A Portrait of Princess #1

This is Princess, my in-laws 14 yr. old black lab. She can't see or hear

very well anymore but she can smell a dog treat a mile away. This is

my first attempt at a pet portrait so any comments or advice would be

very appreciated. Thanks for looking! :-)

This is just lovely. I like the way you have him full in the frame, but you've left some space in the direction he's looking. I'd like to see the eyes a bit brighter.....I tweaked this a little to make it a bit brighter. I hope you like it. Believe me, I know how difficult it is to take pictures of dogs, especially those with dark coats. Overall, I'd say you have a good one here.

Hi Amy. i like this shot of your girl. when my girl died at 14, i realised i had hardly any nice images of her. i very much regretted that i hadn't thought to photograph her while she was still well enough. now i love to photograph dogs. i quite like the composition. I like the adjustments christal made to bring her face out a little more. maybe if you were able to also bring out some more detail in the bottom right corner.

Very nice and moody photo of elder dog. I like the original much more than the editet version below. Below, it's blown out and looses the feeling.

Hi I think it's great. Makes me want to see what she is looking at. I def prefer the original version. The second version (tweaked version) takes away the feeling of the photo for me. I don't think it needs any extra lighting but that is just my opinion. :)

One of the hardest things about photography for me is deciding when the image is done...especially when the subject has been caught so beautifully...This is my favorite of the three you have posted of Princess...The bottom right is fine to me because it does not take away from the expressive eyes of this magnificent soul.....Crystal's tweaked version is ok but the softer tones of your version put me at the location of the shot...again I must say... you have the eye...juan