Fotografering af hunde i naturlige omgivelser: Skab en forbindelse gennem billeder

Introduktion:
Velkommen til vores blog, hvor vi dykker ned i kunsten at fotografere hunde i deres naturlige omgivelser. Når det kommer til at præsentere hundevalpe til potentielle købere, er det afgørende at fange deres opmærksomhed med billeder af høj kvalitet. I denne artikel vil vi udforske fordelene ved at fotografere hunde i naturlige omgivelser frem for et studie og betydningen af velkomponerede billeder for salget af kommende kuld hundevalpe.

Naturlige omgivelser vs. studie:
Selvom et studie giver kontrol over lys og baggrund, har billeder af hunde i deres naturlige omgivelser en unik autenticitet. Billeder, der er taget udendørs, fanger hundens naturlige adfærd og personlighed, hvilket kan berøre potentielle købere dybt. Når en hund legende tumler i en frodig park eller stolt vandrer langs en malerisk strand, får vi et ægte indblik i dens væsen.

Aftenlys og dets fordelagtige virkning:
Et af de mest fortryllende tidspunkter at fotografere hunde i naturlige omgivelser er under aftenlyset. Den gyldne time og den magiske blå time tilføjer en særlig glød til billederne og skaber en stemning, der kan fange enhver opmærksomhed. Hunde, der bades i det gyldne lys eller omgivet af den blålige kulisse, bliver øjeblikkeligt mere tiltalende og fængslende.

Betydningen af velkomponerede billeder for salget af hundevalpe:
Når potentielle købere søger efter en ny hundevalp, er det ofte billederne, der først fanger deres opmærksomhed. Velkomponerede billeder kan skabe en følelsesmæssig forbindelse og vække interesse hos potentielle købere. Det er afgørende at præsentere hundene på deres bedste måde gennem professionelle billeder, der viser deres unikke træk og personlighed. Et godt billede kan være forskellen mellem at vække interesse eller blive overset i en konkurrencepræget annonce.

Praktiske tips til fotografering af hunde i naturlige omgivelser:
For at opnå fantastiske billeder af hunde i naturlige omgivelser er det vigtigt at skabe en behagelig og tryg atmosfære for dem. Vær tålmodig og tilpas dig deres rytme og bevægelser. Tag dig tid til at lære hunden at kende og få den til at føle sig tryg omkring dig og kameraet. Udnyt lyset på det rette tidspunkt af dagen og vælg en location, der passer til.

Det er vigtig at du giver mig tid til at være sammen med dine hunde for at vi kommer godt ud af det sammen – og små hunde har det med at være glade for opmærksomheden. Nu skal du bare tænke på hvor gamle de skal være, eller hvor søde de skal se ud.

Tag fat i os, så vi kan tale muligheder.

Bluezone Family

March 4, 2020 In Uncategorized No Comment

Introducing my Bluezone Family from Munich

As a sidekick to the Blue Blooded Portfolio, Thomas from Denimhunters and I in association with Bluezone Munich. Visit Bluezone Munich and get inspired. Bluezone is an International renowned textile and fabric trends exhibition and trade show. We proudly kickstarted a family album called Bluezone Family. An album stuffed with cool people from the denim industry, see for your self!

It’s still early days! Start with a portrait and then over time zoom out on every individual.

Bluezone Munich is happening twice a year and we’ll be back in September 2020 to develop further on the Bluezone Family concept.

The setup is 100% photobooth oriented, meaning quick in and out. The connection between myself and the subject have to be immediate. Because of my high expectation of own skills I want to have the perfect pick within 6 pictures. Because if I don’t get it right, I’ll disappoint my sit and perhaps lose the later opportunity to develop the connection and add to the overarching story.

The Bluezone Family is a range of people in and around the industry. From passionate bloggers and magazine editors to denim designers and industry creatives. Some are very passionate about their style and presentation others more subtle in choice of uniform. The lovely people come from all corners of the planet and that history alone is well worth preserving for generations to come. We were happy to get about 40 great portraits during our one and a half-day at the fair.

During the following weeks, we’ll present the portrait here in a larger format and more creative framing. Whereas on the Bluezone Munich’s website/Instagram feed and on Denimhunters the Portrait will stand alone but framed by a more thorough storyline. Don’t hesitate to ask for your picture because even though your photo is next up, we know and appreciate that you are eager to see the final result.

