Depressed Dog

[jamagica]

I need help with the White balance/Contrast in these, but I think everythign else turned out alright

http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphoto...17508590302_1604610380_30485643_3499111_n.jpg

 

[jamagica]

bump

 

[Jeffro]

what is the light source to the right ..... maybe add another light from the left ?


he does not look depressed just tired!!! Had a hard day!

 

[jamagica]

the light source is actually a window. I tried to work with it...if I was to theoretically place a light on the left, wouldn't that take away a lot of the mood?

 

[Big]

Aww, just wants someone to play with him/her!

 

[jamagica]

whoo hoo! if that's the idea that got across then good stuff..how's the actual photo though hahaha

 

[Big]

whoo hoo! if that's the idea that got across then good stuff..how's the actual photo though hahaha

I like them a lot. I love B&W photos! I would never add light to it. It would take away from the "depressed" look if the dog was all lit up.

 

[jamagica]

thanks so much!

 

[johngpt]

I think you caught the mood completely.

Sure, some light from our left would balance it a bit, and give a hint more shadow detail, but sometimes you just go with what's there.

I know if I tried to put a reflector of some sort with my dog, the whole pose and mood would be wrecked.

I will cheat a bit in post processing on something like this, and add a catchlight to the shadowed eye, to balance things just a bit more.

 

[pmburden]

first picture is great, I like the dark shadows