Day 12
by TDCollins

Comment by TCGuru:
He is cute! There is nothing about this portrait I don't like :)

Day 16 - Chris & Amy
by TDCollins

Comment by Valdo:
This portrait is very pleasing. Their placid expressions and soft tones work for a great portrait.

Day 16 - Chris & Amy
by TDCollins

Comment by bs-photos:
Very nice b&w, they look like a happy couple. The thin border works well too.

Day 16 - Chris & Amy
by TDCollins

Comment by SandyP:
What a pretty portrait! The soft processing in black and white is the perfect enhancement to their look. A beautiful couple who is comfortable having their picture taken. I agree with Erin. I think they will really like this one and want to frame it for their desks :)

Beautiful work.

Day 16 - Chris & Amy
by TDCollins

Comment by ErinM:
Oh, they should be really happy with this one, David. The portrait flatters both of them...nice, natural expressions and crystal clear eyes.

Day 15 - Harley
by TDCollins

Comment by bs-photos:
DANG $2000!?!? Hope he's one heck of a stud! lol
Great shot, I think the blacked out bkgrd works really well.

Day 15 - Harley
by TDCollins

Comment by patio127:
wonderful job- just an adorable pup !

Day 15 - Harley
by TDCollins

Comment by ErinM:
Wow, that's one expensive pup! He is adorable though. Louis gave some good advice about maintaining the fine details in the fur.

Day 15 - Harley
by TDCollins

Comment by Louis:
The light is nice and the portrait itself is great, but I can clearly see the selection area around the dog that you did in post. If you use Photoshop, and if you want, you could try to overlay a dark (or underexposed in post) photo below an image you want to turn dark in the background, and set the blending mode of the original image to "Darken", or whatever would work best. You could also add a largish vignette around the portrait. Doing something like one of these would keep the fur and find details at the edges intact, and it'd look more natural. Overall though, nicely done.

Day 15 - Harley
by TDCollins

Comment by SandyP:
This is awesome Dave! Of all the ones you showed me, you picked the right one to show off to us all. Although ALL of them are hear melting pet portraits!! You could always post a couple more of them before we're thru if the stranger thing doesn't work out.

It's amazing that this wasn't done in a studio -- your processing is perfect and you'd never know it wasn't a studio background!

FABULOUS job!