Embark 2025 Feedback Videos
01 Colouriffic Feedback
Embark is off to a flying start with the Colouriffic challenge. We had 106 submissions for this one and there was so much colour!
It was a lengthy process, but we managed to select our top 20 images and here they all are! Well done to all the photographers, fantastic work.
We can't wait to see how everyone progresses through the next 11 challenges!
Challenge Brief
Find an area of bold colour and photograph your subject in front of it. We’re looking for images with a background comprising a single bold colour, or you may shoot against a background with multiple colours, with special attention paid to colour harmony.
Timecodes
1:50 Michaela Trujillo
3:15 Bernice Chu
4:36 Kasey Wilson
6:15 Carol Wolfram
7:25 Monica Plummer
8:44 Tania Mackie
10:00 Abi Bradbury
11:16 Jill Blathwayt
12:46 Katelyn Chambers
14:21 Joan Teno
15:45 James Butler
17:35 Kaori Stewart
18:38 Haley Flanagan
20:42 Amy Zounes
23:15 Monica Radu
24:33 Colleen Christensen
26:08 Shonna Bartley
27:48 Melissa Mattingly
29:17 Lynice Anderson
31:08 Kay Tompkins
33:00 Margaret Buckman
34:35 Nikki McDonald
35:53 Edwina Moutray
37:14 Sharmayne Rogacki
39:05 Suzanne Renfrow
40:17 Rachel Haakma
41:47 Szekelyi Beatrix
42:38 Nancy Grice
43:45 Ali Marley
45:39 Kathleen Lott
47:17 Jenny Corban
48:51 Lynne Bookhorn
50:30 Rebecca McGroarty
51:59 Wendy Nelson
52:54 Janna Bristing
54:13 Terri Jacobson
55:58 Heather Huffman
57:36 Tiffany Meyer
58:51 Caron Swinscoe
1:00:25 Rachel McCready
1:01:41 Polona Železnikar
1:02:41 Laurie Vermiere
1:03:39 Samantha Brown
1:05:36 Gaetane Marchand
1:06:43 Reba Labs
1:08:23 Kathy Watson
1:09:54 Rachel Freitas
1:11:05 Wendy Abbey
1:12:15 Karli Lowes
1:13:15 Jennifer Menard
1:14:32 Marie Lister
1:15:34 Connie Passejna
1:16:51 Christina Hale
1:18:44 Kate Maxwell
1:19:42 Lorena Cora
1:20:44 Anthea Proudfoot
1:22:16 Nicola Stewart
1:24:06 Ashley Summerville
1:25:02 Tatjana Honkanen
1:26:57 Clarice Olayvar
1:28:24 Sara Waldon
1:29:24 Joanne Wetzel
1:30:21 Mami Waki
1:31:19 Kristy Lourance
1:32:12 Veronica Grutzner
1:33:20 Claire Penno
1:34:50 Tehya Hunter
1:36:12 Belinda Hickling
1:37:55 Liz Dranow
1:40:00 Dave Breen
1:41:48 Donna Banks
1:43:01 Atreyi Mukherji
1:44:37 Ashley Sherrow
1:45:55 Josee Lavoie
1:47:10 Jackie Searies
1:48:26 Larrisa Sherlock
1:49:46 Myra Kemp
1:50:45 Joni Niskanen
1:51:44 Silje Ask
1:52:34 Kate Farrell
1:53:03 Brittany McGivney
1:53:52 Nicole Maloney
1:55:09 Elsy Slifer
1:56:39 Henk
1:58:16 Angela Wright
1:59:46 Teresa Edwards
2:01:39 Kerstin Mitchell
2:02:57 Kim Wallace
2:04:06 Jenn Rehmann
2:06:00 Jeanne VanGorder
2:07:38 Ragnheiður Maríudóttir
2:09:23 Corina Clarke
2:10:25 Nelly (Sara)
2:12:41 Hannah Carl
2:13:45 Amanda Ashley
2:14:59 Val Head
2:15:45 Kate Westfall
2:17:27 Kris Robison
2:18:39 Rita Suva
2:19:49 Barbara Thrall
2:21:12 Shaleena Jones
2:21:55 Tracie Dereszynski
2:22:50 Natasha Matisziw
2:24:34 Sharon Miles
2:25:57 Kristy Trick
2:26:58 Carol Mudra
2:28:23 Narrowing Down to Top 20
2:32:26 Selecting the Top 10
02 Get Down Feedback
This challenge is simple, photograph a dog/animal from a very low angle. We're talking camera on the ground low.
Why? Because in doing so it allows the viewer of an image to fell like they are immersed in the dogs world, in those moments with these animals.
It's fantastic to see so many challengers Get Down for this challenge.
Challenge Brief
This one is very straightforward - we want you to shoot from a low angle. A VERY low angle! Images shot with the camera touching or nearly touching the ground will meet this challenge best.
Timecodes
1:13 Abi Bradbury
2:05 Ali Marley
2:47 Amanda Ashley
4:05 Amy Zounes
5:38 Angela Wright
6:55 Anthea Proudfoot
8:19 Ashley Sherrow
9:49 Ashley Summerville
11:38 Atreyi Mukherji
13:36 Barbara Thrall
14:34 Belinda Hickling
16:24 Bernice Chu
19:02 Brittany McGivney
20:33 Carol Mudra
22:01 Carol Wolfram
23:45 Caron Swinscoe
25:38 Christina Hale
26:57 Claire Penno
29:42 Clarice Olayvar
31:21 Colleen Christensen
33:24 Connie Passejna
35:38 Corina Clarke
38:24 Dave Breen
39:32 Donna Banks
41:38 Edwina Moutray
43:12 Elsy Slifer
45:12 Gaetane Marchand
46:00 Haley Flanagan
47:24 Hannah Carl
49:10 Heather Huffman
50:27 Henk
52:17 Jackie Searies
54:40 James Butler
56:49 Janna Bristing
58:39 Jeanne VanGorder
59:56 Jenn Rehmann
1:01:59 Jennifer Menard
1:03:44 Jenny Corban
1:04:34 Jill Blathwayt
1:06:09 Joan Teno
1:07:28 Joanne Wetzel
1:09:17 Joni Niskanen
1:10:51 Josee Lavoie
1:12:02 Kaori Stewart
1:13:00 Karli Lowes
1:14:08 Kasey Wilson
1:16:00 Kate Maxwell
1:18:11 Katelyn Chambers
1:19:51 Kathleen Lott
1:21:37 Kathy Watson
1:23:01 Kay Tompkins
1:25:00 Kerstin Mitchell
1:27:00 Kim Wallace
1:28:02 Kris Robison
1:29:39 Kristy Lourance
1:31:32 Larrisa Sherlock
1:34:02 Laurie Vermiere
1:35:47 Liz Dranow
1:38:39 Lorena Cora
1:39:32 Lynice Anderson
1:41:25 Lynne Bookhorn
1:43:37 Mami Waki
1:45:19 Margaret Buckman
1:48:57 Marie Lister
1:51:33 Melissa Mattingly
1:54:20 Michaela Trujillo
1:55:30 Monica Radu
1:56:49 Myra Kemp
1:59:19 Nancy Grice
2:02:17 Natasha Matisziw
2:04:11 Nelly (Sara)
2:08:00 Nicola Stewart
2:09:33 Nicole Maloney
2:12:15 Nikki McDonald
2:14:39 Polona Železnikar
2:15:49 Rachel Freitas
2:18:33 Rachel Haakma
2:20:01 Rachel McCready
2:21:16 Ragnheiður Maríudóttir
2:23:56 Reba Labs
2:24:58 Rebecca McGroarty
2:26:33 Rita Suva
2:27:26 Samantha Brown
2:28:42 Sara Waldon
2:31:34 Shaleena Jones
2:33:20 Sharmayne Rogacki
2:35:15 Sharon Miles
2:36:22 Shonna Bartley
2:37:10 Silje Ask
2:38:49 Suzanne Renfrow
2:41:43 Szekelyi Beatrix
2:43:02 Tania Mackie
2:44:15 Tatjana Honkanen
2:45:04 Tehya Hunter
2:46:38 Teresa Edwards
2:48:50 Terri Jacobson
2:51:05 Tiffany Meyer
2:52:32 Tracie Dereszynski
2:54:11 Val Head
2:56:17 Veronica Grutzner
2:58:18 Wendy Abbey
3:00:10 Wendy Nelson
3:00:50 Narrowing Down to Top 20
3:07:30 Selecting the Top 10
03 Composition 101 Feedback
Centring, symmetry and balance all go hand in hand and can be a strong compositional tool. So that's what we were looking for in the Composition 101 challenge in Embark.
We somehow managed to break our own record for the longest feedback video ever, but that is a testament to the quality of images we saw, it's easy to get carried away when you see so much potential.
Challenge Brief
Your subject should be centered in this image - and we mean perfectly centered! Using symmetry - both in the pose of the dog and the background elements - helps greatly to support a centered image, though it’s not essential for this challenge. As long as the subject is centered and the image is balanced.
Timecodes
1:09 Wendy Nelson
3:36 Wendy Abbey
4:40 Veronica Grutzner
6:05 Tracie Dereszynski
6:48 Tiffany Meyer
8:40 Terri Jacobson
10:39 Teresa Edwards
12:25 Tehya Hunter
13:25 Tatjana Honkanen
16:06 Tania Mackie
17:39 Szekelyi Beatrix
18:59 Suzanne Renfrow
20:49 Silje Ask
21:57 Shonna Bartley
23:29 Sharon Miles
25:12 Sharmayne Rogacki
26:49 Sara Waldon
29:09 Samantha Brown
31:17 Rita Suva
33:46 Rebecca McGroarty
35:03 Reba Labs
37:08 Ragnheiður Maríudóttir
39:27 Rachel McCready
40:34 Rachel Haakma
44:52 Rachel Freitas
47:01 Polona Železnikar
48:03 Nikki McDonald
49:43 Nicole Maloney
52:12 Nicola Stewart
53:32 Nelly (Sara)
55:31 Natasha Matisziw
57:25 Nancy Grice
1:00:54 Myra Kemp
1:02:36 Monica Radu
1:05:00 Michaela Trujillo
1:07:52 Melissa Mattingly
1:09:52 Marie Lister
1:11:53 Margaret Buckman
1:14:14 Mami Waki
1:15:52 Lynne Bookhorn
1:18:27 Lynice Anderson
1:20:46 Lorena Cora
1:22:56 Liz Dranow
1:25:02 Laurie Vermiere
1:26:24 Kristy Trick
1:28:42 Kristy Lourance
1:30:24 Kim Wallace
1:32:47 Kerstin Mitchell
1:35:13 Kay Tompkins
1:38:04 Kathy Watson
1:40:17 Kathleen Lott
1:42:11 Katelyn Chambers
1:43:55 Kate Maxwell
1:46:58 Kasey Wilson
1:48:47 Karli Lowes
1:51:14 Kaori Stewart
1:53:16 Josee Lavoie
1:54:40 Joni Niskanen
1:56:40 Joanne Wetzel
1:59:24 Joan Teno
2:01:38 Jill Blathwayt
2:03:18 Jenny Corban
2:04:45 Jennifer Menard
2:07:02 Jenn Rehmann
2:08:42 Jeanne VanGorder
2:10:34 James Butler
2:12:50 Jackie Searies
2:14:35 Henk
2:16:56 Heather Huffman
2:20:10 Hannah Carl
2:22:00 Haley Flanagan
2:23:21 Gaetane Marchand
2:25:21 Elsy Slifer
2:27:36 Edwina Moutray
2:29:36 Donna Banks
2:31:36 Dave Breen
2:33:44 Corina Clarke
2:35:36 Connie Passejna
2:39:58 Colleen Christensen
2:41:59 Clarice Olayvar
2:43:56 Claire Penno
2:45:10 Christina Hale
2:46:35 Caron Swinscoe
2:48:59 Carol Wolfram
2:51:55 Carol Mudra
2:53:50 Brittany McGivney
2:55:15 Bernice Chu
2:57:03 Belinda Hickling
3:00:44 Barbara Thrall
3:02:31 Atreyi Mukherji
3:04:59 Ashley Summerville
3:06:26 Ashley Sherrow
3:07:36 Anthea Proudfoot
3:10:00 Angela Wright
3:13:24 Andre Thibodeau
3:16:23 Amy Zounes
3:18:48 Amanda Ashley
3:20:30 Ali Marley
3:22:21 Abi Bradbury
3:23:27 Narrowing Down to Top 20
3:34:53 Selecting the Top 10
04 Dogscapes Feedback
Incorporating some recognisable aspect of a landscape whilst making the dog the hero of the image is crucial for a successful Dogscape image. For our 4th Embark challenge, that is precisely what we want to see, dogs as the hero of the landscape they are in.
