August- September Assignment Calendar Photos

Back by popular demand we are doing calendar photos this month. This should give us plenty of time to get photos, critique them, and in general try to help each other in this tough competition : ) I am copying some of Adina's past guidelines so you will have an idea of what's acceptable, assuming they will remain the same. I will also track down some of the back and forth we had about what's she looking for as far as content when I get a chance. Please only post photos that meet the minimal guidelines. We should all try to be honest in our comments. Sometimes I think we try to be nice , always a good thing, but avoid helpful criticism , which can also be a good thing. In this instance helpful criticism is to be encouraged I think.

Update: Adina's Guidelines

Update: 2011 Calendar Submission announcement

Update: This assignment is going to continue for the month of September

For those of you asking about cameras and editing, this was taken with my Nikon D90, and I did barely any editing. See, no snow on Calla's nose

The original:

My submission, later cropped a bit more for the 2011 labradoodle calendar cover:

Update: Here are some more discussions that may give you more ideas of what Adina prefers. You have to wade through them.

***** If you crop, and you should only do this judiciously, the photos need a MINIMUM of 1800 x 2300 pixels when Adina submits them. It's better to leave a margin for error, Adina can fiddle with the size if she loves your picture and needs to crop a little.

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Permalink Reply by Katie, John & Parker pup on August 3, 2011 at 8:21am

I never said she wasn't an adorable girl...just thought she was my golden retriever's twin sister

Permalink Reply by F, Calla & Luca on August 3, 2011 at 8:23am

Of course we knew you thought she's adorable, she is.

Permalink Reply by Tina, Clover, Plus 5 More on August 3, 2011 at 8:35am

IMHO it is not the look of Doodle, it is personality, disposition and attitude that makes a Doodle. Luna as it all and much more.

Permalink Reply by J and Riley (and Luna) on August 3, 2011 at 8:39am

She looks like a golden retriever until you see her in person and she's knee height ;)

People walking with goldens look at her and then take a double take, because she looks just like their dogs but about half the size. We have gotten more than one "who shrunk your retriever in the dryer?" comments! She gets confused for a duck tolling retriever a lot too.

Permalink Reply by Linda, Webber and Seda on August 2, 2011 at 6:02pm

How about this one?

Permalink Reply by F, Calla & Luca on August 2, 2011 at 6:07pm

I love it. Webber looks so joyous. I wish he and the background were a bit more differentiated color wise but I'm afraid that anything you might do would look artificial. I'd submit it.

Permalink Reply by Linda, Webber and Seda on August 2, 2011 at 6:11pm

I agree about the background. I would have to try the dodge/burn tool. Anything global just changes his color and it all still looks monochromatic. If you have any ideas, tell me. Would it help to crop it? Can't see a crop here...the size would be wrong for the page. Never mind....

Permalink Reply by F, Calla & Luca on August 2, 2011 at 6:34pm

It would be hard to crop because of the shape of the pages. You'd lose part of Weber or end up with a square. If the pixels are good and it's sharp enough I wonder if enlarging it would do any good. His color is gorgeous here and I wouldn't touch him.

Permalink Reply by Sue on August 2, 2011 at 6:25pm