Abbey
Hello everyone! Just finished a new pet portrait of Abbey. She is a wonderful half Border Collie, half Retriever. I had a great time photographing her. Normally I like to take photos in the morning sun but by the time I got to her house the skies were threatening rain. All still turned out wonderfully however, and we stayed dry with good light for camera work.
Abbey was very friendly and obviously loves people. At the beginning of the shoot she was a little nervous about this new big person pointing a weird little box at her and she spent a good amount of time wondering over to her loving master Dan. I soon won her over, however, when I found her favorite ball. All she wanted to do after that was sit there and pose beautifully waiting for me to throw it for her, which I did, by the way, many times!
Dan explained to me how that is exactly how she looks at him when it was time for catch and fetch, with the ball at her feet, looking up with those soft eyes, so this is the pose we decided on for the portrait.
As Dan and myself discussed the composition for Abbeys pet portrait Abbey would be on her love seat chewing her toys with not a care in the world. I would call her over now and again to look at eyes or other protrait specific stuff and she would always comply and then return to her seat, seemingly very happy to help.
Abbey is happy to be immortalized, and Dan says he now has two Abbeys!
Thanks for stopping by, more to come soon…..Cy