We had some excellent submissions!
Challenge Brief
A landscape, either natural or man-made, must be a prominent feature of this image. The image can be shot with any focal length or even stitched from multiple images, but it must show some features of the landscape and give a sense of place, while still featuring the dog as the main subject.
Timecodes
0:59 Sara Waldon
4:46 Kim Wallace
7:05 Edwina Moutray
12:50 James Butler
15:26 Lynne Bookhorn
18:59 Jenny Corban
21:23 Polona Železnikar
23:07 Kristy Trick
27:16 Carol Mudra
32:16 Connie Passejna
36:05 Hannah Carl
38:33 Barbara Thrall
40:44 Tatjana Honkanen
44:05 Kay Tompkins
48:19 Anthea Proudfoot
50:14 Ali Marley
53:35 Nelly (Sara)
56:45 Lynice Anderson
59:47 Marie Lister
1:01:43 Veronica Grutzner
1:04:07 Kate Maxwell
1:06:30 Clarice Olayvar
1:10:18 Kathleen Lott
1:12:27 Jeanne VanGorder
1:16:32 Colleen Christensen
1:17:47 Rachel Haakma
1:21:24 Abi Bradbury
1:23:55 Liz Dranow
1:26:47 Laurie Vermiere
1:29:28 Joanne Wetzel
1:31:03 Rita Suva
1:32:51 Joan Teno
1:35:17 Michaela Trujillo
1:36:47 Bernice Chu
1:40:48 Ashley Sherrow
1:44:34 Rachel McCready
1:46:17 Suzanne Renfrow
1:49:16 Reba Labs
1:51:25 Szekelyi Beatrix
1:53:12 Sharon Miles
1:55:27 Nancy Grice
1:58:24 Amy Zounes
2:01:39 Katelyn Chambers
2:03:08 Tania Mackie
2:04:47 Jill Blathwayt
2:08:39 Tehya Hunter
2:10:31 Claire Penno
2:12:55 Corina Clarke
2:15:20 Haley Flanagan
2:18:21 Rachel Freitas
2:20:33 Margaret Buckman
2:23:01 Belinda Hickling
2:26:09 Kaori Stewart
2:29:52 Tiffany Meyer
2:33:00 Wendy Abbey
2:35:25 Kerstin Mitchell
2:38:35 Jenn Rehmann
2:40:28 Kathy Watson
2:43:12 Jackie Searies
2:45:14 Terri Jacobson
2:48:05 Kris Robison
2:51:11 Val Head
2:53:31 Donna Banks
2:56:02 Ragnheiður Maríudóttir
2:59:02 Nikki McDonald
3:01:57 Dave Breen
3:04:29 Nicole Maloney
3:06:04 Silje Ask
3:08:05 Atreyi Mukherji
3:10:46 Christina Hale
3:12:24 Kasey Wilson
3:14:11 Joni Niskanen
3:16:53 Henk
3:20:08 Janna Bristing
3:21:35 Melissa Mattingly
3:24:59 Wendy Nelson
3:27:54 Yvonne Jansen
3:29:46 Amanda Ashley
3:32:50 Samantha Brown
3:37:54 Tracie Dereszynski
3:39:39 Gaetane Marchand
3:41:33 Andre Thibodeau
3:44:50 Ashley Summerville
3:47:34 Myra Kemp
3:50:36 Shonna Bartley
3:53:35 Rebecca McGroarty
3:56:51 Sharmayne Rogacki
3:59:02 Natasha Matisziw
4:01:49 Heather Huffman
4:03:41 Nicola Stewart
4:07:21 Mami Waki
4:09:37 Brittany McGivney
4:12:50 Carol Wolfram
4:16:20 Narrowing down to Top 20
4:19:41 Selecting the Top 10
05 Up Ups Feedback
Challenge 5 of Embark is Up Ups, the aim is simple, elevate the dog on spmething and capture a fabulous shot!
It's our strongest set of submissions to day, we like to think it's something to do with the extensive feedback we provide on every single submission in the challenges!
Challenge Brief
Capture a great shot of your subject up on something - all four paws or just their front paws. As long as they are elevated on an object, off the ground. Shooting from a low angle or at dog level will usually work best.