We will post portraits here on a weekly bases

Enjoy

The Blue Blooded Portfolio

January 24, 2020 In Portrait No Comment

The Blue Blooded Portfolio is made possible in cooperation with Denimhunters Denimhunters.com

The Blue Blooded Portfolio is our humble attempt to promote the Individual passionate people in denim, Retailers and overall Industry.

Consequently, we are at the Burg und Schild afterparty during the Fashion Week in Berlin https://www.burgundschild.com

The store is packed with cool people dressed like only too few dares to do. The buzz is authentic, the music just right for the occasion – beer and rum seems to be a mandatory part of the celebration. I like that! This is the perfect spot to kickstart a project like The Blue Blooded Portfolio! WHAT A CROWD!

Firstly – We’ll upload new pictures every week – if you are not up yet rest assure it will get up on the wall eventually! Secondly, all pictures have been uploaded in website format and size. Feel free to reach out to me for a larger format – hence better quality!

As a result of Berlin, we have some 72 perfect portraits with us home from Berlin – and we hope to post new portraits every week!

On location in Berlin.

We create a photobooth like situation in one of the fittings rooms – simple setup. Backdrop from Indigo People, one light and a wobbly stool. I not here to do the portrait! I’m here to do my interpretation of every girl or guy willing to participate. I have less than 5 frames to get it right because I don’t want to spoil the party – you know! It’s in situations like this a master in phycology comes in handy. Because I need to get close – some struggle when having a portrait taken – but not with me. We as photographers need to give back immediately and long before the final picture has been processed. I try to give back times a thousand not afraid to show my appreciation to whoever is in front of the camera. I hope you can see what the effect is below!

In the end, I collected 72 rad people on the sd card – which now is the backbone and the best possible kickstart to The Blue Blooded Portfolio. Every fantastic face will be up here over the coming weeks. I can already promise you’ll amazing picture, in fact, I did very little honestly and I’m very humbled to even be part of this crowd on this specific night.

Why Denim

To clarify, to me it is very simple! I was not allowed to wear denim as a kid I truly think this is the essence. If for any other reason I think Thomas from Denimhunters said it so wisely in his book BlueBlooded –

‘I was just fascinated by the idea of how the jeans in my hands had been shaped by the jobs men had done in them. I’m still fascinated by that – would you not be?

The Blue Blooded Portfolio is about passionate people. People with a passion for denim in combination with either a military/workwear/biker look – the creativity is enormous and yet very controlled. It’s about style and the very opposite of fast fashion.

I don’t believe in sustainability if the product is not good enough – but this crowd doesn’t have to think about being sustainable – because they have been sustainable since always!

The Blue Blooded Portfolio is a project we believe will go on many years forward. I for one look forward to follow the crowd and style everywhere we go, hereby collect a wide variety of situations where we meet the individuals. The denim crowd is about fading – this project is about following the beautiful fade of the individuals themselves.

Since we started the project already more than 100 people have accepted the challenge and hereby willingly took a sit to be a proud member of the portfolio – this makes Thomas and I very proud!

We started this project collecting pictures in the category ‘Portraits’. Over time we will widen the scope and embrace closeups of the fit, accessories, EDC (every day carry) and of course lots of full figure fashion portraits.

A little about the location – Burg und Schild.

Moreover, perhaps the most interesting denim and workwear store in Berlin. They are carrying the most important brands in denim, leather and boots. Men’s apparel and denim goods with American and Japanese denim and a few drops of the finest from Europe.

Likewise, the atmosphere is always very cool and if not for a rather busy schedule one would easily spend an hour here. Getting a good cup of coffee or beer for that matter. Getting advice or being educated in everything from quality, the right fold or how to wash the perfect pair.

Firstly, the store is located in an area known to this crowd. Secondly, in an area with a lot of similar retailers offering good quality products.

To whom that might be interested in the techniques, the setup for the first pictures is a one-light setup. The aim is to get a photo booth look to the batch of pictures and to get similar poses to secure a unified look.

The aim has been to capture 3 poses of every sit – and max 6 pictures of one single person. Some really know the poses, but most need to be directed.

