Never work with children and …
Yep, animals! I’m always game for a challenge, providing there’re no expectations and at a recent shoot I was asked if I could get a picture of the dogs. Now, there’s a distinct difference in size between a King Charles spaniel and a 3 year old girl (and her older sister) so the lighting had to change to suit. I kept it simple; maintaining the same ratios and positions, just dropping them down as low as they’d go. The dogs didn’t really want to play ball together, but keeping the camera to my eye, one of the dogs parked itself in a near perfect position and started begging for a treat - snap!
This was the result:
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If the situation was different and I was preparing to shoot the dogs specifically I would have chosen a different background; something to show them off a little better. As it is, the kicker light in the back right of the frame does a pretty good job to define the dog’s outline against the dark cloth. I’ll probably try Photoshopping out the visible folds in the fabric just to see if it improves the image at all. Overall though, I’m happy!
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