{"id":336,"date":"2016-08-22T10:09:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-22T10:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/christinalauderportraits.com\/blog\/?p=336"},"modified":"2016-08-22T10:09:00","modified_gmt":"2016-08-22T10:09:00","slug":"portraits-of-a-beautiful-great-dane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christinalauderportraits.com\/blog\/?p=336","title":{"rendered":"Portraits of a Beautiful Great Dane"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Its been a while since I photograhed any pets and when I had the opportunity the other week I was reminded of how much I enjoyed it. Pets can have so much personality, and as always, I love a change.<\/p>\n

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(How I envision a collection from this session being framed)<\/i>

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This is Phoebe, a wonderful rescue dog. I was amazed to hear that Phoebe was actually small for her breed. I had been warned this before she had arrived. And while I agree that she isn’t as large as she could be she was still larger than I expected. But what probably surprised me the most was how incredibly gentle and docile she is. I hear she has a bark that’s quite threatening, though I never heard it. She just doesn’t have the demeanor to go with it. I can certainly see why she is loved so much. <\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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For the photographers reading this I thought I’d provide some techie details. As I hadn’t done pets in a while and I have just acquired some new kit (the beautiful new Fuji X-T2) I thought I’d play with different focal lengths and apertures to see the differences. I began with a wide aperture (F2.8) and a wide angle lense (Fuji 16-55). I like the shallow depth of field and find the distortion in her snout quirky and fun.<\/p>\n

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(XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR at F2.8 with a focal length of 33mm)<\/i><\/div>\n

I then switched to F11 and the 50-140 lens. I feel this gave a more accurate representation and a much crisper look which I think I prefer. Although having said that, I think I’d like to practice with a wider angle lens and perhaps settle somewhere near F4 or 5.6 to add a little more detail while still maintaining a shallower depth of field.<\/p>\n

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(XF50-140mmF2.8 R LM OIS at F11 with a focal length of 80mm)<\/i><\/div>\n

You can really see the difference in her appearance between the image above and the one above that. This is entirely due to how close I was to Phoebe while taking these images. Using the wide angle lens meant I had to be quite close to Phoebe which resulted in the distorted image. The one directly above used a longer lens leaving Phoebe to look more true to life.<\/p>\n

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Since I’ve really enjoyed this experience, and been reminded of how nice it can be to work with animals, I’ve decided to run a promotion for the next month. From now until the end of September book your beloved pet in for a complimentary session and \u00a3100 towards your order (A total value of \u00a3175).<\/p>\n

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By the way, this promotion is open to just about any pet, its not limited to just dogs. I just can’t guarantee what we’ll get, depending on the pet you bring to me. <\/span><\/div>\n
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Get in contact to book your session either by ringing us on 01455 611069, following this link to our contact us page on our website<\/a>, or sending us a message via our Facebook page here<\/a>. <\/div>\n

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