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Message: <blockquote data-quote="wud" data-source="post: 157708" data-attributes="member: 13578">Last shots from the weekend are here: <a href="http://nikonites.com/portrait/14070-different-portraits-3.html#post157706" target="_blank">http://nikonites.com/portrait/14070-different-portraits-3.html#post157706</a>So I learned a LOT. 1: Think about setting up some restrictions when doing free work! Maybe 2 days and around 40 different shootings were a bit too much. Some wanted just 1 picture but most wanted 2, some wanted 4 and even one wanted no less than 6 pictures (she got 3 dogs and wanted a portrait of them all, one with them all together, one with her and 3 dogs aaaand one with 6 dogs and 2 owners lol). 2: Do NOT show any of the pictures to the owners, they seem to remember as elephants and 2 mailed me back, what about the picture where the dog did xxxx. I get to choose which are the best <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />  3: Consider straight away if the dogs shouldn't do a group shot. Some - even though they lived together - didn't want to sit/lay close and I am sure it was due to the situation (lots going on right next to us, people waiting for turn, me being weird with a big camera). If they dont seem to pose naturally, tell the owner they are going to get portraits of each dog instead. (For this, I mean when shooting like this with only short time for each dog - for a "normal" shooting we got plenty of time of course). What I am talking about: [ATTACH]39625[/ATTACH] 4: Do more shooting in bright sun!!! I have been avoiding this, as I think the pictures gets weird - but I for sure got the best pictures saturday, were we got full sunshine. Did the pictures more or less in the shade, but I had so many opportunities to make them pop more, because of the sun (through leafs, backlight etc). 5: Learn more about people portraits. 6: Do what you gotta do <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> At first, I was very nervous mailing some of the pictures, but it was clearly on the replys that I got more positive feedback on the ones not (more or less) straight out of the camera. You may wonder why I go around and think about this, but for many years I've been at a dog forum, posting tons of pictures. People always loved my pictures but as I've grown to get better and gotten more of "my editing style", some still love it - some apparently hate it, lol. Dont get me wrong, I dont need everybody to like my stuff, but of course you think hey, am I wrong, when people are saying they liked your pictures more before.  I do appreciate honest comments and I did some thinking, but in the end, I am here now, doing this and I am happy about it - so, of course thats how its going to be <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />7: My people skills aren't as bad as I thought, lol! 8: I seriously love shooting dogs! Okay, I knew that already hehe. Learning off. This weekend me and my youngest dog are going on a getaway to Sweden, staying with his breeder and some of his brothers/sisters (and the owners). I can hardly wait <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> </blockquote>

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