Thursday, April 19, 2012

Portrait

This picture shows the pure love to and from both animals.  The rule of thirds is being shown because the focus of the picture is where the dog and cat's faces meet.  Because the subjects fill most of the frame it pushes it from just a pretty picture to a portrait.  "Willy" the dog and "Scruffles" the cat have been best friends for 11 years.

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

What Is The Obvious Photo?

For this photo, the relationship is being shown through the submission of the horse.  The foreheads of both the human and horse show the bond and personality of them. Emma Farrington and "Buzz" have been together for about 6 months.
 This photo is the ultimate "relationship with an animal" photo.  The ears on the horse are pointed forward, meaning that she is interested in what is going on.  The black and white gives a certain softness to the frame.  Hayley Hudson and "Truly Scrumptious" have been together 2 years.
Because both subjects are looking in the same direction the relationship is proven through personifying the horse.  The girl's hand grabbing the halter is almost a protective gesture.  The color and contrast of the light almost washes out the features, but it also gives the relationship an impersonal feel, showing that it can be between any two creatures.  Rylee Lewis and "Esme" have been together about 3 weeks.