Timecodes
0:40 Abi Bradbury
1:35 Ali Marley
3:52 Amanda Ashley
5:46 Amy Zounes
8:03 Anthea Proudfoot
10:49 Ashley Sherrow
13:27 Ashley Sherrow
14:53 Ashley Summerville
18:00 Atreyi Mukherji
19:36 Barbara Thrall
21:08 Belinda Hickling
23:23 Bernice Chu
25:30 Brittany McGivney
27:55 Carol Mudra
31:13 Carol Wolfram
32:59 Christina Hale
36:18 Claire Penno
38:35 Clarice Olayvar
39:42 Colleen Christensen
42:30 Connie Passejna
45:14 Corina Clarke
46:40 Dave Breen
48:52 Donna Banks
51:19 Edwina Moutray
54:37 Gaetane Marchand
56:30 Haley Flanagan
1:00:39 Hannah Carl
1:03:01 Heather Huffman
1:05:29 Henk
1:08:46 Jackie Searies
1:10:29 James Butler
1:14:19 Jeanne VanGorder
1:16:18 Jenny Corban
1:19:46 Jill Blathwayt
1:21:48 Joan Teno
1:24:05 Joni Niskanen
1:26:54 Kaori Stewart
1:29:33 Karli Lowes
1:32:40 Kasey Wilson
1:34:44 Kate Maxwell
1:36:52 Katelyn Chambers
1:39:41 Kathleen Lott
1:41:33 Kathy Watson
1:43:38 Kay Tompkins
1:46:32 Kerstin Mitchell
1:48:53 Kim Wallace
1:51:12 Kristy Lourance
1:52:52 Kristy Trick
1:54:44 Laurie Vermiere
1:57:33 Liz Dranow
1:59:34 Lorena Cora
2:01:56 Lynice Anderson
2:03:44 Lynne Bookhorn
2:05:28 Mami Waki
2:07:38 Margaret Buckman
2:09:16 Marie Lister
2:11:15 Melissa Mattingly
2:12:30 Michaela Trujillo
2:14:44 Monica Radu
2:16:31 Myra Kemp
2:19:07 Nancy Grice
2:21:00 Natasha Matisziw
2:22:43 Nelly (Sara) Steedman
2:24:11 Nicola Stewart
2:25:46 Nicole Maloney
2:28:54 Nikki McDonald
2:30:14 Polona Železnikar
2:31:20 Rachel Freitas
2:32:42 Rachel Haakma
2:34:53 Rachel McCready
2:35:58 Ragnheiður Maríudóttir
2:39:22 Reba Labs
2:40:53 Rebecca McGroarty
2:42:44 Rita Suva
2:45:22 Samantha Brown
2:46:52 Sara Waldon
2:48:52 Shaleena Jones
2:50:29 Sharmayne Rogacki
2:52:25 Sharon Miles
2:53:57 Shonna Bartley
2:55:40 Silje Ask
2:57:02 Suzanne Renfrow
2:59:33 Szekelyi Beatrix
3:03:39 Tania Mackie
3:05:20 Tatjana Honkanen
3:08:18 Tehya Hunter
3:09:29 Terri Jacobson
3:11:39 Tiffany Meyer
3:13:44 Tracie Dereszynski
3:15:52 Val Head
3:18:11 Veronica Grutzner
3:20:04 Wendy Abbey
3:21:46 Wendy Nelson
3:24:57 Yvonne Jansen
3:27:09 Narrowing down to Top 20
3:33:01 Selecting the Top 10
06 Soul Searcher Feedback
The Soul Searcher or puppy dog eyes style of shot can be a great way to introduce variety into your session, especially if you usually shoot from a very low angle. The high angle and the expression are sure to tug at the heartstrings, and people really relate to this view of their dog. They see it every day when they look down at them.
Soul Searcher images can feature just the dog's face filling the frame, or they can be framed wider to include more of the body.
This kind of shot really plays on the whole "eyes are the windows to the soul" saying with the eyes being big, bright, and sharp, and a shallow depth of field turning everything else into soft blur.
The Soul Searcher challenge is all about everything we mentioned. Connection, getting those eyes super sharp, the high angle.
Challenge Brief
Images created for this challenge should be shot from a high angle, looking down and predominantly featuring the evenly-lit face of the dog. The focus should be very precisely on the eyes. Attention should also be paid to the background, with the ground surface giving a pleasing appearance.
Timecodes
2:17 Jill Monroe
5:29 Natasha Matisziw
8:05 Rita Suva
9:57 Kerstin Mitchell
12:01 Ragnheiður Maríudóttir
14:12 Amanda Ashley
15:35 Amy Zounes
18:02 Karli Lowes
19:12 Brittany McGivney
22:14 Ashley Summerville
24:57 Lynne Bookhorn
26:56 Rachel Haakma
29:07 Tracie Dereszynski
31:13 Myra Kemp
32:05 Wendy Abbey
33:42 Terri Jacobson
35:48 Carol Mudra
37:22 Samantha Brown
39:32 Jackie Searies
41:11 Barbara Thrall
43:18 Josee Lavoie
45:34 Kim Wallace
48:06 Nicola Stewart
50:09 Rachel McCready
51:34 Tehya Hunter
53:40 Liz Dranow
55:29 Colleen Christensen
57:41 Sharmayne Rogacki
1:00:40 Gaetane Marchand
1:01:44 Rachel Freitas
1:04:07 Dave Breen
1:05:42 Joan Teno
1:07:55 Joni Niskanen
1:10:04 Nikki McDonald
1:11:51 Melissa Mattingly
1:12:51 Polona Železnikar
1:13:59 Kaori Stewart
1:15:01 Margaret Buckman
1:16:30 Kathleen Lott
1:18:47 Tatjana Honkanen
1:20:42 Veronica Grutzner
1:22:46 Szekelyi Beatrix
1:24:19 Nancy Grice
1:25:41 Connie Passejna
1:27:52 Monica Radu
1:29:15 Corina Clarke
1:30:33 Claire Penno
1:31:59 Sara Waldon
1:33:31 Joanne Wetzel
1:35:57 Kate Maxwell
1:37:28 Shonna Bartley
1:39:13 Val Head
1:40:34 Reba Labs
1:43:00 Yvonne Jansen
1:44:30 Heather Huffman
1:45:54 Marie Lister
1:47:51 Janna Bristing
1:49:39 Lynice Anderson
1:50:59 Wendy Nelson
1:53:26 Jeanne VanGorder
1:54:54 Tiffany Meyer
1:56:24 Kay Tompkins
1:58:57 Carol Wolfram
2:01:44 Tania Mackie
2:03:15 Kathy Watson
2:04:57 Henk Westerhuis
2:07:05 Laurie Vermiere
2:08:50 Anthea Proudfoot
2:10:35 Abi Bradbury
2:12:20 Haley Flanagan
2:15:28 Christina Hale
2:16:46 Silje Ask
2:17:45 Kasey Wilson
2:19:27 Jenny Corban
2:20:20 Clarice Olayvar
2:23:23 Jill Blathwayt
2:25:27 Kristy Lourance
2:27:17 Belinda Hickling
2:29:24 Bernice Chu
2:33:29 Suzanne Renfrow
2:34:49 Ashley Sherrow
2:36:03 Donna Banks
2:37:19 Michaela Trujillo
2:38:35 Atreyi Mukherji
2:40:15 Nelly (Sara) Steedman
2:41:55 Rebecca McGroarty
2:44:08 Ali Marley
2:46:25 Narrowing down to Top 20
3:03:21 Selecting the Top 10
07 City Slicker Feedback
For many of us, pet ownership is a big part of our modern urbanized life. It's become commonplace to see pets out and about in cities and suburbs. Incorporating interesting architecture can add a sense of time and place to our images resulting in more meaningful and widely appreciated art that your clients will love to share.
