They are not called mans best friend for nothing! It was most definitely a mutually beneficial relationship, one that I get as I have dogs myself. He brought her back with the hope of finding her a new home but most people don’t seem to want older, tatty and slightly eccentric dogs so he kept her himself and was very happy he did. He heard her barking and went out to see she had chewed through the rope and was in bad condition. Her previous owners left her to die tied to something on a small island just off the coast. He also told us how he came to rescue the dog. The man was more than happy for me to snap away and he put her through her paces showing off her swimming skills and as this shot shows, how she would dance for a treat. I usually prefer candid street shots but asking permission and getting a pose certainly has its place also. Myself and my girlfriend were away for a few days and were on a photowalk when we bumped into this man and his dog, who it turned out spent hours together everyday on the seafront. ‘ Where Would I Be Without You?‘ by Ross Mannion – “Where Would I Be Without You was shot in Wexford in the first week of June this year. I took it with Hipstamatic (Jane & BlacKeys EF), straightened it a little with Filterstorm Neue and underexposed it with my favourite B&W filter in VSCO. I could really empathize with this man because my father spent a large portion of his last years in hospitals and I was in this mans shoes more than once. I wondered if I should take the picture but went ahead anyway. I was waiting outside the ward when this man came out of the coronary care unit and was visibly upset. ‘ Bad News‘ by Ross Mannion – “Bad News was shot last week while I was visiting someone in hospital. Lovely picture of that special moment, which lasted for a few seconds.” Bad News Snapseed was the main editing app, which includes tilt-shift, Superimpose app for delivering the women’s silhouette to foreground out of the background blur, Mextures – for some lights improvements, VSCO for the B&W, after that Snapseed for more drama for lightening. After that I was passing by – she threw a gaze, but it was too late -“I Shot The Sheriff” ‘ She was waiting.‘ by Kestas Venzlauskas – “The Shot was made in a very quick way, and my hands were shaking a bit, because she was staring at me, and it was the first time I taken a picture without permission.

The photo was taken with Hipstamatic (Watts lens and BlacKeys Extra Fine). There are nice elements like the window, lamps etc but I feel myself the hand determines the mood of the whole. What I feel happy about with this photo is the hand of the man. I used to go there because there is a smokers seat. ‘ Think‘ by Keisuke Takahashi – “This photo was taken on a cafe in the bakery of my town. Let us know if you have a favourite and your top tips for creating an emotionally charged photograph in the comments section at the bottom of the page. Featured photographers include Keisuke Takahashi, Kestas Venzlauskas, Ross Mannion, Unaisa Momoitio, Susan Rennie, Eraddatz Photo, Tayfun öztürk and Nick Kenrick. This weeks showcase features a selection of mobile photography that does just this. It is also a very difficult one to execute and capture in a fleeting moment. The ability to tell a story or convey a mood in a photograph is powerful skill to have.

For this week’s showcase of mobile photography from the Mobiography Flickr Group, the theme is emotional photography.

Moods of a story list