Musings About the Calendar

This post is not about me or any known DK member. Just musings as the midnight hour of the calendar deadline approaches at least here in the East. What if you are a world class photographer? But you have a unattractive less attractive doodle.We could ask the question, are there any such things? Aren't all doodles attractive? Especially to the people who love them. Should your doodle be in the calendar? Great picture, sharp, clear, gorgeous setting. Ordinary doodle. But then in the hands of a great photographer the soulfulness of a doodle's eyes comes through doesn't it? What if you have a spectacular doodle. But you are not at all a photographer?

Needless to say all the calendar submission preoccupation has gotten to me. Should I have carried a brush and camera around a lot? Should I have bothered the doodles so much? Aren't they dogs and entitled to be messy? I have seen some fabulous pictures of wet doodles though. But then the dogs did get dried liver treats for today's last minute shoots. Maybe they thought it was worth it all. At least I don't force them into costumes : ) But at times it reminds me of the Westminster Kennel Club and the backstage primping that seems insane to me.

Can anybody capture with a camera the love you feel when you look at your dog? Any thoughts?

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Permalink Reply by Ronna, Murphy & Wilson on September 24, 2012 at 2:58pm

Love this one Joanne!

Permalink Reply by Joanne ~ Spud* on September 24, 2012 at 3:05pm

Thank you. I almost submitted this one just because it means a lot to me. It's real. But... then again I thought it may be good for my wall but not for everyone. Those are things to consider too. And, I knew someone would say, where are the eyes? LOL

Permalink Reply by Ronna, Murphy & Wilson on September 24, 2012 at 3:15pm

I have a similar one of a girl and her horse...

Permalink Reply by Lori, Daphne, Lucy & Pippa on September 24, 2012 at 4:54pm

Love this shot! Ok, I give up...what is GMTA?

Permalink Reply by Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle on September 24, 2012 at 5:09pm

Great Minds Think Alike

Permalink Reply by Camilla and Darwin on September 24, 2012 at 5:09pm

Cute!

Permalink Reply by Jarka, Monty & Auggie on September 24, 2012 at 10:40am

That's a cute one!

Last Christmas we took a photoshoot at our local JCPenney. What promped me to do it was a Groupon coupon. It was great, the pictures of my DH, Monty and my turned out great (of course Monty looked the best in all of them). I'm hoping a similar coupon gets posted this year so that little Auggie can participate. I would not even attempt to do our family portrait by myself. :-)