The Aperture is 1.4 and ISO in 80 (natively) – I’m shooting on Nikon D850 with the Nikkor 85mm. The Speedlight is the Profoto A1. Later as the project develops I’ll start shooting on my Leica as well. I might even start shooting some series on a medium format film camera. More about this later.

Over the next year, I’ll start a similar project, collecting people and stories. If you are interested in this kind of work and what to hear more about how to develop a similar concept for your family, business, sport and something completely different don’t hesitate to reach out for more information or inspiration on mr@oddhunt.com.

Something happened on the bridge

November 15, 2019 In Uncategorized No Comment

Something happened on the bridge that took me by complete surprise. We are in Denmark and Storebælts Broen as it’s named in Danish – one of the more important newer landmarks.

I commute twice a week and something happened on the bridge as spectacular as the iconic Bridge deliver a new experience at every visit. The bridge in itself is in so many ways an architectural masterpiece. But on this day the presentation was of a new level. Everything came together as I imagine only happened ones before – on the sketches when ‘Storebælts Broen’ was presented by the architects for the very first time.

On this day like any other, I would be on my way to several meetings in Jutland, Denmark. This day my schedule was changed and I decided to be delayed hence late for everything. My excuse I believe was perceived as rather odd…that’s how it goes when you excuse yourself starting the first sentence with something like ‘a ones in a lifetime photographic opportunity surfaced – littery out of the blue – I’ll be late!’.

So many time do I drive by something where you know you should stop the car and focus only on documenting this specific moment. So many times I just drive by, only to be disappointed in myself for lack of understanding and appreciation for the opportunity given to me. I’m sure you (the reader) have experienced something similar time and time again.

Photographing in perfect light

But to me, this opportunity was simply too good to miss out on and surprised myself and stopped to explore further.

Most pictures taken that day, showcase the bridge from other angles and this part of the bridge is only seldom in focus. But this morning I was never in doubt about the angle, only afraid not to work out all possibilities. The stories came to me as I worked the scene and boxed the pictures.

Back in the car, long before I had a real chance to understand, I had a feeling difficult to explain. A feeling of ‘did it’ knowing that I nailed it! It will be a moment and experience that will be with me for a long time.

Well, I wasn’t commissioned to do this ‘job’, that said, I got nicely paid for the effort afterwards by a client. I only had to reach out, which is less troublesome if you know that you have something extraordinary to offer. This taught me a thing or two about business opportunities.

Judge for yourself – would you had stopped? What story would you have told if not a similar story to mine?

If you want to know more about the bridge try here

If you what to know more about what gear I used try here

Educating the Pros – Shooting for Duotone Kiteboarding

March 25, 2019 In Uncategorized No Comment

Educating the Pros – shooting for DUOTONE Kiteboarding – you really need the ability to educate the Pros. You really need to come prepared!

trying to line up for the photographer

With all the new 2019 gear DUOTONE developed they also distribute gear out early to the local pros. I meet up with the pros for an intensive 3-day shoot. As always with this kind of shoots the weather and conditions play a vital role in getting the shoots. The weather developed just the right conditions.

Focus on getting them all well away – Educating the Pros

First of all, the team is as always pumped up and ready to give everything, at least for the first hour or two! But with these guys, you really have to be in 100 % control otherwise you will have them hanging all over the place. So stewardship starts long before getting out in on the water. Meaning your guidens on sessions like these is vital to get the shots needed. But also because you want to give the guys a chance to shine from start to finish on very long days out on the water. So consequently you are no longer just the photographer. You have to act as creative director, setting the scene and manage to offer direction and motivation. In other words just like with anything photography, you want to stand prepare and bring a load of extra skills to any session.

Also with these guys, you really have to tell them what is expected of them because this is not a training session. Finally just because you’re the best kiteboarder in the world doesn’t mean that you are a pro model for the sport. So you also want to get the right expression whether on land or in water. As a result, everybody has an awesome session. The Duotone brand got want they needed. The pros had a blast and learned a thing or two.

If you want to know more about my way of coaching during such a session. In or out of the water, please just send me a mail at mr@oddhunt.com – my advice comes free

For more about Duotone

Final stuff from the session here

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