Scoutdogs (Chris)
1/12b First qtr TECH challenge- with Dazzle
This was created for the 12 Months for Dogs group. It is my answer to the Tech challenge for the 1st quarter of the year. The theme is the song "Anything you can do I can do better" and the idea is to find a photo from another member of the group and, with their permission, try to duplicate it as closely as possible.
Mine is based on a photo by LunaG. Titled "What would you do when you saw an animal, twice as large as you? Run away or greet it?" (I put the original in the first comment below)
This was definitely a challenge! But I knew I had to give it a try today thanks to the unseasonably warm weather (60's) and sun. Not sure when we'll see that combo again before spring!
So we headed out to the park where I knew there was a background as similar to the original as possible (given the time of year differences). And thankfully the sun cooperated by being in the correct location!
I had to hope that no one was watching after I set up my camera on a tri-pod, set the timer and ran out to pose for the two positions. I would compare the shot on the screen to a print out of the photo and then try again. It took multiple tries and even Dazzle was looking at me like I was a bit nuts by the time I got the ones I felt would work :-)
Then I moved the camera in closer, dropped the tripod down as low as it would go (lower would have been better) and got Dazzle into position. I took a test shot to check positioning and make some minor adjustments. Then, thanks to the awesome pro Dazzle is (and LOTS of luck!) I got his shot on the very first attempt!! I had set the timer and was standing in front of him, holding his ball down low (to get the focus of his head) and then asked for him to "gimmie 5" just before the shutter snapped. I used a flash on his shot so his face wouldn't be completely lost in the shadow.
I figured getting his paw in the desired position would take multiple tries, but when I saw the first shot on screen, I knew it was the one! And I LOVE IT when that happens! He got several throws of the ball and was VERY muddy by the end. But I didn't care! I couldn't wait to get home and do the editing. I was just hoping what I got would turn out as I hoped it would. And it has!
I layered the three photos, made the top ones translucent so I could position them and erased the backgrounds. I had to do some cloning to get the "over sized" pieces of grass off his foot, added the shadows and did a few other minor edits.
I think it's more impressive that the original was formed from 37 different photos! Thank-you LunaG. This was a fun project!
1/12b First qtr TECH challenge- with Dazzle
This was created for the 12 Months for Dogs group. It is my answer to the Tech challenge for the 1st quarter of the year. The theme is the song "Anything you can do I can do better" and the idea is to find a photo from another member of the group and, with their permission, try to duplicate it as closely as possible.
Mine is based on a photo by LunaG. Titled "What would you do when you saw an animal, twice as large as you? Run away or greet it?" (I put the original in the first comment below)
This was definitely a challenge! But I knew I had to give it a try today thanks to the unseasonably warm weather (60's) and sun. Not sure when we'll see that combo again before spring!
So we headed out to the park where I knew there was a background as similar to the original as possible (given the time of year differences). And thankfully the sun cooperated by being in the correct location!
I had to hope that no one was watching after I set up my camera on a tri-pod, set the timer and ran out to pose for the two positions. I would compare the shot on the screen to a print out of the photo and then try again. It took multiple tries and even Dazzle was looking at me like I was a bit nuts by the time I got the ones I felt would work :-)
Then I moved the camera in closer, dropped the tripod down as low as it would go (lower would have been better) and got Dazzle into position. I took a test shot to check positioning and make some minor adjustments. Then, thanks to the awesome pro Dazzle is (and LOTS of luck!) I got his shot on the very first attempt!! I had set the timer and was standing in front of him, holding his ball down low (to get the focus of his head) and then asked for him to "gimmie 5" just before the shutter snapped. I used a flash on his shot so his face wouldn't be completely lost in the shadow.
I figured getting his paw in the desired position would take multiple tries, but when I saw the first shot on screen, I knew it was the one! And I LOVE IT when that happens! He got several throws of the ball and was VERY muddy by the end. But I didn't care! I couldn't wait to get home and do the editing. I was just hoping what I got would turn out as I hoped it would. And it has!
I layered the three photos, made the top ones translucent so I could position them and erased the backgrounds. I had to do some cloning to get the "over sized" pieces of grass off his foot, added the shadows and did a few other minor edits.
I think it's more impressive that the original was formed from 37 different photos! Thank-you LunaG. This was a fun project!