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D3SshooterD3Sshooter Registered Users Posts: 1,188 Major grins
edited May 4, 2014 in People
I was asked to make a picture for a hunting magazine and it had to be fun , so I added some sarcasm to it. They actually enjoyed the shot.
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  • FoquesFoques Registered Users Posts: 1,951 Major grins
    edited May 2, 2014
    I absolutely LOVE (Adore, even) the dog's expression! :D

    now, how did you pull it off?

    PS. I hate you for your light work.. I need to learn to expose subjects the way you do. always spot on.
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  • D3SshooterD3Sshooter Registered Users Posts: 1,188 Major grins
    edited May 2, 2014
    Thanks Foques,
    How I pulled this one.... well I looked for a dog owner with a great dane, one that reacts to a little whistle. It took a while to find one.
    All I needed to do was pass the whistle to the model and have the hair to cover it up.... simple...

    Light, hmm that is my favorite thing to work with. In this case I used a single Flash light "Broncolor Para-88". Just need to tune it to the ambient light and just at a bit extra...

    Steve,
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  • FoquesFoques Registered Users Posts: 1,951 Major grins
    edited May 2, 2014
    what do you typically measure your light with?

    and note to self.. stop overthinking set ups. seriously.
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  • D3SshooterD3Sshooter Registered Users Posts: 1,188 Major grins
    edited May 2, 2014
    Foques wrote: »
    what do you typically measure your light with?

    and note to self.. stop overthinking set ups. seriously.

    Well I always use a lightmeter Seconic 758, I have that one programmed based on the dynamic range of my camera. I then do a spot measurement through the lightmeter (there is a way to look and aim with it) at the most bright spot of interest and the one with most blacks. If both fall within the dynamic range (distance between the two) then I know that I will not lose information in the highlights and darks.
    Of course I need to adjust the camera (aperture, shutter….) to get a good match. If the object of interest sits in the lower end of the midtones , then I will use a fill-in flash. If a sky is to bright, then I use a ND filter and compensate with flash…

    I am old school, and today many people do not measure light. they just look in the histogram. That works as well to some extend. However it is to much of a trial and error.

    Look at the light and shadows, see how it plays, get to know and understand it. I tend to look wherever I go at the light….
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  • SamSam Registered Users Posts: 7,419 Major grins
    edited May 2, 2014
    Creatively and technically a great image!! clap.gifclapclap.gif

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  • M38A1M38A1 Registered Users Posts: 1,317 Major grins
    edited May 2, 2014
    I've always enjoyed the quality of light and crispness in your images.... This one really stands out on both accounts.

    And that dog. thumb.gif
  • DreadnoteDreadnote Registered Users Posts: 634 Major grins
    edited May 4, 2014
    This is a great photo! The expression the dog has is cracking me up.
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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited May 4, 2014
    Brilliant. bowdown.gif

    Appreciate the technical details too. thumb.gif
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