Exam Shoot Two - Straight Images

This image shows the interaction between dog and owner, the boy appears to be dotingly looking at his dog, with his arms around it, this may show how the dog is hard to keep still as it's playful, or the fact that the boy is attempting to hug his dog. The colourful background in this image also allows deductions to occur about how many children may live in this home, and how they too may encourage the dog's to be playful and fun, much like the personality of the children who live here (this links to my photographer's research of Sebastian Magnani.)

The dog here is shown to be jumping up at the fence, this shows the animal is excitable and keen to be fussed over and played with, this again links the animals to the people they live with (children) as children are often citable and playful. Despite this the dog appears to have a stern expression held on its face, this contrasts it's playful personality into one that may be vicious, however in the later images of the dog and owner playing it's evident this is not the case. 

This photograph explores the dog's playful side, as it can be seen interacting with its owner in a fun manor, by tugging over a football. The landscape frame of this image allows more information to be detained about the setting of this photograph, it's evident this is in the back garden due to the fencing. This image contrasts my previous shoot as the dog seemed more calm, whereas this dog is clearly more excitable. 

This portrait image of the dog exploits the dog's beauty, contrary to what many people may assume appears to be a vicious dog- therefore this image allows the viewer to challenge their own judgements about dog's and their personalities, as if this image was of a chihuahua then I'm positive that the feelings towards this dog would be different. This image will allow me to contrast the appearance of the dog, with the others that I have already photographed (exam shoot one) and those I will photograph (exam shoot three.)

In this image the dog and owner appear to be mirroring one another, this links to my research by Sebastian Magnani whereby owner's and their dog's similarities are explored. Both the dog and owner are holding a ball, however the way in which they're doing this differs as the boy is holding this in his hands, whilst the dog is doing this in his mouth; this creates a personal link between us and dogs. 

The dog is jumping high in this image aiming to reach a ball, this shows the athleticism of this dog, which some may find scary due to the fact that this dog is allowed alone around the children; however as shown in the other images this dog is not vicious. Moreover, this image will allow me to contrast the personalities of the dogs/owners effectively. 

This image shows the relationship between the dog and owner again, showing that the boy is in charge, despite the dog being much stronger than the young boy, this image therefore explores the personality of the dog and owner, and again creates links between this further linking my work to Sebastian Magnani.

Again, this image shows who is in charge and control in the relationship between dog and owner, this explores how although the dog may be playful and excitable, the owner is still in charge- this image also reflects how the dog's are well trained and subsequently well looked after. 

This photograph of the dog's paw is interesting as it's almost showing us the dog's identity, by displaying the pup's paw, which is almost like our fingerprints. Fingerprints and paws can be considered the same, as they are both linked to the 'hands' of the person/dog, therefore by exploring this dogs paw I believe that this will allow further comparisons to be made between this dog, and the ones I will photograph in my following shoots. 

The image of the dog in it's bed creates a different image of the dog's personality showing that it can be relaxed, as well as playful and fun. 

This photograph shows whereabouts the dog's bed is located in the room, giving the viewer more of a chance to gather information about the type of home this dog lives in, and the personality of the owner's also, this will allow me to create further links and comparisons in my final series of images. 

This image of the dog's lead will allow comparisons to be made between my other shoots of similar items, in order to show how different owner's live differently despite having the same pet (a dog.)

Likewise, this image of the dog's lead will allow comparisons to be made between my other shoots of similar items, in order to show how different owner's live differently despite having the same pet (a dog.)

Again, this image of the dog's bowles will allow comparisons to be made between my other shoots of similar items, in order to show how different owner's live differently despite having the same pet (a dog.)

This image of the dog's treats will allow comparisons to be made between my other shoots of similar items, in order to show how different owner's live differently despite having the same pet (a dog.)

This image links to the size of the dogs as well as exploring whereabouts their food's kept, the huge size of this feeding tub shows how much food these growing dog's must eat. Moreover, it's evident whereabouts this is kept in the kitchen, meaning the viewer can deduce that the dogs clearly play a big role in their owner's lives as they take up a lot of room!