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PROF I L E: GL E N N A DDISO N & H E L E N T R E N N E RY
For both photographers, patience is key. “Some-
THE KIT
times you just have to wait until the animal is ready.
GLENN ADDISON When dogs get hot, they pant. You have to be careful
not to get them too excited, otherwise every shot will
end up depicting a dog with a long tongue hanging
Camera
Canon 1DX out of its mouth,” says Addison.
Trenerry reflects that one of her biggest problems is
Lenses overzealous pet owners who yell instructions at their
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 lens, pets, repeatedly. Guiding the owners in exactly how
Canon EF 100mm macro lens they can help, she says, is key.
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 lens
Addison generally does not shoot at wide aper-
tures like say, f2.8, because most dogs, he says, typically
Lighting
Light modifiers, reflectors, honeycomb have long snouts and as a result if the eyes are in focus, the
grids, beauty dish. Broncolor floor packs. nose is typically not. He instead uses mid-to-small aper-
All gear on rolling light stands for easy tures to make sure at least half of the animal is in focus.
movement around the studio. It is sometimes preferable to have the back of the dog in
soft focus, in order to make the face pop.
HELEN TRENERRY Trenerry says she utilises depth of field to highlight the
subject and draw the eye to her selected point of inter-
est. She says she doesn’t really care if a puppy’s nose
Camera
Canon EOS 5D Mark III (primary) is out of focus as long as its eyes are. For an environ-
Canon EOS 7D (secondary) mental portrait of a pet in a landscape, she selects an
aperture of around f11-f13 to achieve overall crispness.
Lenses
Canon EF 16-35 mm f/2.8 L II USM THE RESULTS
Canon EF 24-70 mm f/2.8 L II USM The secret to great pet photography it seems, is translat-
Canon EF 50 mm f/1.4 USM
Canon EF 70-200 mm f/2.8 L IS II USM ing our love for our animals into a perfectly captured
moment. It’s not always easy, but the best way to start is
Accessories by picking up that camera and keeping a close eye on
Canon 600 EX-RT Speedlite Flash just what makes your best friend tick. ❂
Canon Speedlite Transmitter STE3RT
Elinchrom Transparent Umbrella
Speedlite Softbox
XLite 5-in-1 Reflector
Manfrotto MK394-H Tripod
Caldwell by Glenn Addison. Canon EOS-1DX, EF24-70mm f/2.8L
USM lens. 1/125s, @ f8, ISO 100.
PHOTO © GLENN ADDISON
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