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Challenge: Pets & Their People IV (Standard Editing)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Nikon D750
Lens: Nikon AF-S Nikkor 28-300mm f3.5-5.6G ED VR
Date: May 28, 2022
Date Uploaded: May 29, 2022

 Lots of pressure on me for this challenge since I'm known for my pet portraits, but I welcome it because it just means there are going to be a ton of glorious images to vote on.

I'm told I have a somewhat recognizable pet-portrait style, which isn't necessarily the best pet-portrait style, because seriously, how can you go wrong with pets. Hope you enjoy this one.

I wanted a "different" pet than the usual dogs and cats, so I did two different shoots for this, you know, just to hedge my bets. And as a result, I had an embarrassment of riches to choose from. I kept switching them out, and changing my mind.

This handsome young man is Ace (who was also the subject of one of my earliest pet portraits) with Cashew, his pet bearded dragon. The first portrait of him also had a bearded dragon called Rope. Pet naming seems to be a dark art for this family...

Fast forward all these years, and Meredith again volunteered her gorgeous son, now all grown up, who just graduated from high school; this shoot was literally the morning after his prom.

I arrived early and decided to do some shots with Meredith, who is absolutely stunning. And the photos of her with Cashew were stellar, and a bit more humorous, so I initially went with that.


But there is a quiet gentleness about this that I also found very alluring, and these friends are exchanging a moment.

Plus rollover finally happened and kept me from changing my mind again.

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Place: 2 out of 22
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Votes: 35
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Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Canon EF 200mm f/2.8 USM
 06/14/2022 06:09:32 PM
Of course you did NOT disappoint! I feel like I know them both just looking at this amazing capture. Congratulations, Johanna! You are beyond comparison!
Canon EOS R5
Canon RF 24-105mm f/4-7.1 IS STM
 06/13/2022 08:44:25 PM
Love this Johanna. Congrats on the red.
OM System OM-5
Olympus 17mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko
06/13/2022 03:34:38 PM
Congratulations on a wonderful result all around!
This was my pick for blue.
Fujifilm X-Pro2
Fujifilm XF 10-24mm f/4 R IOS
 06/13/2022 01:50:53 PM
You have a wonderfully beautiful style to your pet portraits. You capture the personality of the pet and parent so well. What more could you want from a portrait?
Leica SL
Voigtlander Ultron 35mm f/1.7 Aspherical MF Wide Angle - Black
 06/13/2022 11:59:11 AM
Supremely photographic.
Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 06/13/2022 10:42:41 AM
Contrary to the others, I LIKE his hair. :D

Not at all fond that you cut his wrist off right there, though.

For that reason I didn't think this one was yours. :)

Congratulations! I'm sure you must have been stressed over this challenge.
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
OM System 90mm f/3.5 Macro IS PRO M.Zuiko Digital ED
 06/13/2022 01:20:52 AM
this is awesome Johanna ..
congratulations on the ribbon ..
and thankyou for the back story .. xx
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Canon Canon 1d x Mark II
Sigma 85mm f/1.4 FG HSM Art
 06/13/2022 12:23:49 AM
Congrats on the red.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-6D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 06/12/2022 01:13:00 AM
Awe, come on, he's not that beastly looking. Just needs to comb his hair or get it cut. :P
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OM System OM-5
Olympus 17mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko
06/11/2022 11:16:52 AM
... hard to tell which one is which. Johanna? Every detail is perfect but those curls (and shadows), well, can't get better than that. Fabulous job!
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Canon Canon 1d x Mark II
Sigma 85mm f/1.4 FG HSM Art
 06/06/2022 03:15:29 AM
I just want to get that kid and cut his hair off lol!

Great moment btw, not sure about the leaf in his mouth though.
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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
OM System 90mm f/3.5 Macro IS PRO M.Zuiko Digital ED
 06/06/2022 12:18:47 AM
ok .. looking through this challenge and i come on this ..
BLUE BLUE BLUE .. my nephew has a bearded dragon .. which i think this is .. and until he got it i thought reptiles couldnt really be a snuggly cuddly pet .. i was wrong .. his is named saturn and its a girl ..
anyway .. this is the most awesome pic .. congrats in advance . i havent seen anything that comes anywhere near it .. :)
not voting yet . :)

oh ps .. not sure who is the beauty and who is the beast .. i think they are interchangeable .. lol .. ;)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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