Hey Dan, congratulations on such a great photograph!! This is really a gem that should sell well on pet products commercial, it is extraordinary in many ways!!
Now, please tell us how you managed to pose all the animals like this!
congratulations on such a wonderful photograph .. 15 out'v 1113 aint bad ..
to me this has so much more going for it than a scene .. personality, humour and style .. just excellent .. :)
I don't really know how to describe how much and why I love this photograph. It's very well executed and the black and white choice you made works with significant strength. I think one element that intrigues me as much as anything is how this diverse collection of pets posing for a studio portrait creates a sense of family through personification. If these were my pets, I'd have a 16x20 print of this photo matted and framed hanging on a wall in my home somewhere for sure. Excellent work :)
Pets animal photo of the challenge. I'm amazed that you managed to get them all sitting and looking at the camera so well... Brilliant. And the photo itself is outstanding... composure and contrast are perfect
Seriously, this is great. Perfect chaise for this shot! I love the flow, and that they're all looking at the camera. If these were my pets, I'd totally get a big print of this.
hmmmm. I do not like pets pictures, in fact I never given more than 5 for any pet photo; but this is outstanding. This is flauless and perfect. I think this sould end up in top 30.
Good luck 10
I love this shot. It looks like it either took you lots of time or was a lucky grab. The cat and dogs are intent on something and very well behaved. It looks like a reverse of the cell phone commercial that always shows vertical bars going up to the right.
As a pet owner, the first word that came to my mind is ENVY !!!
Be glad to not be able to see my green face... LOL
I love this one, it's delicious, sweet...
Are they hipnotized? Sorry for my poor joke, I hardly can imagine how you were able to keep them all so quiet and posing !
Besides that great difficulty there is quality in the image, the editing fits the mood you created.
my vote 9
this is the most standout shot in the entire challenge for me .. could be that i'm very partial to dogs and increasingly cats since being in dpc .. but i just love this photograph .. i even spoke of it to someone the other day after i'd seen it when i did a run thru without voting ..
to get them to pose like this is just amazing .. three extremely obedient canines and one unusually obedient cat ... anyhoooooo .. i just know this will end up on the front page .. that's thinking positive for you .. !! .. well i hope it ribbons actually .. its just so good .. love your b&w treatment .. this is fantastic .. :) .. oh .. 10 .. !!
Interpretation of Topic:Great Choice!
Photography: Very Nice,I'd also like to see this in color.
Viewers Reaction: Awesome! To get one to sit and stay is often more than a photographer can handle. Congratulations.
Nice! Really unique pet photo.. Nice B&W conversion. The only think that might have improved this is if the chaise were lighter.. It's extremely dark and might have offered a litte more contrast between it and the animals. Still like this a lot though.
Not THIS is a pet portrait. How did you EVER manage to get them lined up like that. Is this a composite? You have an incredible eye, and patience. And perfect pets. Love the arrangement, and the chaise is perfect. Great lighting. I could go on and on. A fave.
Voted earlier coming back to leave comments. Black and White tones are wonderful and very dynamic in this shot! This is a great pet portrait shot and I love how you arranged them from tallest to the smallest ....well maybe not the smallest for the one dog at the end is laying down relaxing:-) But you do have a slope of size which interestingly mimics the shape of this chaise sofa. And how the heck did you get all four animals, especially the cat, to cooperate with you and actually sit for the shot?!?!?! That must have been an excercise in patience that was rewarded with this 'family' style photo:-) Last thing I wish to comment on is that you have some great catchlights in the eyes of the doggies.
Extra marks for patience in setting this up, or for having amazingly well-trained pets, or for being willing to stand between them and their favourite treats!
Composition spot on, the skirting board line on the third, the size of the animal mirroring the line of the chaise and throwing a light top right to lift the background.
Excellent and creative idea, very well executed.
WOW! No idea how you managed to get them all to stay, im guessing some kind of treat with the way they are all stareing!!
Fantastic, one of my favourties so far!
what a torture it must have been to keep them sitting there, you must be the most patient person in the world. a tad on the dark side, a reflector from low left would have helped. Besides that excellent shot and in my top 10.
Lol. I love it. The usual suspects! Nice tones and fine details on the subjects. Great composition. HOW THE HECK DID YOU GET THEM TO SIT STILL? Excellent!
ok .. first thing that comes to this mind ... how many animal treats did you end up using for the animals to stay put like that ... second thing ... holy smokes .. there is a cat in between three dogs!!!!! Love the furniture piece!
I hope your photog notes have a link to the outtakes for this, as I can only imagine how hard it was to get those pets lined up so perfectly. :) Fantastic image. Superb. 9
This begs the question...how in the world did you get them all to pose like that!? Surely you must have cast a spell of some sort? Did you glue them somehow? And certainly they are not stuffed previous pets, no?...totally wonderful.
Love the pose but not as fond of the lighting. Appears too bright coming from the right of the shot. I do love how patient the cat is!! I may have liked this better in color.
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