Tracy Sutherland Photography specializes in timeless classic representations of the pets that enrich our lives. Tracy lives in Sea to Sky country north of Vancouver, BC, Canada, and works in Whistler, Squamish, and Vancouver.
Monday, December 31, 2012
My old dog Caiman ~ B+W portrait
Yesterday I took this photo of my old boy Caiman, and posted it to my Facebook page. I wanted to record the gray on his face, and how much it has progressed from this time last year.
Tracy Sutherland Photography specializes in timeless classic representations of the pets that enrich our lives. Tracy lives in Sea to Sky country north of Vancouver, BC, Canada, and works in Whistler, Squamish, and Vancouver.
Tracy Sutherland Photography specializes in timeless classic representations of the pets that enrich our lives. Tracy lives in Sea to Sky country north of Vancouver, BC, Canada, and works in Whistler, Squamish, and Vancouver.
Thursday, December 27, 2012
Bowser | Whistler Dog Portrait for the Calendar
Meet the ever-so-charming Bowser. He's a lovely gentle giant, and a world class drooler. Now I know there are people out there who wouldn't consider anyone who drooled "charming" but they just must not be dog people.
Just for fun I changed the background on this shot so that it looks more like a studio setting rather than the interior of a home.
As so often happens, my favourite shot is in black & white. Isn't he handsome!?
Tracy Sutherland Photography specializes in timeless classic representations of the pets that enrich our lives. Tracy lives in Sea to Sky country north of Vancouver, BC, Canada, and works in Whistler, Squamish, and Vancouver.
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Just for fun I changed the background on this shot so that it looks more like a studio setting rather than the interior of a home.
As so often happens, my favourite shot is in black & white. Isn't he handsome!?
Tracy Sutherland Photography specializes in timeless classic representations of the pets that enrich our lives. Tracy lives in Sea to Sky country north of Vancouver, BC, Canada, and works in Whistler, Squamish, and Vancouver.
Monday, December 10, 2012
Before & After - Fixing the Background
This is Mak. He's one of the dogs I photographed for the calendar. I got several really good shots of him and this is one of my favourites. Unfortunately the background was messy (you'll see in a minute) so I decided to replace it. I often tidy up a background, especially in photos taken outside, but I don't usually do anything this extensive.
The photo already was a fairly formal studio portrait, which made the choice of what to do with the background easy. Here is the before & after shot (I didn't really need to label them, did I?):
And once the background has been created, why stop at grey? Here Mak is again with brown, red, & blue backgrounds. I think the brown might be my favourite, in the end, even though I expected to like the grey best. The brown tone was chosen based on the tan colour on his leg, so it shouldn't be surprising that he looks so good with it.
Which one do you like best?
The photo already was a fairly formal studio portrait, which made the choice of what to do with the background easy. Here is the before & after shot (I didn't really need to label them, did I?):
And once the background has been created, why stop at grey? Here Mak is again with brown, red, & blue backgrounds. I think the brown might be my favourite, in the end, even though I expected to like the grey best. The brown tone was chosen based on the tan colour on his leg, so it shouldn't be surprising that he looks so good with it.
Which one do you like best?
Friday, December 7, 2012
Pug puppies!
Pug puppies. Cuteness overload. Need I say more?
Tracy Sutherland Photography specializes in timeless classic representations of the pets that enrich our lives. Tracy lives in Sea to Sky country north of Vancouver, BC, Canada, and works in Whistler, Squamish, and Vancouver.
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Tracy Sutherland Photography specializes in timeless classic representations of the pets that enrich our lives. Tracy lives in Sea to Sky country north of Vancouver, BC, Canada, and works in Whistler, Squamish, and Vancouver.
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Library photo exhibition ~ Squamish Valley Photo Club
The Squamish Valley Photo Club is holding an exhibit in the Squamish library foyer in December. We were all asked to submit the photo that we considered to be The Best of 2012.
I had a difficult time choosing one photo that I thought could be "The Best" one of the year for me. In the end this one won, mostly because the effect is exactly what I was hoping to get when I set up my lights. Also, this is a good photo of my dog, Caiman, and I am rarely happy with the photos I take of him.
There is an opening reception at the library tomorrow (December 5th) from 6-8pm, and the display will be up for the rest of the month. Please come by and check it out!
Tracy Sutherland Photography specializes in timeless classic representations of the pets that enrich our lives. Tracy lives in Sea to Sky country north of Vancouver, BC, Canada, and works in Whistler, Squamish, and Vancouver.
I had a difficult time choosing one photo that I thought could be "The Best" one of the year for me. In the end this one won, mostly because the effect is exactly what I was hoping to get when I set up my lights. Also, this is a good photo of my dog, Caiman, and I am rarely happy with the photos I take of him.
There is an opening reception at the library tomorrow (December 5th) from 6-8pm, and the display will be up for the rest of the month. Please come by and check it out!
Tracy Sutherland Photography specializes in timeless classic representations of the pets that enrich our lives. Tracy lives in Sea to Sky country north of Vancouver, BC, Canada, and works in Whistler, Squamish, and Vancouver.
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