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Feeling Tall

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For the Pet Photography Challenge this week the task was to take photos from a lower perspective. This is a technique I use all the time in taking photos of Sadie. It makes Sadie feel like a strong focal point in our photos and also helps to show off tall objects or buildings in the background. I really feel that the closer you are to your pets’ level, the more authentic the photos look. You wouldn’t take a portrait of a person from above them, so why take pictures of your pets that way?

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 But Sadie is a particularly short dog and I am a particularly short person. So getting photos from a lower angle is always a challenge for us. A typical photo shoot at a park or other outdoor location almost always ends in dirt and grass stains all over my clothing as I try to get low enough to photograph Sadie.

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That’s why I love scenarios like in the photos in this blog post. All of these photos were taken last Summer in the Berkshires at the highest point in the state of Massachusetts. Leading up to the monument was a big platform with stairs climbing up to it. I was able to place Sadie on the platform above me and take photos of her from below, enabling me to get both Sadie and the full monument in the photos.

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While photos from this angle look awesome and make Sadie look confident and tall, there is one slight problem. You may notice a hand in the photo above. My family, especially Sadie’s uncle, absolutely hates when I place Sadie on a higher level to get a good angle for photos. When we’re on a family vacation, like in these photos, it is almost impossible for me to take photos of Sadie without their constant concern and interruption. Obviously Sadie’s safety is my number one concern. I won’t put her somewhere she can fall. She always has a harness on and I always hold onto the leash, even if it gets in the way of my photos. And Sadie is probably the least jumpy dog you’ve ever met – she refuses to jump onto the couch or the bed, so why in the world does my family think she will randomly jump off of a wall? Regardless of my family’s unnecessary concerns, I think that placing your pet safely at a higher vantage point is the perfect way to achieve great photos from a lower perspective.

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dogs, designer dogs, Yorkipoo, yorkie poo, monument, Mount Greylock, dog smiling

This post is part of the BlogPaws Wordless Wednesday blog hop.

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What’s In a Name?

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Have you ever noticed all the crazy names you call your pets sometimes? Maybe it’s just me, but I tend to use all kinds of silly terms of endearment much more often than I use Sadie’s actual name. Scientists say that the average dog can learn about 150 words. I feel like I’ve probably used up at least half of that with all of the silly names I call Sadie. Today I’ve decided to share a list of some of the nicknames I use for my dog.

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Sadie Pooh
Sadie Lady
Doodle Bug (I hate bugs more than I can explain, so I have no idea why I sometimes think it’s cute to call my dog a bug)
Love Bug
Sadie Bug

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Doodle Bear (Remember that toy? I used to love it as a kid and every time I call Sadie that the commercial jingle plays in my head)
Snickerdoodle
Yorkie Doodle
Poodle Poo
Yorkie Doodle Doo
Lovey
Lovey Dovey
Lovey Doodle
Schnoodle
Poodle Pie
Peanut
Peanuty Buddy

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Munchkin (which is Sadie’s official middle name as it was the name the breeder called her)
Little One
Little Love
Little Baby
Little Miss
Missy Poo
Princess
Pupster
Puppup
Pups
Puppy Doodle
Sade
Sadesie
Doggie Doodle
Sniffy
Little Miss Sniffer
Little Woofer
Cutie Pie
Cutie Poo

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What crazy names do you call your pets?

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This post is part of the BlogPaws Wordless Wednesday blog hop.

This post is also part of The Daily Post‘s weekly photo challenges. This week’s theme is Names.
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Amber Waves of Grain

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While taking these photos of Sadie, I couldn’t get the song America the Beautiful out of my head. It may not be the fields of grain described in the song, but the way the light was hitting this section of a local park really made me think of amber waves of grain.
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This is my entry for this week’s Pet Photography Challenge with the theme backlighting. Check out the Pet Photography Challenge Facebook group to join in on the fun!

 

 

This post is also part of the BlogPaws Wordless Wednesday blog hop.

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A Woodland Fairytale

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Sadie and I were taking a walk through the grounds of an historic mansion when we stumbled upon a patch of woods. Nestled among the trees we found this log cabin. It looked exactly like the quintessential house in the woods from fairytales. We sat down on the stone wall, enjoying the sun streaming through the trees, the leaves gently floating on the breeze, and the quiet beauty of the woods. It was such a magical place I could easily imagine Little Red Riding Hood, Goldilocks, or maybe Hansel and Gretel coming out of the door at any second.
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dogs, designer dogs, yorkipoo, yorkie poo, cabin, woods, fairytale

dogs, designer dogs, yorkipoo, yorkie poo, cabin, woods, fairytale

This post is part of the BlogPaws Wordless Wednesday blog hop.
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