This is was my first specialty event to attend. It was the Greater Atlanta Toy Dog Association Specialty. It was on a Thursday so I had to take a vacation day, but it was totally worth it. There were several other clubs, but it wasn’t like a regular show where all breed are at the venue. It had a different feel to the day, quieter, but significant. Whenever I get to an event, I get so excited to see the pugs that it is almost sensory overload for me. I got to see some of my favorite pugs and to meet some new pugs. The photo is Shane who is a very handsome black pug!
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Atlanta Toy Specialty
Thursday, September 17th, 2009Look at this face!
Saturday, September 12th, 2009I am going to start out on a positive note: Look at this pug’s face! Is he not stunning? I’ll answer that, YES! This was one of the few good pictures that I got today, but when you look this good, it is easy.
Now back to reality. Today was the Chattanooga Kennel Club show at Camp Jordan Arena. I had no idea that fluorescent can lights could just about ruin my day. I got to the venue really early-partly because the pugs showed at 8:00am and partly because I was so excited. The pugs were in a tiny ring in the back corner of the facility. It was so dark that I could hardly get my camera to take pictures. I tried several different settings, which I am sure that someone with more experience would have known what to do, I was grasping at straws. In the end, I just shot on Action/Sport mode and had to do some color corrections. This was also my first day to shoot in RAW and it filled up my 8GB memory card so I had to delete a bunch of photos in between dogs showing and then I would get flustered and miss an entry. When I left the venue, I was kind of down on myself and was thinking that I have bought into a really expensive hobby to end up with a handful of good pictures. After thinking about it, I would be going to the shows anyway so if I get one good photo that is better than none. Today I feel like this photo of Mianda’s Fringe Benefits was the best shot of the day. It will just take time to master this box with a hole in it.
AVA Photoshop Class
Wednesday, September 9th, 2009I signed up for a Photoshop class at The Association of Visual Arts. I have played around with Photoshop before, but I had no idea what I was doing nor could I have done the same thing twice. This was using the magic wand from my very first class! http://www.avarts.org/www