The Dog and An Apple
Once upon a time, there was a dog, an apple and a totally clueless photographer. . . .
It is hard to believe that this photograph was taken just five years ago. I had the bright idea of taking a picture of Jack Henry with a green apple. (I was looking at a lot of William Wegman books.) I knew then that I wanted to do something beyond the snapshot “here is my dog playing/eating/sitting/sleeping” formula. I just was not sure how I wanted to do it. But you have to start somewhere and I also knew that what I really wanted to be doing was fine art photography, but incorporating a more painterly approach.
Here we are in 2016. Same dog but now two apples and a different table and a little better photography. (Also the studying of a lot of Northern Renaissance paintings) Jack Henry clearly liked being at the table, instead of on top of one. And thus began the Dog at the Table series.
A year later and Jack Henry with the help of some Photoshop magic now has a longer table and a few more apples. This was done for a competition called ArtPop! It was kind of a big deal because —
the winners get their winning image on a billboard–for a year! The same image is also seen on digital billboards at the airport and in Uptown Charlotte news kiosks. But not to worry– Jack Henry is very modest about his new celebrity.
But Jack Henry was not done yet! Dog at the Table #2 never quite made the cut. (It was Jack Henry with a bowl of brussels sprouts). I know, I know.
So we moved on to #3-I know this was a post fairly recently, but Jack Henry insisted.
Much to our delight, Dog at the Table #3 won a ribbon in a the juried competition at a local gallery and also picked up an Honorable Mention in the Still Life category for the 7th Annual MPA Awards which celebrates Mobile Photography in all its amazing forms. It has been a wonderful start to 2018, indeed.
Anything else Jack Henry?
Good boy!
Today’s Dog Quote:
‘You become responsible forever, for what you have tamed.”
–Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
Images taken with Nikon D70, iPhone 4s, 5s and 7 Plus and processed using Photoshop, Snapseed, iColorama, Stackables and Retouch
For today: The Dog and the Apple
And a quick PS: for the time being, Little Dogs Laughed will be posting twice a month instead of every week. I hope we will be back posting on a weekly basis by early spring.
Congratulations on all counts! Well deserved!
Alison
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What a star! Does he sign autographs, I wonder?😍😋
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Lovely news – congratulations.
I can imagine the conversation J-H had with his buddies about starring on on the billboard.
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Congratulations to both of you! Well done!
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Congratulations! Thanks for the retrospective of your Jack Henry series; it was interesting to see how your idea for a painterly approach evolved.
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Love hearing about all of your success. Co gratulations. 😍😍😘❤️👍🏼
Lesley Riley Making magic at: LesleyRiley.com
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Congratulations to both of you, such great news! 😄🎉💖 xxx
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Congratulations to both of you! (my dogs would never pose like that)
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Congratulations, you both are stars.
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Wonderful news, Meg! Try to keep JH away from his Twitter account.
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Love the billboard, and Jack is so handsome! 😁
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Thanks for sharing the evolution of Jack Henry from a single apple to a billboard star! You’ve truly created art with him.
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Wow! Congratulations on all of the awards. A billboard even…wow! Always love your photos.
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Go Meg! Go Jack Henry! Congrats team …
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Great billboard.
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So cute!
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I LOVE Jack Henry. What a beautiful boy. Lucky you.
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Our dogs are attracted to apples… they just do not know how to eat them.
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Jack Henry is so handsome! Loved all the photos and reading about the story behind them. Congrats!
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I love it!
Sucha handsome boy also
Cheers,
M 7 Bear
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The billboard is amazing.
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He is a perfect model, such a beautiful dog and such a good idea 🙂
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I was thinking of Magritte when I saw your photos!
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I always knew that Jack Henry had star quality but know the whole world knows it. Congratulations on creating the beautiful image that put his mug up in lights. Actually, I think all of the apple photos are amazing; even the first.
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Thanks for the “like”… we link forward to your next post.
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