I 'Shopped It.

I edit all of the images I share regardless of how simple they might seem. Some images require a little more depending on the environment and the subject. Usually a magician does not reveal their secrets but if something can be helpful to a fellow photographer out there, then I am fully supportive of sharing some tips and tricks. This session was imaged with a Canon XSi.

The image above is a composite. There was no practical way to capture all of the dogs seated still on the couch at the same time; it would have been like telling a basketball not to bounce. So, I placed my camera on my tripod and situated my lens's focal length so that nothing important would be cropped out. I imaged each dog seated on the couch separately.

But first I needed the couch and the sign.

The first dog didn't look at the camera, but this is the best shot. This girl is all "go go go"!

This Teruvian Shepherd is a very good model.

Everyone was surprised at how calm this Shetland Sheepdog was during her portion. What a relief!

The next step is to open the first couch photo in Photoshop and more or less place my doggie subjects in there. I try to be mindful of couch seams and shadows. There are areas where the cushions bend under the weight of the dogs so I carefully integrate them as if they were always there. I erase around the dogs that I place but I keep patches of the couch they are attached to as a kind of anchor. so I can easily line them up with their environment. After the splicing and dicing is done I apply general edits like levels and maybe a photo filter to change the warmth.

Thanks for reading!

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