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Hi @windyknollgoldens, and welcome to the forums again!
All the photos appear to be very sharp, the poses are very nice, the background blur is fantastic, and oh, what a beautiful dog that is! Exposure is good too, with no blown highlights or important shadow areas too dark, and they are well edited too.
Two comments came to mind.
1. The first thing I thought when I saw the first photo was, “What are the squares in the background behind the dog?” I thought at first that perhaps you were photographing through a deer-X fence. But then I realized that it was probably just JPG compression or something, the quality setting being set very low when it was saved. I assume this is intentional, to prevent anyone from being able to use the photo for anything if it’s downloaded from online. The clear copyright and downsized pixel dimensions (1620×1080) help with that too. So, my only comment about that would be perhaps to not use quite so low a setting so it’s not quite the first thing that is noticed.
2. Direct sunlight works fine for this subject, but perhaps the photos would feel warmer and more appealing if they were taken a little closer to the edge of light vs in what appears to be the middle of the day. Right after the sun comes up over the trees in the morning, or an hour or so before it goes behind the trees in the afternoon.
Those are what came to mind for me for critique!
Did you use color grading on these photos at all?
- This reply was modified 4 months ago by James Staddon.