Dogtography. Kaylee Greer
COMPRESSED PORTRAIT WITH BOKEH OR BACKGROUND BLUR
Person Removal Method 1: Content Aware
Person Removal Method 2: The Background Stretch
Person Removal Method 3: Using Plates
Tear Stains, Eye Boogies, and Shaved Spots
MAKE THE BEST OF WHAT YOU’VE GOT
INTRODUCTION
HI, I’M KAYLEE
…AND I’M GOING TO TELL YOU SOMETHING THAT WILL BLAST YOUR SOCKS RIGHT OFF YOUR FEET AND INTO THE SKY.
Ready?
I love dogs.
And oh my gosh, I wish I could say this in a casual, nonchalant, “Yeah I think dogs are pretty cool, no big deal,” sort of way. But you guys…I mean it. I mean like, in a totally and completely bona fide “crazy-dog-lady” kind of way.
Ever since I was 5 years old, I would run squealing wildly with delight across the street toward any passing pup I’d see. I’d try with all my might to keep my head from popping off my body from all the joy.
Fast-forward to today, and not much has changed. My friends actually try and deter me from the path of oncoming dogs as we walk down the sidewalk for fear that I might embarrass them while we get stuck in a 25-minute interaction that includes me excessively ogling, squishing, and kissing a strange dog with a sometimes slightly terrified owner looking on.
The truth is, I find more beauty, purity, and joy inside the iris of a happy dog than I do anywhere else in the world. When all else seems to fail me, I find solace in the smile of a dog. Dogs have this perfect ability to live simply—to live in the moment. And that just fascinates me.
Looking back, I’ve always been a bit of a dreamer. I’ve always lived just a little bit on the edge of society, conjuring up fairytales and big adventures and ignoring the status quo. I prefer to fly by the seat of my pants, sleep late, and I hate to plan. I like to watch the way the world unfolds around me when I just let go. I’ve always figured that life is for living, right? We’re given these beautiful, bright red beating hearts and these vessels of bone and flesh, and it’s all like one big, gorgeous poem. Everything works together, ticking in perfect synchronization to keep us alive, to keep our synapses firing and our eyes wide open. I think it’s unbelievable. And I’ve always thought—I might as well go discover the world while I still have these two feet underneath my body that are capable of carrying me across any kind of terrain, right?
This was the kind of outlandish thinking that brought me to where I am today. I am humbled and wildly grateful to say that I live my dream through a camera lens each and every day. Of all the jobs in this world that one could possibly have, I get to have the best one of all. But it wasn’t just a simple, seamless jump that got me here. Oh no, it’s been a very, very big adventure. I’ve had to carve my own way. Because, while I didn’t know much when I first started, the one thing