Mike and Riley

[Kerry Perkins]

Some of you may remember Riley from some other images I posted. He's the tri-colored one. Mike is the new guy on the left, and I was asked to get some shots of them last weekend. I liked this one and decided to give it a little bit of HDR grunge look using Topaz Adjust. There was a ton of detail before I had to save for web, and then it went to 28 on the quality scale. Just for fun...

P.S. - they are English Shepherds and two of the best subjects I've ever worked with!

[Dave Mills]

Hi Kerry, beautiful dogs along with a nice effect...

[Brendan Dozier]

Super cute shot Kerry and like the coloring on this. It looks like Mike & Riley are in charge from now on, and you'll have to sit on the ground!

[Jay Sheinfield]

Love it............Great colors, and I like the straight-on pose of the dogs. I could never get me dog to sit in a chair like that. Were you holding a treat up?

[Julie Kenward]

Beautiful portrait, Kerry! You might look at toning down the umbrella handle on the right side - it's a little brighter and catches my eye. The rest of the image is super!

[Christopher Miller]

Beautiful dogs, Kerry! How did you ever get them to pose so well! Love the colors and grungy look. I kind of wish the umbrella wasn't cut off, other than that it's wonderful!

[Judy Howle]

I love the poses of the dogs and the Topaz filtering, well done!

[Kerry Perkins]

Thanks guys, appreciate the comments! These are the best dogs ever, and they just sit and pose wherever their owner puts them. Unlikely, but true. I was not familiar with the breed (English shepherd) until my friend introduced me to Riley but they are amazingly smart and docile dogs. Riley does agility and herding contests. I did an amazing photo shoot with him last year and now he has Mike the pup to keep him company so it was logical to get him started with the modeling also.

[Indranil Sircar]

Excellent portrait, Kerry. Love those English Shepard and the look in their face. Nice colors and grunge effect. Nicely done.