Photograph On Paper
Gdańsk | 2023 | #03
"Poodle Model" by Demetriusz Wenglarczyk
From the "Cars Intimately" photography series.

Still images can be moving and moving images can be still.
Both meet within soundscapes.

Chien-Chi Chang

I don't know how this makes me feel. It's certainly a stylish shot. But it's hard to tell if this dog is happy or if he's asking me to take him with me. I hope it's the former. 

I imagined it as an editorial shot from a fashion magazine, but instead of a model there is a poodle. It's for situations like this that I love shooting in the city - you can make some creative assumptions in your head, but you never know what to expect.

What works for me here:

  1. A classic car with a poodle in it - what could go wrong? I really like the composition of the image, but I was incredibly lucky to get the dog in focus - the poodle quickly lost interest in my camera.

  2. I really like the elegant aesthetic of this shot - both in terms of the subject itself and the colours.

  3. It has only just rained - drops on the car's glass are definitely an added value.

Soundtrack of the moment

Still Corners - "The Photograph"