10 Ways to Instantly Improve Your Photos with 2020 Pet Photographer of the Year, Jessica McGovern
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 มิ.ย. 2024
- I've been wanting to do this video for AGES and finally, we had an hour to do it! Here are 10 ways to improve your portrait photography skills on location (especially woodlands!) by just altering how you use the natural environment and the spots you find.
Please note, all the shooting was done on a 70-200 2.8 GM lens at or around f2.8.
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The 10 tips featured, demonstrated and photographed are to:
00:00 Intro!
00:51 1. Not have things coming out of heads
03:00 2. Get lower down
04:40 3. Get closer but...
05:45 4. Leave space around the subject
07:45 5. Don’t shoot side on (ideally)
09:25 6. Move the subject away from the background
10:20 7. Compose in camera
11:21 8. Use single point focus
12:44 9. Use natural lines
14:03 10. Don’t shoot into bright backgrounds
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This good boy is more professional than most human models.
Hahaha yes!
This dog understands better than some people watching this video
😂😂😂
OMG, this dog literally understands exactly what you want. Absolutely amazing model. Even holding the ears permanently in correct position. If only all animals would cooperate like he. Even taking the right paw down on command, then “hide, hide” and posing perfectly cute 🥰 Awesome 🤩
He's such a lovely pup - so easy!
This is the first dog I’ve ever seen that knows how to pose. He does a better job than most people do lol. Great video beautiful photos.
Thanks so much 😊
The dogs doing 90% of the work :)
💜
What a marvelously trained animal.
Oh wow, this was super helpful! Nothing beats getting actual real life examples of the do's and dont's.
Alfie is such a rockstar!
He sure is 😀
This was amazing and so helpful! Thank you so much!
Great video as always 🥰 thank you. Love these tips, what a huge difference a little change makes 😱 amazing
Thank you for another great and incredibly helpful video, Jess! Love it.
Beautiful and helpful. Such a sweet pup and so smart!
Can we just take a moment to appreciate the incredible bond and training this dog has with his owner🥹
Aww thank you 🫶🏻
Awesome tips and video again! Thanks so much!
Love!
You're the best, Jess!
Thank you so much for this amazing video! It’s really helped my out, especially when I’m getting a camera for Christmas!
Great video, as always! Seeing the screen while you shot was very helpful, and the comparisons of the photos as well. Will be using some of these tips for sure! A little jealous of the background blur and image quality of your 70-200 though ;)
Great !!! Thank you for passing on your advice !!!!
Super !!! Merci pour transmettre vos conseils !!!
your dog is so well-trained....amazing
That was an amazing lesson. As soon as we have a little bit of light I will go out and shoot. Every day is very dull and I haven't seen the sun for over a month.
10/10 for the model!! :D
😍
Great video as always!
Thank you. This might just be one of my favourite videos.
Glad you enjoyed it!
even phone camera user will find this useful for their everyday photos
I hope so!
Love your voice, soothing, keeps my attention .
Your videos are GREAT ! So clear and helpful!
Ahhhh thank you so much! Glad it was useful for you!
This is fabulous thank you Jess! Great tips and as ever, Alfie just melts your heart. Such an incredibly well trained, good boy bless his heart 💙
Thank you so much for your kind words 🙏 He's pretty great 🥰 and so good to hear you are enjoying the content
Thank you for this super Video 💕
I love watching Alfie as much as I do listening and learning from you. I miss my red headed border collie guy and enjoy seeing yours...He is indeed a very, very handsome boy...🐶💙🐶
Thanks for watching, Alf is such a fab doggo!
This was soooooo helpful! Thank you so much for this
Glad to be of service Alica! ❤
Alfie makes this look oh so easy. He is adorable. Your video is amazing and love the real life examples. My goal is to begin my pet photography in 2021 so am watching your Goal Setting video as well. Thank you for being so generous with your time and knowledge.
Thanks so much! 😊Good luck!
Exactly the help im needing in your vids!
That's so great to hear 👏. thank you
Great stuff, Jess! And Alfie is just amazing! Although I don't normally shoot pets, I really enjoyed this!
Thank you Maria! Yes, Alfie is a great dog to work with so it makes it easier/better 😂 Glad to see you over here!
I've been binging your videos; basically, you are adorable and are so talented at what you do! I love that you give practical, real advice that's helpful for photographers out doing what we do. Thanks so much for all of your content! Best, Joanne
Ah thank you so much Joanne - welcome to the channel! 🥰
Thanks a lot for sharing all the tips, I love your videos!
Glad you like them!
This was amazing! Im going to shoot this afternoon with these great tips!
Great news - can't wait to see the results!
Great helpful video and an awesome star! That dog is so smart, patient, and well behaved
Ah thank you, glad it helped!
I love the squish and squeaks from your boots!!
😂 🤣 there's just no avoiding it!
Your videos are so good, I hit the like button as soon as the intro starts, because I already know I’m going to learn a TON!
That's awesome! Thank you!
Well done! Grazie Mille!
Thank you 🙏
This inspired me so much! I can't wait to get out and practice!
Hope you created some art 🤓
Wow you are amazing ! Love your videos so much, they are my evening pleasure. Love Anneli.
Brilliant video instructions!
Thank you 🙏🏼
thank you for this little tipps
you're so welcome 😊
Super adorable dog, great tips, many thanks.
Thank you 🥰
Love these tips thanks!!
Glad you like them!
I love the examples of wrong vs right. Super helpful!
Glad it was helpful!
The way you treat your friend has me sold on watching your videos. The fact you know what you are talking about is an added bonus! Well done... :)
Thank you so much for your kind words 🙏
Great tips thank you ☺️
Glad it was helpful!
So helpful!!!
What an obedient dog 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
He's an absolute legend 👌
Throwing the ball for him as a treat for the modeling is so incredibly cute... I could watch you two for hours. 🥰
You are so kind ☺
So glad I found you I love your work learning so much thank you
Welcome!
This was great! Thank you! Some of it I was doing, or close to it, but some of it I wasn't at all, and the stuff I was already doing, this will help me now clean up my technique. Thanks again!
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks ist is really very helpful. 😀
Fantastic video, really helpful with your hints and tips. Beautiful images too :) :)
Thanks so much! 😊
Another great vid!
On the second to last shot with the dog with his face and paws on the log, I love that you didn't settle for the first pose (which I am pretty sure I would have done) and went for the second at an angle. I will remember that tip the most!
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Absolutely enjoyable. Enjoyable enough to subscribe. I breed Bernese Mountain dogs, live on an acreage in Yukon, and I'm a hobbyist photographer. Currently it's -30C and snowing. Your videos are an super way to spend a day 'not outside'. I'll be putting your tips to good use. Thanks.
Thank you for the tips. That is a beautiful, and well behaved dog.
Thank you for the kind comments too!
Amazing video! Seriously
Thank you so much ❤️
No problem 😊
This is a very interesting and valuable video!. I had been searching ideas how to photograph my dog in a good way. Many thanks!!
Thank you, I hope you found it useful and are able to put these into use 🤓
Great tips!
Glad it was helpful!
I took some pictures yesterday using these tips and wow! The pictures came out so much better than what I’ve taken in the past. Thanks!
Amazing feedback, thank you so much 🙏
As always your blog is both informational and entertaining. In the future could you do one on hard to direct dogs?
Great video! Very helpful tips, and I appreciate a well trained dog :)
I am pleased that you found this resource useful and thank you for the kind words 😊🙏🏼
You’re a genius! Thank you
Glad it helped!
Thanks for those Tipps!
Happy to help!
This dog is amazing trained 😊😊😊 such a great subject
Alfie is a little superstar and has been modelling all his life along with doing many other things and he loves it 🙂
Great video and an amazing dog wow
Thanks so much 😎
Thank you for all the great tips and comparison examples! Single point focus, makes complete sense. What focus setting would you suggest shooting two or three dogs?
Thank you for giving us a list. I copied them all down. Thank you for another great video!!!
You are so welcome!
What a good doggie! So well trained. Beautiful pictures! Great video overall.
Thank you for such kind words and I hope this video was useful for you 🤓😊
@@ThatPhotographySpot Very useful. Thank you.
Amazing shots Jess, that dog is so well behaved!
Thank you! Yeah, he’s been doing this for 6 years!
Great advice Jess. Having Bassets I have no choice but to get lower down. :)
Really really good advice there. Just wish my dog was as good as Alfie when posing. Keep up the great work!
Hahaha I am very lucky he is so so so well behaved (most of the time!!!)
Great video Amazing dog. And beautiful So so well trained Exemplary
Great shots
He is such a cute model
Thank you so much 😀
This dog is superbly trained. Wish that were the case with all dog shoots 😆
He knows his photoshoots thats for sure 😄
This is great! Thank you so much. On my camera the focus points go up higher on the middle section so I tend to use the middle corners. I think newer cameras have focus points that cover much more of the screen?
I also found that I do a bit more cleaning up of the location than I ever used to, like remove sticks etc, to save time when editing!
Great info yet again! I was struggling with my auto focus😂 Will try single point next time😄 thankyouu!❤
You got this!
Great video! Thank you so much! 9:22 what a nice catch !
Thank you very much!
Me and the dog 90% of the video. Throw the ball... lol. Good stuff.
And another helpful tip? Train your dog 😁❤️
Really helpful and lovely video!
The dog do great as well! Mine are not that motivated, i need to work on this too 😁
Great video 👍👍
Thank you so so much for this video! It is very helpful- I will try your tips tomorrow!
You are doing such a great job here! Every day I‘m so excited for the new Video! I wish my English was better for a ‚one on one‘ 😔! (Maybe in a while...)
All the best
Greatings from Germany
Janina
just stumbled upon your channel, love your style of explaining things, so subscribed. Bonus, you photograph dogs, and that's the direction I would like to go in, yay, perfect channel to watch and learn from. As I am new to photography, despite having quite a few glitter strands on my head, this video has helped me to understand how to lift my photos with my fur kid, thank you
That is great to hear, glad that you find the content we release useful and easy to follow. All the best on your journey in photography and I can't wait to hopefully see some of your work on other social platforms.
This adorable dog does better job than many human models :)
Aww thank you, he has been trained since he was a puppy 🐶
Looking at your "older" videos and we are enjoying them!!
And for a second, i thought that glove was floating for a second there lol.
😂
Really cool and what a wonderful model you got! I want that animal eye autofocus now (but still shooting on a A6000...).
thank you so much and yes he really is a pro 🐕 😊
Link to the blog with a little more info is here: www.thatdogspot.co.uk/10-ways-to-instantly-improve-your-portraits/
Also, how amazing is Alfie in this?! ❤️
I have a question for you. What is the name of this object that you have on your camera. The one where we can see a dog and the settings.
I wish the dogs I photograph were as well-behaved as Alfie! Great videos Jessica.
He is just a super star that has had years of training 😊 Glad you enjoyed the video 🤓
I LOVE ALFIIII...
SO GOD DAM CUTE!
I didn’t know this method...I used to remove chromatic aberration with the hue/saturation tool, selecting the colour to remove, desaturating, then inverting the mask, then painting in white where chromatic aberration could be seen....Woah your method is much easier and quicker...I will use it sure! Thank you very much indeed 🙂
Thank you so much for the feedback and really pleased you've found the content so useful 😊
another amazing video not only full of tips but its fun to watch as well - you make learning an enjoyment - really new and getting it all wrong 90% of the time -but seeing you working and your results are inspirational - i hate noise in my images and knocks confidence badly, i love sunny days as images always come out sharper and detailed - was looking at your settings and noticed 1600 iso at one time and 400 iso another - i am not an iso fan lol
even in the snow the other day images were so grainy - used lowest shutter speed possible think about 600 - 800 and f5 - with 100 400 sony lens -out doors and as for indoors photos almost black - any videos on mastering this or lightroom editing for noise - if they are worth saving lol
other quick question i watch many of your other videos and notice the amount of equipment you have - i am investing in lighting system and am going with a godox company at the moment as i have the sony a7r iv so need compatible bits and i liked your battery ilux system - i see you have ilux softboxes and am trying to get those as well - for easy use and portable - the godox seller is saying go ilux and as you use ilux is it worth the investment for quality and i was looking at your stands and the godox seller says again ilux stands are as good - i have such trust and faith in your advice and direction as you use it all
look forward to watching all you video past and present - you are a great teacher xt - sorry if not meant to ask question here xt
For Noise, definitely check out this app (it does have a $$ cost!): th-cam.com/video/1DDDX5q20_I/w-d-xo.html
I've got Godox lights now, but the ilux modifiers fit - either Godox or iLux is fine for modifiers. For lightstands, a link to my heavy duty ones is in the description of each video :)
Another great video, great advice in a real life situation. Thank you. One question is kind of off topic, but what boots are you using? I've wrecked a few doing photography because they split with all the getting up and down, so would be great to have a recommendation 😁
I take pictures of horses, but these tips are still super useful!
There are some horse videos too Margot, but so glad this was helpful!
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Absolutely love your content! I do have a question. How do you keep your noise/grain so low when housing ISO 1600?
Just found your channel & love it !!! What the heck is that large screen that you can see so fantastically with ??? I want one, just need to know what to type in to find it. Does it work with any camera ? I shoot with a Nikon btw. Love your videos, gonna find them all & do a ton of watching them. I just went downstairs to get my husband to come up & watch how you can get Alfie & Alfredo to so anything you ask them to, we can't get small children to come close to this 🤣🤣 new to shooting pups with my subjects & need some guidance & you definitely know what you're doing, I don't at this point...... Thanks for amazing videos. btw - my hubby was blown away also . Fantastic video
Thank you for the kind words 🙏 The screen you are referring to is just a field monitor and I am sure you will be able to get one to fit your camera but it doesn't necessarily make things easier 🙂
I am amazed at how cooperative your dogs are! They are like the perfect assistants. Did you train them yourself? I am learning so much from your videos. Thank you!
Thank you so much for your kind words 🙏 we put a lot of hours into training them ourselves. We have a series of videos "Bryt Diaries" th-cam.com/video/m1WO9gYOAxQ/w-d-xo.html if you'd like to take a look 😊
@@ThatPhotographySpot The end result is quite amazing. That could be a second career if you were to ever become bored with your current line of work. Just don't ever become bored with working with dogs. That could be detrimental.