As a pet photographer, one of the questions that I hear most often is, “My dog is a little wild and crazy, and cannot be trusted off leash. How will we get any good photos?” Believe me, I understand. I have two little monsters that are completely untrustworthy when it comes to running free. All it would take is one squirrel to cross their path and they’d be G.O.N.E. In all outdoor photos of them, they are leashed. Not to worry, yours can be too. And with a little Photoshop magic, no one will ever know.
First up is Mildred… the adorable pup that I photographed for the Citizens for a No-Kill Philadelphia’s pet project. That leash does nothing to flatter her beautiful face… so it had to go! Good news: Mildred has since found herself a home!! Yay! And I’ll get to photograph her with her new family soon…
Ziggy Stardust… the leash, and the yellow sign between his legs, both got erased
Derby dog…
Phillie. Yep, I love pugs…
If you have a question that you’d like answered, please feel free to post it below!
claire - i don’t think i’ll ever get tired of seeing other photographers’ before + afters! how are you doing this? i’d love to know 🙂 i have a few different methods i employ, but yours are flawless!
Virginia - Wow taking the leash out of the picture makes it so much more dramatic! Love it.
April - Thanks Claire! I usually zoom in real close & get to work w/ the clone tool. Def much easier to do on grass background than stone like the Mildred shot. How about you?
emily - i always wondered how you photographed such well behaved pups. 🙂 great cloning work, april!!
AmandaD - Great job..I’m very impressed 🙂
judy g - You are so good!
alexa - Yep! People always wonder! I’ve had someone tell me “you made them look like good dogs” after seeing their pups’ photos. lol. Which of course they were, just not off-the-leash- type good dogs. 🙂 Your editing is flawless! Love that last shot.
Debbie Shook - Hi April!
Would love it if you share some pointers on photoshopping out leashes. I’m still working on it, but am not always successful. Do you always use the same leash? And I believe you said you use Photoshop, so any cloning tips would be MUCH appreciated.
Thanks for sharing!