DOG PHOTOGRAPHY Forest Photoshoot - Covering how to find scenes within a location

[@jamiekimble]

I’ve been binge watching your videos. Great content. Your edits are stunning. Looks like you use fog overlays? How do you get that moody look?

[@PrivateRyan87]

I love how you do your edits. This is one thing I need to try and master edits like this. This is Brilliant work and I really like it. Woodlands are my favoured spots for pet photography

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Thank you for such kind words and continued support 🤓

[@cheryselee2307]

that was amazing I love your videos you help me out a lot

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Thank you and I am so pleased that the videos help you out 🙂

[@themarksmanABP]

That forestry editing is amazing. I love how soft & hazy it is!

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Thank you - it was a specific look for sure 😂

[@wingardium9194]

@@ThatPhotographySpot do you have a tutorial on this style of editing?

[@jessoconnor6995]

Look at the happy baby 6:31. So beautiful, love your content xx

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

He goes so wiggly when he meets new humans 😂

[@Billzontop17]

This is so helpful, thank you!!!

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

🙏 😊

[@emmanash760]

Could you do a tutorial on that heavy editing? You may have done one and I’ve missed it. This is the 5th time I’ve watched this video and I cant get enough! Keep going Jess, you inspire me!

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

This style of work is covered in this course - www.thattogspot.com/online-advanced-outdoor-canine-portrait-course/?v=79cba1185463 OR We often chat about it and the process in elements of the Premium Membership - www.thattogspot.com/become-a-member/?v=79cba1185463

[@LBusse1463]

Just got a chance to watch this. What a fun video and so informative! I just love the relationship with your dogs that shines through all of your photo shoots!

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Thank you so much Lynn, 'the pack' as I call them are just fab - the bestest friends you could ever want!

[@jer3006]

Top 3 things about this video... 1-Incredible commentary (yours, I mean 😄) about your shot setup-thinking! 2-Absolute fun: Watching your dogs pose for you and wait for your commands! 3-Also loved your method of showing a photo-original fade into the photo-edited. I think I learned 6 hours of good stuff from the 10 minutes you included from the forest. Thank you!

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

No worries! I'm glad it was useful!

[@ramonarias1234]

Useful video, thanks for sharing... beautiful portraits! Instant subscribed!

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Yay - welcome!

[@kelseymatarese]

Extremely helpful!

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

I am so pleased that you found this so helpful 🤓

[@eoslove2022]

Thank you for this! You've shown us a new way of 'seeing'. BTW, that forest is a treasure trove of light and shadow - enchanting!

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@smajiska]

This video is really really perfect! I have always problem to see what place is good for shooting or not. I love how you framed the important trees, gaps and so on in that red frames. And your dogs are perfectly trainted! I will have to work more with mine :)

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Thank you so much!

[@barriewarriner3342]

Love it. Thank you.

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Thank you so much, So pleased you enjoyed the content 😊

[@Frame_the_toys]

What a video! I would love to see how you editing these images! Your shots was great but the edits…..wow

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

😎

[@stefaniebagshaw575]

I'm in love with your editing style ❤

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Thank you so much!!

[@hakhanh1361]

I am amazed with how you edited the photos.

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Thank you so much! Practice makes perfect, we are only as good as the tools we have :)

[@hondacbr]

Love your pups..My boy Douglas is well trained so he can sit a while like Alfie ...we have woodland on our doorstep so ill get out at some point and look about for some good areas for a shoot...love the editing you've done too...thanks again...chrissy...

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Hope it was helpful for you!

[@laurasedivy1298]

Thank you. Love your vids!

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Glad you like them!

[@andreadudyova6415]

Great video, so happy I find you! Your dogs are very well behaved, I wish all the dogs were like this during photoshoot 😆

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Don't be fooled - they aren't always the angels they appear to be!

[@DogsEyeViewTraining]

Super glad I came across your account today. Your videos are super helpful and I love your pups. They seem like a joy to photograph.

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Thank you! Yes, they're my best friends!

[@hussainkhaliq1804]

Nice work..

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@emmaturnerphotography3278]

Brilliantly trained dogs ! Great video , thank-you.

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Thank you 😊

[@Multipliedmath]

Another ace, clear and educational video! I would love to see a photoshop tutorial video on how you merged those two photos of Alf together!!

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

It was such a pain to do because I didn’t shoot it with a composite in mind so they weren’t aligned all nicely! Essentially I just put one over the top of the other, lined and sized them to the stump as best I possibly could, then masked the top one until it kind of matched ok. I spent so much time on making sure the stump was ok that I missed something quite important. Wonder if anyone spots it 🤓

[@Lucamitm]

Beautiful video, for the majority of these shots were you shooting closer to 70mm or to 200mm ? Thanks

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Above 100mm as a general rule 🤓

[@Blaisemtb]

I love your videos I’ve just started in dog photography with my cocker spaniel and I was wondering if you could do more videos like this one? Thank you and again LOVE your videos

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

I hope you enjoy your journey within dog photography and enjoy the rest of our content 😊

[@saroonia8893]

So nice of you......your editing is superb....

