Contrasty lighting with strobist--Comments?

[D-B-J]

Tried to go a little more aggressive with the lighting, causing shadow and such. Any comments?

Picture:

Setup:

 

[D-B-J]

nothing?

 

[bluetibby1]

I like it but instead of my eye going for the dog's eye, I'm drawn to the blurry nose. Maybe it's just me but it throws me off. It's still nice and pike how you did the lighting!
Blue

 

[Tbini87]

lighting seems fine to me... but the crop seems to tight around his nose for me. Looks like you would have the line from the cushion right under his nose so you probably cropped it out, but it just doesn't quite seem right to me. Thanks for sharing the shot and the lighting setup!

 

[D-B-J]

I like it but instead of my eye going for the dog's eye, I'm drawn to the blurry nose. Maybe it's just me but it throws me off. It's still nice and pike how you did the lighting!
Blue

My hope was that the catch light would draw your eye instead of the nose, but thanks for your input!

Regards,
Jake

 

[Moe]

It's hard for me to judge the lighting because the composition bothers me. But, I think the flash is a touch too bright, especially on the snout. Also, a little more light on the dog's left eye would be nice. Keep in mind I'm not on a calibrated monitor and these are only my opinions.

 

[D-B-J]

It's hard for me to judge the lighting because the composition bothers me. But, I think the flash is a touch too bright, especially on the snout. Also, a little more light on the dog's left eye would be nice. Keep in mind I'm not on a calibrated monitor and these are only my opinions.

I was going for the half-light half-dark face look on this one. Thats why the lighting is the way it is.

Thanks for your input!

 

[Light Artisan]

I like it, but I think your dog is pretty pissed.

 

[kundalini]

I was going for the half-light half-dark face look on this one. Thats why the lighting is the way it is.

The light pattern you describe is called split lighting. It is acheived by having the key light 90° to the subject and the subject shot with a full face (both ears being the same size), one side is lit, the other in shadow. Neither of these have been accomplished. Keep trying.

 

[Derrel]

With the light so close to the dog, I would think that it would have been possible to stop the lens down in order to get more depth of field. Regardless, one thing to keep in mind on photos of your dog; the nose extends QUITE FAR in front of the eyes on your dog's body type, and so on all close-up or high-magnification shots of him, the out of focus snout is going to be an issue unless the lens is stopped well down, or he's small enough in the frame so as to be able to "pull focus". This is actually a very common issue in pet photography,and one you'd be advised to learn how to solve...it'll really pay off over the long haul.

 

[PASM]

+1

I like it, but I think your dog is pretty pissed.

 

[D-B-J]

I was going for the half-light half-dark face look on this one. Thats why the lighting is the way it is.

The light pattern you describe is called split lighting. It is acheived by having the key light 90° to the subject and the subject shot with a full face (both ears being the same size), one side is lit, the other in shadow. Neither of these have been accomplished. Keep trying.

How do you reccomend i fix it?

 

[D-B-J]

+1

I like it, but I think your dog is pretty pissed.

Cause i always have a camera and a flash in his face!:lmao::lmao: