Will you pick my Christmas Card Photo? UPDATED

shanwalk2 · November 2011

Okay. Here's the newest version. It was getting dark and I had to work with the light I had. I'm thinking about trying again tomorrow...

and yes, we're "those people" that put dog photos on our card every year.

Photo #1:

Photo #2:

Photo #3:

[Poll]

moniejoy · November 2011

Whats the message going to read?

OrangeFelt · November 2011

That is stinking adorable. Did you hang lights behind him? Love it!

batsteph · November 2011

That's a cute dog. Next time you guys are going on vacation, just pop him on a plane to Dulles and let us know what time to pick him up.

risa_4-11-09 · November 2011

I picked #1, but I think he needs a festive collar. He is so cute!

OrangeFelt · November 2011

risa_4-11-09:
I picked #1, but I think he needs a festive collar. He is so cute!

Ohhh yeahhh!! That would totally cement it.

shanwalk2 · November 2011

OrangeFelt:
risa_4-11-09:
I picked #1, but I think he needs a festive collar. He is so cute!
Ohhh yeahhh!! That would totally cement it.

omg. great idea. i'm going to go to petsmart tonight and do these again!!!

MrsNole · November 2011

OrangeFelt:
risa_4-11-09:
I picked #1, but I think he needs a festive collar. He is so cute!
Ohhh yeahhh!! That would totally cement it.

I picked #2 bc I like his face in that one. I totally agree though that he needs something festive! I was thinking a hat but I know those can be hard.

shanwalk2 · November 2011

batsteph:
That's a cute dog. Next time you guys are going on vacation, just pop him on a plane to Dulles and let us know what time to pick him up.

Car rides make him nervous. I can't imagine making him ride in a plane. He would probably be a disaster by the time you needed to pick him up. Thankfully, he's a good boy and we've got a few friends in the area to take him when we go out of town so he can avoid the car as much as possible.

Confession: I will be giving him two benadryl on Wednesday evening before the drive to my mom's house for Thanksgiving. It makes the drive much better for everyone involved. ha.

flymansWife · November 2011

awesome!!! how'd you set this up? Big Smile

shanwalk2 · November 2011

flymansWife:
awesome!!! how'd you set this up?

I bought two long strings of white mini lights with white wiring (important, as a lot of places sell them with green wiring).

I bought some painters tape and taped them to a wall in my dining room where I had a lot of natural light and depth (to move back).

My settings were:

(50mm lens), f/1.8, 1/250 sec, ISO 400

I got the "inspiration" from this blog that I saw on the photography board: https://punkfictionphoto.blogspot.com/2011/11/twinkle-and-snow.html

shanwalk2 · November 2011

shanwalk2:
flymansWife:
awesome!!! how'd you set this up?
I bought two long strings of white mini lights with white wiring (important, as a lot of places sell them with green wiring).
I bought some painters tape and taped them to a wall in my dining room where I had a lot of natural light and depth (to move back).
My settings were:
(50mm lens), f/1.8, 1/250 sec, ISO 400
I got the "inspiration" from this blog that I saw on the photography board: https://punkfictionphoto.blogspot.com/2011/11/twinkle-and-snow.html

oh, and the key (for me) was to keep the dog pretty far away from the wall (around 5 feet) so the focus lands on him... not the wall and strings.

Jess.O · November 2011

Your dog is so cute!

flymansWife · November 2011

shanwalk2:
shanwalk2:
flymansWife:
awesome!!! how'd you set this up?
I bought two long strings of white mini lights with white wiring (important, as a lot of places sell them with green wiring).
I bought some painters tape and taped them to a wall in my dining room where I had a lot of natural light and depth (to move back).
My settings were:
(50mm lens), f/1.8, 1/250 sec, ISO 400
I got the "inspiration" from this blog that I saw on the photography board: https://punkfictionphoto.blogspot.com/2011/11/twinkle-and-snow.html
oh, and the key (for me) was to keep the dog pretty far away from the wall (around 5 feet) so the focus lands on him... not the wall and strings.

thanks for the tips!

AustinMimi · November 2011

Cute! I have some felt reindeer antlers made for dogs if you are interested.

OrangeFelt · November 2011

Ok, the new pic is super cute! I actually like the lighting - it looks warm - but we should definitely compare with a daylight pic. I guess it also depends on lighting of other pics involved?