Window light and a chihuahua

HelvegrHelvegr Registered Users Posts: 246 Major grins
edited July 5, 2012 in Other Cool Shots
Playing around with my new Nikon D4 before dinner. The light was looking kind of nice coming through the front window so I grabbed a couple of small dogs for the shoot.

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Still Very new to this camera, and its even my first time with the 50mm 1.4. I was playing around with it pretty much wide open.

Comments are more then welcome. I'm especially concerned with focus. I realize that lenses tend to be a little softer wide open, but I'm wondering what you think of these? There are more in the gallery, but I just wanted to pull out a couple of my favorites for critique.

Thanks for looking!
Camera: Nikon D4
Lenses: Nikon 70-200 f/2.8 VR II | Nikon 24-70 f/2.8 | Nikon 50mm f/1.4
Lighting: SB-910 | SU-800

Comments

  • SnowgirlSnowgirl Registered Users Posts: 2,155 Major grins
    edited June 29, 2012
    I can see why you like these two. The first one is very 'high key' and gives a lovely soft effect. With the lens wide open your DOF is very, very narrow so the eye is in focus (a good thing) but not much else. Neat effect.

    The second one, although similar in set up, doesn't work as well for me. Not sure if it's the dog's colouring or what.

    Just my opinion, for what it's worth :)
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  • HelvegrHelvegr Registered Users Posts: 246 Major grins
    edited June 29, 2012
    Snowgirl wrote: »
    I can see why you like these two. The first one is very 'high key' and gives a lovely soft effect. With the lens wide open your DOF is very, very narrow so the eye is in focus (a good thing) but not much else. Neat effect.

    The second one, although similar in set up, doesn't work as well for me. Not sure if it's the dog's colouring or what.

    Just my opinion, for what it's worth :)

    Thanks for the feedback. I can see how the high key effect is a little "off" on the second.
    Camera: Nikon D4
    Lenses: Nikon 70-200 f/2.8 VR II | Nikon 24-70 f/2.8 | Nikon 50mm f/1.4
    Lighting: SB-910 | SU-800
  • HelvegrHelvegr Registered Users Posts: 246 Major grins
    edited July 3, 2012
    A couple more from this gallery. I'm not looking for anybody to tell me how cute my dogs are, so don't be shy. Any critiques are welcome. Could I have positioned myself better to take advantage of the light better?

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    and another.

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    Camera: Nikon D4
    Lenses: Nikon 70-200 f/2.8 VR II | Nikon 24-70 f/2.8 | Nikon 50mm f/1.4
    Lighting: SB-910 | SU-800
  • SnowgirlSnowgirl Registered Users Posts: 2,155 Major grins
    edited July 5, 2012
    Of these two I prefer the second one. The black and white dog is properly exposed to stand out against the light from the window.

    The first one is overexposed on the dog's shoulder. Plus, if the dog had been looking at you or slightly toward the window then you'd have had some catch lights in her eyes to brighten her face.

    Does that help?
    Helvegr wrote: »
    A couple more from this gallery. I'm not looking for anybody to tell me how cute my dogs are, so don't be shy. Any critiques are welcome. Could I have positioned myself better to take advantage of the light better?

    12062801949-M.jpg

    and another.

    120628026883-M.jpg
    Creating visual and verbal images that resonate with you.
    http://www.imagesbyceci.com
    http://www.facebook.com/ImagesByCeci
    Picadilly, NB, Canada
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