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Thank you, always learning though!

[@saroonia8893]

@@ThatPhotographySpot hope you will support me

[@iant9269]

This is really helpful and your images are amazing! thankyou

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Thank you so much 😊

[@alisterrussell4726]

Fantastic stuff. Thank you. Can I ask what the screen is on top of the camera?

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Thank you for your kind words 😊

[@buntybrads]

Loved it!

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Yay thank you!

[@Mountdrago1]

Very helpful video. Would enjoy seeing you walk through the edit on some of these as well.

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Hey Mylan, these were all edited using the exact same order, techniques and tools as the full Photoshop tutorial released last week 🤓

[@morganec.-photographie7784]

I'm @morganecaradecphotographie on instagram, I'm a french dog photographer and I reaaally enjoy watching your content ! It is over interesting !! Awesome job !

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Thanks so much 😊

[@hannahcopley4305]

Which woods would you recommend using in the Yorkshire area? Gorgeous photos btw 💖💖 thanks

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

We love the woods at Allerthorpe Hannah - allll the logs to pose on!

[@hannahcopley4305]

@@ThatPhotographySpot thank you so much, I am based in a that area and am struggling to find nice locations 😂💖

[@freyaseal8160]

Nice!

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Thank you!

[@monaburch9163]

Your dogs are beautiful and so well trained ❤️. If only they were all that good 😊. Sometime in the future could you do a shoot with dogs that would represent most situations so that you could demonstrate how you would direct the handler and dog in similar poses?

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

I will try 🤓

[@monaburch9163]

That Dog Spot ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@jendag0011]

Great video. Lovely edits. I use an 85mm on full frame but I'm swaying towards investing in a 70-200. Think you've just sold it to me :)

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Go for it! But an 85mm is awesome too!

[@pokemonfans777]

I really love this video when we follow you durant de photoshoot !!! :o

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Glad you like them!

[@kieranwilkinson7193]

These are top videos of what you can do. Amazing and clear explanation on how you set up your shots. Just one question what presets do you use and are they available to buy? Thanks

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

There are no presets used at all, it is our own workflow which is taught on the online advanced outdoor canine portrait course 🤓

[@KayJay14]

How did you edit your photos like that ? And size lens you’re using ?

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

We have a full online course over on the website for a step by step through the complex style workflow (Online Advances Outdoor Canine Portrait Course - a mouthful, I know!). As for the lens, at the start I share the kit in use, on this occasion it's a 70200 2.8 GM lens.

[@christinakazimierz4950]

Great video! Can we get a video of how you edited those photos? I'd love to see that 😊

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

These ones used all of the steps in the previous Full Edit Photoshop tutorial ☺️

[@camillechevalierstudio]

Very interesting video ! Why did you your 70-200 instead of you 105?

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

I didn’t have the 105 at the time, but to be fair, if I’m in a new location and scouting about, I tend to have the trusty flexible 70-200 on as a first call :)

[@noah.hielscher]

Trank you!

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Anytime!

[@eqfxndesign]

Thanks so much for your videos. I recently found them and am LOVING the content. I am curious about your phone set up on the camera. Can you elaborate on that as well? It is also an area I would like to learn more about (I'd like to do similar for some of my own personal projects).

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Hey do you mean at the start? It's not a phone it's a live field monitor, the plan was for Dan to record the monitor so you guys could see through the lens exactly what I see, including settings and depth of field, but all you could see were reflections from the trees around us so we gave up! 🙈

[@EventingEquestrian]

What do you do on a shoot like this if the sun is blaring and no colours so you can't wait for it to get soft? swap locations, fix in post or something else?

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

It really depends on the reason for the shoot, the feasibility of a re-shoot and other factors. Usually i would try to reschedule if shade is really absolutely not anywhere to be seen. However, in another shoot video you can see it was sunny and the sun spots were edited out: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oHvCeIiZl5aNl8k

[@lenaterryy]

Hi, how long would you say it takes to edit each photo and what do you use to edit! +Love your videos!

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Thanks Lena! It depends really on the edit, these ones were about an hour each I think? I have a good workflow now though with my own actions set up so no more than 30 minutes a photo now :)

[@blackberryjamchicago]

Just curious on why you are doIng a white balance check instead of using auto WB since it’s always changing? I assume you’re going to be bringing these photos into Photoshop or Lightroom where you can change the White Balance afterwards, so I would think it really wouldn’t matter.

