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Another in this series of 4-1/2 week old Shorthair puppies. This

scene is far more typical than a peaceful pose in front of the

camera. Thanks for visiting.

Matt, you're killing us with the shots that are so cute, we just want to scoop up the puppies and bring them home. This is beautiful and you're right -- so typical for this age of puppy. Regards, Maria

Hi Matt,

I could just squeeze this guy til he pops. Perfect capture of play time.

An overload of cute indeed. Great puppy portraits that will no doubt be valued for years to come.

Very nice picture

Matt, I realize this is not one of your newer images, but the wonderful new "image-at-the-bottom-of-the-thread" feature brought my attention to it.  I'd love to know more about the technique you used.  Is it mainly a white draped background, with the background exposed higher to remain white?  I find pet photos to my personal interest, and while this is not the only technique I would want to use, this type of shot is great for the times when you want the viewers attention to be on the subject exclusively.

 

I appreciate the detail in every part of the dog, and your great lighting is mostly responsible for this.  My one and only negative might be that his tail is so close to the edge as to confuse the viewer as to whether his tail is docked, or runs off the page.

 

Thanks for sharing all of your wonderful dog pictures!

Thanks, Jim, for asking about this image. Point taken about the tail and that right-hand margin ... I should have left a bit more space there!

For this shot, I used a roll of white seamless paper, and did indeed have a strobe hitting it directly, so that I could control the light on the paper separately (and over expose it a bit) from the light on the pup. I certainly takes a little trial and error when you're dealing with dark dogs like this solid liver Shorthair pup. It's easy to get outside your dynamic range when trying to preserve those dark details while keeping the whole thing as a high-key result. Never mind the puppy-wrangling part! Hint: use cheese.