of fantastic dog photos – including some information on how they were taken, and why I think they’re great. Enjoy!

brown puppy cute eyes dog
‘Olive’

By Brian Hathcock

I love the fantastically-sharp focus on the eyes in this pic, and the shallow depth of field, making everything but the head blurry (by using a wide aperture of f/2.5). Taken with a Nikon D70

running puppy golden
‘My Little Dog’

By -=RoBeE=-

I love the low viewpoint, and this little cutie is caught mid-run by using a fast shutter speed of 1/4000 sec. The background is also nicely blurred, keeping our focus on the dog, by using a wide aperture of f/2.8 and a long focal length of 150mm. Taken with a Canon 40D. A lovely shot indeed!


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I Wish I’d Taken This Photo: Dog Running On Wet Sand

// February 19th, 2010 // No Comments » // I Wish I'd Taken This Photo

Dog running in sand

By Michael "Mike" L. Baird

This is a lovely shot, and a worthy first in what will become Learning The Light’s ‘I Wish I’d Taken This Photo‘ section.

What Makes This A Great Photo?

  • Great freezing of the action. Mike used a fast shutter speed of 1/1000 of a second to make sure this cute dog was frozen ‘mid run’.
  • The reflection. In my opinion including the reflection adds more depth and interest to the shot.
  • Giving the dog ‘room to run’. Mike has composed the photo so that the dog has space to ‘run into’ – it’s always a good idea to leave space for a moving subject to head towards, otherwise they can look boxed in, and thus feel uncomfortable to look at.

I sure wish I’d taken this shot!

(Image courtesy of Michael “Mike” L. Baird, flickr.bairdphotos.com)