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

As you’ll know, auto white balance doesn’t get the white balance right as it takes an average of what is in the scene so if you’re photographing in lots of green, the white balance will shift to magenta to compensate for the mass of green in view. Getting into the habit of using a card regularly throughout a shoot with a dog that is neither black nor white gives the best middle ground to getting colour right in editing. With red dogs specifically, and sable too, their colour changes depending on the type and strength of light, reflecting off the hairs. Most people aren’t great at guessing white balance so learning the habit of using a card to get a starting point is never a bad thing!

[@blackberryjamchicago]

White balance is really irrelevant if you're bringing it into Photoshop or Lightroom. It can be white balanced afterwards.

[@katieleigh2240]

What camera is that

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

All of our equipment is linked in the test below, and usually mentioned at the start of the video 🤓

[@josseR_74]

great, but why use your lens hood backwards?

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

It’s just on to be there if I need it for any flare I don’t want - I keep it with me at all times so if I need it it’s there 👌

[@davidrichards6190]

Hi there love your stuff..I'm just starting out doing this and want to ask..if you find a good spot to take pics..would you go back to that spot for different clients in the future? Dave

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Yes of course! 100%. The better you know a location the more you can plan ahead and have a series of images mapped out in your mind. Absolutely 🤓

[@davidrichards6190]

That Dog Spot Thank you so much

[@emns-fn9xh]

How the heck do you get the eyes so clear and focused😅 I'm struggling with my "white" golden retriever with next to black eyes, the only yime I get even close to bringing life to his eyes is when I use a flash.. Any advice? Great video btw👌

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Main thing with a dark eyed dog (these two are light eyed, amber which is great!) is to ensure there are always catchlights in the eye. You'll have to expose for the coat of your Golden, so still do that, but if you can try to ensure there's always catch lights it shouldn't be too hard to bring a little more back in post! There are a couple of tutorials that might help you on the channel for generally brightening the eyes though, I'll link to the blog posts for ease, hope that's ok: This is an old video, but I still use the brush now: www.thatdogspot.co.uk/setting-up-the-sharpen-eyes-brush-in-lightroom/ These three videos in this post are full edits, but each one works the eyes in similar but slightly different ways. Consider looking at the golden doodle puppy video and skipping past the background removal to the eye section: www.thatdogspot.co.uk/full-photograph-edits-the-video-list/ Hope those help!

[@emns-fn9xh]

@@ThatPhotographySpot How sweet of you to take time to hook me up 😍 I'll absolutely check them out!

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

No worries!

[@photographywithprissy1351]

Could you do a video testing a 75-300mm lens? (If you have it I don't want you to have to spend the money on just a video)

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Unfortunately we don't have that lens but thats not to say we wont have access to one in the future so I will bear this in mind. Thank you 🙏🏼

[@photographywithprissy1351]

@@ThatPhotographySpot that's ok! Np😘

[@wanneske1969]

I guess it's easier to keep those Collies still than the Bullterrier I photographed 2x in a row.

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

There's 4 years of almost daily training in those collies - I'm not sure "easier" is the appropriate word 😂😂😂

[@lifewithmylabradors546]

i do photography and i havent got a camera yet could you maybe do a vid on phone photography :)

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

The best video for this would be the 10 Tips for Dog Photography 👍

[@Mrjinkz]

What ratio do you shoot in? I'm currently shooting 2:3 but then I'm really limited when it comes to frame sizing. :( x

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Always shoot in 3:2. Only ever crop really if the client wants a product that is that size but to be honest, I've never had an issue finding framers or print labs 🤷‍♀️Try Digitalab 🤓

[@Mrjinkz]

@@ThatPhotographySpot Yeah, but then aren't you limited to only frame sizes that fit into the 3:2 ratio? such as 12x18, 16x24, etc. Any other sizes I need to crop my images. x

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

I choose the sizes I offer my clients. They have 3 to choose from. All fit 3:2. In any case, it's far easier compositionally to take the sides off a 3:2 than to take the top and bottom off of a 4:5.

[@Mrjinkz]

@@ThatPhotographySpot Thankyou :) x

[@alitlweird]

I thought you were Heather Lind fromTURN.

[@myinternetzoo]

Could you please train my dogs? 😁

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Hahaha they are only good on camera - don't be fooled! 🤣

[@eduardoruiz337]

how a completeted dog photography job should be delivered to its owner

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

❤

[@shelleythebabe]

Loved this video thanks! Can I ask what the monitor was attached to your camera at the beginning is and the purpose?

[@ThatPhotographySpot]

Sure it's just a field monitor, the plan was for Dan to video the monitor because you see exactly what I see through the lens via the EVF, inc depth of field, exposure, everything. Sadly, all you could see when we tried was reflections of the entire forest and Dan, so we gave up and took it off!

[@shelleythebabe]

That Dog Spot thank you!