Enter Stage Left

I’ll admit, yesterday’s photo was completely staged.

Dylan’s just not smart enough to read a magazine.

Actually, (don’t get too excited, Dylan really isn’t that smart!) it was a staged shot. I haven’t done many staged shots of the dogs, unless you count the biscuit shoot, and I really don’t. Mentioning that is just an excuse to link back to those photos, which I still make me laugh.

Dylan is my perfect actor, because he will happily do his tricks whilst I’m contorted into all kinds of positions with a camera in front of my face, trying to get the perfect shot. I knew what I wanted for this one, and it was pretty easy. Just an old magazine, dog in a down on top, and then a flat command to get his nose on the floor.

The wistful look is all Dylan though, I can’t take credit for that one.

I’m kind of getting to enjoy the challenge of staged shots. It’s interesting to have an idea of how something should look, and then going out and trying to figure out how to actually pull it off. I feel like such a baby at this whole aspect of photography (or most aspects of photography, really), because I can’t even start thinking about lighting and backgrounds and everything else. Just getting the dogs to do what I’d like is hard enough!