Christmas Pics

We take a Christmas photo of the dogs every year. This year we found a cool rock in the park across the street. We got a few individual shots and then a group shot. I am not sure this will be THE shot for the year, but it's in the running...

Frank:



Robin:



Robin, Frank and Betty:

 

Thanks Leah.

I think we are going to go back and try it again and change the angle a bit so we can make it look like they are closer together. There really isn't any way to physically get them closer (there is only so much room on each of the levels) so may just put them back where they were in this shot and move the camera position to the left a bit.

 

Thanks for the comments!

The big guy is Robin and he has done the head cocking thing since he was a puppy. All you have to do is talk to him. He does it for his breeder every time he sees her at a show. It's too funny.

 

Thanks for the comments everyone - I really really do like this shot and the kids were sooooo good - that doesn't always happen!!

 

Thanks!

They are actually VERY good about getting their pictures taken - and it doesn't hurt that I was shaking their "cookie" container!!

 

If they were on the ground, Betty might have been the one to "break" the stay, but she was about five feet in the air up on that rock! I have found that really helps with taking photos of pets. Put them on something that is raised or somehow create a visual barrier for them (that doesn't necessarily have to be in the photo). When we first got Betty, she had no clue about staying and it was time for the yearly Christmas shot. I lined them all up on my dogwalk - I did have quite a few shots of Betty jumping off the dogwalk. :biggrin: Not the greatest shot, but it worked (Betty is the one under Robin the Whippet):