Cousins
by Rigoleto

Comment by sabphoto:
I would suggest a shot of them together maybe sitting with very good light so you don't have to worry about a flash. Since your beginning a studio is probably not available but those lights would help a lot with their fur color and with the cameras inability to focus sharply on them. It would also get rid of the cluttered background. You could hang a light colored sheet over the edge of the table for a backdrop and open windows and turn on lights.

Keep trying, you'll get it.

Cousins
by Rigoleto

Comment by jose3032:
cute dogs, need to work on your lighting.

Cousins
by Rigoleto

Comment by Montereykiddo:
Ahhhhh. Focusing issues.

Cousins
by Rigoleto

Comment by visaksen:
really a bad pic, what a mess and unsharp and the EYES???

Cousins
by Rigoleto

Comment by cosmic:
aw! Cute pups! Unfortunatly, way too much clutter and noise. Pic could be cropped and background blurred to focus more on the dogs. Red eye should be removed and clarity and sharpness upped.

Cousins
by Rigoleto

Comment by rex:
Is out of focus. Bright eyes are distracting. It is hard to capture a dog though. This shot has potential.

Cousins
by Rigoleto

Comment by vadvirag:
Please, don't use flash when photographing pets!!! It harms their eyes!

The idea is nice, but the background is too busy and the dogs too much out of focus. I don't find any conscious composition or lighting, and colours are pale a bit, too. Use of flash in pets eyes needs to be avoided!

Cousins
by Rigoleto

Comment by Xilebo:
The idea is good but could have been planned a little better, clutter in background is distracting...flash is also reflecting the eyes.

Cousins
by Rigoleto

Comment by Catbird:
cute shot. The clarity isn't the greatest, and the background is a bit busy, but it certianly is a dear picture to tuck away in a family album.

Cousins
by Rigoleto

Comment by Bibliophile:
Extremely out of focus and your background could sue some work...
You'll find that snapshots don't do well here, you need to think out what you're going to shoot before you pick up the camera. Don't just enter a picture that may fit the challenge after it's taken.