Photographer Research Project: Erin Vey

1. Photographer Research Project: Erin Vey By: Sarah Rutherford Period 5

2. Basic Biography She was born on Olympia, Washington on April 5, 1976 She didn’t go to school for photography Over the years her work has been featured on the covers of various books including this very special one with Miss Gracie, Calendars, Magazines including 425 Magazine and Professional Photographer Magazine.

3. Basic Biography Her style is all about dogs and the occasional cat. She also takes photos of her baby girl She used to take portrait photos Then she realized her real calling she says it was “ Capturing the essence and personality of Dogs.” She is married with her 1 year old daughter Maggie and her Great Dane Gracie.

4. 0005_GoldenRetriever Artificial lighting was used It looks like its coming from the front at an angle It’s a little dark but otherwise looks great The Golden Retriever is the main subject Everything is centered around the dog The way the dogs head is angled and the little bit of light shinning in the corner, It also has different colors It says “ hey what’s on the floor” The dog is thinking Cause of the lighting and the colors plus the all around look of the photo

5. 0006_Dachshund Natural lighting was used It’s being shot from in front of the dog The lighting is pretty good The main subject is the Dachshund The lighting and the back round is even made to give the dog a shadow It has rule of third The dog is saying “hey what is that” The dog is curious of what is over there and squinting it’s eyes because of the sun I chose this photo because of the rule of thirds

6. 0034_GreatDane Artificial lighting was used It was shot from the front of the dog It was made brighter with artificial lighting The main subject is the Great-Dane It’s made to be a shinning bright light all the way around the dog to make the dog look brighter I think the lighting gives it more texture The dog looks kind of sad but focused I think the dog is waiting“just thinking am I done yet.” The reason I chose this photo is because of the composer

7. 0001_Beagle Natural lighting was used In front of the dog at an angle The lighting is great The main subject is the Beagle The dog is placed in the center of the grass There is texture That the dog is innocent and didn’t do anything wrong The dog looks like he was being scolded but the dog has a look like I didn’t do it Because of the texture and the look on the dogs face

8. 0008_Goldendoodle Artificial lighting is being used in this photo In front of the dog at a slight angle It is perfect lighting not to bright and not to dark The main subject is the Golden Doodle and the toy Because the dog and toy are centered in the room There is shadowing That dog looks like he is enjoying a favorite toy Just looks like the dog is lying down thinking and enjoying his/her favorite toy Cause of how the dog was centered

9. 0006_Bulldog Natural lighting was used in this photo It’s taken from the front of the dog at an upward angle The lighting makes this photo really real The main subject is the bulldog licking his nose The bulldog is in the center of the photo, By the way it has been centered in the photo Shadowing and texture The dog looks like he/she is saying feed me The looks like he is thinking about what he/she can eat next Because of the composure of the photo

10. Resources http://diegoguevara.com/blog/2011/04/08/lovely-dog-photography-by-erin-vey/ http://www.erinvey.com/ http://www.fuelyourphotography.com/interview-with-erin-vey-dog-photographer/ THE END