For the City Slicker challenge we asked our Embark challengers to head out into Urban areas and create images that showcase pets at home in the human world.
Challenge Brief
Photograph your subject in a man-made environment, paying special attention to showing features of the location to create an urban feel in the image. The image can show large features such as buildings, bridges or city skylines, or the features can be on a smaller scale. As always, the dog should be the main star of the shot, with the location playing a supporting role.
Timecodes
0:58 Abi Bradbury
2:14 Ali Marley
3:29 Amanda Ashley
7:12 Amy Zounes
9:55 Anthea Proudfoot
11:27 Ashley Sherrow
13:46 Ashley Summerville
14:53 Atreyi Mukherji
17:11 Barbara Thrall
18:47 Bernice Chu
21:54 Brittany McGivney
23:22 Carol Mudra
24:58 Carol Wolfram
27:45 Christina Hale
30:32 Claire Penno
32:02 Clarice Olayvar
33:41 Colleen Christensen
35:21 Connie Passejna
37:22 Corina Clarke
39:44 Dave Breen
42:17 Donna Banks
45:50 Gaetane Marchand
48:00 Haley Flanagan
50:19 Heather Huffman
53:39 Jackie Searies
55:40 Jeanne VanGorder
58:07 Jenn Rehmann
1:01:44 Jenny Corban
1:05:44 Jill Blathwayt
1:08:15 Joan Teno
1:10:48 Joanne Wetzel
1:12:55 Joni Niskanen
1:16:51 Juliette Fournier
1:18:39 Kaori Stewart
1:20:09 Kate Maxwell
1:21:40 Katelyn Chambers
1:23:17 Kathleen Lott
1:26:13 Kathy Watson
1:28:01 Kay Tompkins
1:31:13 Kerstin Mitchell
1:34:19 Kim Wallace
1:36:52 Kristy Lourance
1:38:50 Laurie Vermiere
1:41:21 Liz Dranow
1:43:32 Lynice Anderson
1:45:52 Lynne Bookhorn
1:47:54 Margaret Buckman
1:51:15 Marie Lister
1:55:08 Melissa Mattingly
1:58:41 Michaela Trujillo
2:00:39 Monica Radu
2:03:19 Myra Kemp
2:06:32 Nancy Grice
2:09:05 Natasha Matisziw
2:11:11 Nelly (Sara) Steedman
2:15:41 Nicola Stewart
2:17:37 Nicole Maloney
2:19:23 Nikki McDonald
2:22:09 Polona Železnikar
2:24:46 Rachel Freitas
2:27:21 Rachel Haakma
2:29:26 Rachel McCready
2:30:36 Ragnheiður Maríudóttir
2:32:10 Reba Labs
2:33:51 Rebecca McGroarty
2:36:53 Rita Suva
2:40:17 Samantha Brown
2:42:21 Sara Waldon
2:45:49 Sharmayne Rogacki
2:48:08 Shonna Bartley
2:50:52 Silje Ask
2:53:07 Suzanne Renfrow
2:57:55 Szekelyi Beatrix
3:01:38 Tania Mackie
3:03:22 Tatjana Honkanen
3:05:58 Tehya Hunter
3:11:32 Terri Jacobson
3:13:53 Tiffany Meyer
3:16:26 Tracie Dereszynski
3:18:54 Val Head
3:20:16 Wendy Abbey
3:21:44 Wendy Nelson
3:24:01 Yvonne Jansen
3:26:02 Narrowing down to Top 20
3:37:47 Selecting the Top 10
08 Front Runner Feedback
Featuring flying ears, long flapping tongues, and crazy eyes, action shots are hilarious and always front runners with dog lovers. A must include in any client image gallery!
Capturing animals in action would have to be one of the most demanding types of photography. They move erratically, they're relatively small, and they're different colours, shapes and sizes. And that's before you even consider the extra challenges you have in directing and influencing their movement. Once you have the know-how though it's all down to practice. And for these shots, you won't get many complaints about that from your doggy subjects!
We've loved looking through all the submissions for the Front Runner challenge, the 8th in our Embark course.
Challenge Brief
We want to see some action! Specifically, the dog running directly towards you with plenty of expression and at the optimum position in their stride. The image should be shot from a low angle and the subject should be evenly lit. There should be no motion blur, with sharp focus on the eyes or whole face.
Timecodes
1:02 Kaori Stewart
2:08 Gaetane Marchand
3:50 Veronica Grutzner
5:30 Jackie Searies
6:44 Corina Clarke
8:02 Margaret Buckman
9:42 Sara Waldon
11:29 Nicola Stewart
13:17 Nicole Maloney
14:58 Terri Jacobson
16:55 Kim Wallace
18:48 Tracie Dereszynski
20:22 Colleen Christensen
22:17 Belinda Hickling
24:34 Brittany McGivney
26:52 Monica Radu
28:39 Ragnheiður Maríudóttir
30:37 Rebecca McGroarty
32:21 Juliette Fournier
34:12 Myra Kemp
35:40 Silje Ask
38:03 Clarice Olayvar
39:21 Rita Suva
40:50 Samantha Brown
42:14 Amanda Ashley
44:27 Val Head
45:23 Natasha Matisziw
46:58 Liz Dranow
48:42 Wendy Abbey
50:45 Nancy Grice
53:15 Marie Lister
54:43 Melissa Mattingly
57:11 Ashley Summerville
58:54 Jill Blathwayt
59:49 Kristy Lourance
1:02:51 Yvonne Jansen
1:04:47 Atreyi Mukherji
1:06:08 Ashley Sherrow
1:08:14 Kerstin Mitchell
1:10:22 Nelly (Sara) Steedman
1:11:49 Lynice Anderson
1:13:33 Carol Mudra
1:15:31 Heather Huffman
1:17:02 Rachel Haakma
1:19:18 Amy Zounes
1:21:16 Suzanne Renfrow
1:23:18 Reba Labs
1:24:39 Joni Niskanen
1:26:38 Nikki McDonald
1:28:33 Rachel Freitas
1:30:14 Szekelyi Beatrix
1:31:47 Dave Breen
1:34:04 Rachel McCready
1:35:24 Jeanne VanGorder
1:37:27 Polona Železnikar
1:38:44 Donna Banks
1:40:32 Joan Teno
1:42:58 Kate Maxwell
1:44:36 Abi Bradbury
1:46:09 Carol Wolfram
1:47:42 Wendy Nelson
1:50:18 Tania Mackie
1:52:25 Tiffany Meyer
1:55:06 Shaleena Jones
1:57:15 Kay Tompkins
1:58:52 Joanne Wetzel
2:00:03 Kate Westfall
2:02:31 Sharmayne Rogacki
2:03:50 Tehya Hunter
2:05:25 Christina Hale
2:06:37 Haley Flanagan
2:08:47 Bernice Chu
2:11:24 Tatjana Honkanen
2:14:00 Claire Penno
2:15:54 Katelyn Chambers
2:17:35 Michaela Trujillo
2:18:40 Connie Passejna
2:20:51 Ali Marley
2:22:27 Anthea Proudfoot
2:24:06 Andre Thibodeau
2:26:48 Kathy Watson
2:28:49 Lynne Bookhorn
2:30:51 Barbara Thrall
2:33:20 Jenny Corban
2:36:07 Kathleen Lott
2:38:21 Narrowing down to Top 20
2:45:07 Selecting the Top 10
09 Say What? Feedback
Say What? is a challenge that's all about engagement and connection between the doggy model and the camera. We were specifically looking for that ultimate expression of connection - a doggy head tilt!
Not only did we get some amazing and expressive images, we were also wowed by our challengers' attention to detail, lighting and location choices. They really did give us the whole package in this challenge!
Challenge Brief
The main aim of this challenge is to capture a doggy head tilt. We’re looking for engaging expressions, showing personality and connection with the camera, so eye contact is also preferable. For maximum impact, the eyes should be sharply focused and the image evenly lit.
Timecodes
0:53 Abi Bradbury
1:37 Ali Marley
4:53 Amanda Ashley
7:07 Amy Zounes
9:17 Anthea Proudfoot
11:17 Ashley Sherrow
14:08 Ashley Summerville
15:34 Atreyi Mukherji
16:41 Bernice Chu
18:00 Brittany McGivney
19:20 Carol Mudra
21:14 Carol Wolfram
23:06 Christina Hale
24:14 Claire Penno
27:14 Clarice Olayvar
28:58 Colleen Christensen
30:24 Connie Passejna
32:53 Dave Breen
34:34 Donna Banks
36:22 Gaetane Marchand
38:20 Heather Huffman
40:35 Jackie Searies
43:37 Jeanne VanGorder
46:34 Jenny Corban
48:48 Jill Blathwayt
50:54 Joan Teno
53:37 Joni Niskanen
55:02 Juliette Fournier
58:02 Kaori Stewart
58:37 Kasey Wilson
1:01:29 Kate Maxwell
1:05:20 Kathleen Lott
1:07:27 Kathy Watson
1:09:34 Kay Tompkins
1:11:55 Kerstin Mitchell
1:13:39 Kim Wallace
1:14:58 Kristy Lourance
1:17:22 Laurie Vermiere
1:18:28 Liz Dranow
1:20:02 Lorena Cora
1:21:10 Lynice Anderson
1:23:50 Lynne Bookhorn
1:25:40 Mami Waki
1:26:29 Margaret Buckman
1:28:52 Marie Lister
1:30:33 Melissa Mattingly
1:32:15 Michaela Trujillo
1:34:41 Monica Radu
1:38:02 Nancy Grice
1:40:28 Nelly (Sara) Steedman
1:43:03 Nicola Stewart
1:44:20 Nikki McDonald
1:46:01 Polona Železnikar
1:47:25 Rachel Freitas
1:50:28 Rachel McCready
1:52:17 Ragnheiður Maríudóttir
1:54:04 Reba Labs
1:55:34 Rebecca McGroarty
1:57:40 Rita Suva
2:00:07 Samantha Brown
2:01:05 Sara Waldon
2:02:44 Sharmayne Rogacki
2:03:54 Silje Ask
2:05:29 Suzanne Renfrow
2:08:25 Szekelyi Beatrix
2:10:00 Tania Mackie
2:12:00 Tatjana Honkanen
2:14:15 Tehya Hunter
2:15:34 Terri Jacobson
2:16:18 Tiffany Meyer
2:18:40 Tracie Dereszynski
2:20:22 Val Head
2:27:40 Wendy Abbey
2:28:58 Wendy Nelson
2:31:35 Yvonne Jansen
2:33:25 Narrowing Down to Top 20
2:40:50 Selecting the Top 10
10 Glow-Up Feedback
The Glow-Up challenge is all about backlight, one of our favourite lighting techniques. Well balanced light is key here and we were thrilled to see so many wonderfully executed Glow-Up images submitted for this challenge.
In fact, we had the toughest time selecting out top 20 and top 10 of Embark yet! Here, in no particular order, are our top 20 submissions, check out those Nova Scotia duck tollers!
Challenge Brief
Creating an image where the subject is backlit at golden hour is the aim of this challenge. There should be a preferably warm light source (either natural or artificial) behind the subject, creating rim light around the edges of the subject’s fur. The camera-facing side of the dog should be receiving plentiful ambient light, and there should be catchlights in their eyes.
Timecodes
1:46 Abi Bradbury
2:57 Ali Marley
5:52 Amanda Ashley
9:20 Anthea Proudfoot
11:16 Ashley Sherrow
13:08 Ashley Summerville
15:52 Atreyi Mukherji
18:40 Barbara Thrall
20:00 Bernice Chu
22:27 Brittany McGivney
24:56 Carol Mudra
27:05 Carol Wolfram
29:09 Christina Hale
30:22 Claire Penno
32:50 Clarice Olayvar
34:50 Connie Passejna
37:08 Corina Clarke
39:41 Donna Banks
41:31 Gaetane Marchand
43:38 Heather Huffman
45:47 Jackie Searies
47:19 Jeanne VanGorder
49:05 Jenny Corban
50:35 Jill Blathwayt
54:14 Joan Teno
56:36 Joni Niskanen
58:35 Juliette Fournier
1:01:06 Kaori Stewart
1:02:25 Kasey Wilson
1:04:50 Kate Maxwell
1:06:25 Katelyn Chambers
1:08:43 Kathy Watson
1:10:19 Kay Tompkins
1:12:01 Kerstin Mitchell
1:14:37 Kim Wallace
1:16:57 Kristy Lourance
1:19:26 Liz Dranow
1:20:57 Lynice Anderson
1:23:17 Lynne Bookhorn
1:26:46 Margaret Buckman
1:28:19 Marie Lister
1:32:06 Melissa Mattingly
1:33:45 Michaela Trujillo
1:37:22 Monica Radu
1:39:47 Myra Kemp
1:41:50 Nancy Grice
1:43:30 Natasha Matisziw
1:45:12 Nelly (Sara) Steedman
1:48:25 Nicola Stewart
1:50:03 Nicole Maloney
1:51:12 Nikki McDonald
1:52:29 Polona Železnikar
1:53:31 Rachel Freitas
1:55:19 Rachel McCready
1:56:53 Ragnheiður Maríudóttir
1:58:33 Rebecca Labs
2:00:19 Rebecca McGroarty
2:02:19 Rita Suva
2:04:16 Samantha Brown
2:04:56 Sara Waldon
2:06:28 Sharmayne Rogacki
2:09:02 Silje Ask
2:10:40 Suzanne Renfrow
2:12:45 Szekelyi Beatrix
2:15:26 Tania Mackie
2:19:17 Tatjana Honkanen
2:21:15 Tehya Hunter
2:21:46 Terri Jacobson
2:23:53 Tiffany Meyer
2:25:01 Tracie Dereszynski
2:26:33 Val Head
2:28:11 Wendy Abbey
2:29:52 Yvonne Jansen
2:31:07 Narrowing down to Top 20
2:42:10 Selecting the Top 10
11 Splash! Feedback
We've reached the penultimate challenge of Embark 2024 and this one is called Splash!
There's just something about playing in the water that screams fun and our best furry buddies seem to agree.
Whether it be swimming, leaping, splashing, playing fetch or jumping waves, water offers great opportunities for exciting and dynamic action shots of doggy water babies.
So for this challenge, we sent our challengers out to capture dogs interacting with water.
Challenge Brief
Find a way to incorporate water in your image, preferably with the dog interacting with the water in some way - running, swimming, playing, jumping or drinking. If there is action in the image, it should be captured sharply.
Timecodes
1:51 Abi Bradbury
3:13 Ali Marley
5:08 Amanda Ashley
8:45 Anthea Proudfoot
12:07 Ashley Sherrow
14:05 Ashley Summerville
16:35 Atreyi Mukherji
20:12 Barbara Thrall
21:36 Belinda Hickling
24:37 Bernice Chu
26:46 Brittany McGivney
29:57 Carol Mudra
31:44 Carol Wolfram
32:38 Christina Hale
34:28 Claire Penno
36:18 Clarice Olayvar
37:44 Connie Passejna
39:57 Dave Breen
43:07 Donna Banks
46:32 Gaetane Marchand
48:21 Heather Huffman
49:43 Jackie Searies
51:14 Jeanne VanGorder
52:31 Jenn Rehmann
58:42 Jenny Corban
1:00:56 Jill Blathwayt
1:02:25 Jill Monroe
1:05:52 Joan Teno
1:07:58 Joni Niskanen
1:09:31 Josee Lavoie
1:11:17 Kaori Stewart
1:12:18 Kate Maxwell
1:13:26 Katelyn Chambers
1:15:04 Kathy Watson
1:16:33 Kay Tompkins
1:18:30 Kim Wallace
1:20:12 Kristy Lourance
1:21:43 Laurie Vermiere
1:23:39 Liz Dranow
1:26:22 Lynice Anderson
1:28:22 Lynne Bookhorn
1:29:38 Margaret Buckman
1:31:25 Marie Lister
1:33:28 Melissa Mattingly
1:37:04 Michaela Trujillo
1:38:06 Monica Radu
1:40:52 Myra Kemp
1:43:46 Nancy Grice
1:45:09 Nelly (Sara) Steedman
1:47:55 Nicola Stewart
1:49:24 Nikki McDonald
1:50:38 Polona Železnikar
1:51:39 Rachel Freitas
1:54:35 Rachel McCready
1:57:05 Rebecca Labs
1:58:36 Rebecca McGroarty
2:01:54 Rita Suva
2:04:06 Samantha Brown
2:05:54 Sara Waldon
2:07:47 Sharmayne Rogacki
2:09:15 Sharon Miles
2:10:40 Silje Ask
2:12:03 Suzanne Renfrow
2:13:24 Szekelyi Beatrix
2:16:08 Tania Mackie
2:18:01 Tatjana Honkanen
2:20:33 Tehya Hunter
2:21:43 Tiffany Meyer
2:24:21 Tracie Dereszynski
2:26:16 Val Head
2:27:53 Wendy Abbey
2:29:07 Yvonne Jansen
2:30:46 Narrowing down to Top 20
2:38:40 Selecting the Top 10
12 Party Time Feedback
It's time to party! Our fun-loving furry friends spend so much of their time engaging in play. Most dogs are always up for a game and capturing these candid moments of pure joy in your photos can be challenging, but rewarding.
Dogs at play are the best entertainment. Fun-loving cheeky and mischievous, the best moments often happen when you're least expecting it.
Getting dogs playing freely and acting naturally gives you the best possible chance of capturing the best moments of their party time.
For the final challenge of Embark, we want to see challengers capture those playful moments and celebrate all the joy that dogs (or other pets) bring.
Challenge Brief
It’s the very last challenge in the round, so it’s time to par-tay! We want to see your doggy subject at play - either by themselves, perhaps with a toy, or with other dogs. This is an action challenge so we want to see sharply frozen movement and great expression, telling the story of their play time.
Timecodes
0:50 Yvonne Jansen
2:46 Wendy Abbey
5:20 Val Head
7:27 Tracie Dereszynski
9:35 Tiffany Meyer
10:55 Tehya Hunter
13:04 Tatjana Honkanen
14:58 Tania Mackie
16:31 Szekelyi Beatrix
17:49 Suzanne Renfrow
20:16 Silje Ask
22:23 Sharon Miles
25:49 Sharmayne Rogacki
27:27 Sara Waldon
29:22 Samantha Brown
31:32 Rita Suva
34:03 Rebecca McGroarty
35:40 Rebecca Labs
37:36 Rachel McCready
39:45 Rachel Haakma
42:31 Rachel Freitas
44:12 Polona Železnikar
45:48 Nikki McDonald
47:58 Nicola Stewart
51:21 Nelly (Sara) Steedman
53:30 Nancy Grice
56:27 Myra Kemp
59:13 Monica Radu
1:01:14 Michaela Trujillo
1:03:24 Melissa Mattingly
1:05:28 Marie Lister
1:08:12 Margaret Buckman
1:09:53 Lynne Bookhorn
1:13:28 Lynice Anderson
1:15:20 Liz Dranow
1:16:47 Laurie Vermiere
1:18:54 Kim Wallace
1:21:20 Kerstin Mitchell
1:23:51 Kay Tompkins
1:26:49 Kathy Watson
1:29:37 Kathleen Lott
1:32:22 Katelyn Chambers
1:34:20 Kate Maxwell
1:35:46 Kaori Stewart
1:37:27 Juliette Fournier
1:40:43 Joni Niskanen
1:42:34 Joan Teno
1:44:34 Jill Monroe
1:46:57 Jill Blathwayt
1:48:31 Jenny Corban
1:51:54 Jeanne VanGorder
1:53:53 Jackie Searies
1:55:26 Heather Huffman
1:58:52 Gaetane Marchand
2:01:31 Donna Banks
2:02:39 Dave Breen
2:04:59 Connie Passejna
2:06:49 Clarice Olayvar
2:09:10 Claire Penno
2:10:41 Christina Hale
2:13:38 Carol Wolfram
2:15:25 Carol Mudra
2:17:42 Brittany McGivney
2:21:50 Bernice Chu
2:24:59 Barbara Thrall
2:26:57 Atreyi Mukherji
2:29:18 Ashley Summerville
2:30:54 Ashley Sherrow
2:32:29 Anthea Proudfoot
2:34:05 Amy Zounes
2:36:28 Ali Marley
2:39:08 Abi Bradbury
2:42:21 Narrowing down to Top 20
2:46:37 Selecting the Top 10
Embark Awards
Timecodes
0:00 Introduction
1:00 Running Order
3:51 01 Colouriffic Winner
6:31 02 Get Down Winner
9:55 03 Composition 101 Winner
12:39 04 Dogscapes Winner
16:25 05 Up Ups Winner
19:03 06 Soul Searcher Winner
21:46 07 City Slicker Winner
24:34 08 Front Runner
27:28 09 Say What? Winner
30:55 10 Glow-Up Winner
33:32 11 Splash! Winner
36:10 12 Party Time Winner
40:35 Completed Portfolios
45:04 On to the winners!
48:20 In Third Place..
51:00 In Second Place..
52:50 And the Winner is...
57:55 Highly Commended Portfolios
1:10:15 Emerge Sneak Peek
