A "Pick Your Fav" Sneak Peek

And a little photo hack

I have begun the tortuous process of choosing this week’s “Pick Your Fav” contenders. Aside from the fact that choosing the pictures is an arduous task (I already have dozens from this litter), there is the editing. I actually enjoy the whole process, especially when my soundtrack is the contented mewls and squeaks of newborn puppies! I thought I’d post a few here, as puppy pictures make everyday better.

One thing that Max has taught me is that in photography, the little things make an enormous difference. He’s very particular about the angle at which he holds his phone, assessing the lighting as he does so and adjusting exposure on his phone’s screen before taking a picture. He’s also a wizard on photo editing apps, but that’s above my pay grade.

If you follow him on Instagram, you can see this attention to detail and the way it affects all of his pictures.

With this set of puppy pictures, I tried to be like Max and play with exposure before taking the pictures. It’s new for me. And fun. If you want to try it and see how it affects your pictures, here’s what you do: