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The Dogist - Street vs Studio - Elias Friedman

24 Feb 2021 · 1 min

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In this brief spoken commentary, Elias Friedman explains that he and his team have just built an office studio to photograph dogs sourced from foster networks. He contrasts his background as a street photographer—who often feels self‑conscious next to seasoned studio photographers—with the new, formal studio environment that emphasizes high‑level lighting and brand aesthetics. However, the presence of dogs turns the seriousness into comedy: the dogs act silly, “derp” out, and constantly undermine the intended formal look, resulting in funny images and captions. The overall tone is light‑hearted, acknowledging that the joke is on the photographers as they try to be serious while the dogs inevitably ruin the seriousness in an endearing way.

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Okay, we're taping. I was telling Daniel that we just got an office studio made, so we bring dogs from various foster networks, have photo shoots there, and totally different type of photography. As a street photographer, you always feel self-conscious around successful studio photographers. They know how to use lights. You know, the dog is sort of It's a little bit of like a big joke where we're trying to create something formal, like have this like high-level photography and brand aesthetic, but dogs. How serious can you possibly be? The dogs are silly. They derp out. The pictures are funny. The captions are funny. So the joke is always on us. We're trying to be so serious and the dogs ruin it every time in the best way possible.