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[MissCream]

I can tell you were in close quarters with your 50mm. Judging by your aperture you must have been using off camera flash, no? Did you take any shots with your kit lens? That may have been the route that I took in this scenario. I enjoy the IQ of my 50mm stopped down, but sometimes you just need the versatility of a wider zoom lens while indoors. Yahfeelin'meh? You did a nice thing though, no doubt about that. Kudos. :thumbup:

Thanks Yeah, I love the IQ of my 50mm too, thats why I used it, although my kit lens is pretty good too. I did use it for a couple shots. I used two strobes with soft boxes

Did you have one on each side because the lighting looks flat?

Yeah I did. I need more lights, but for now I just have the two. My backdrop is made from a really bad material and i can't iron it or it melts. Its so wrinkly that it makes shadows

Any suggestions how to not make the light look flat?

 

[gsgary]

Thanks Yeah, I love the IQ of my 50mm too, thats why I used it, although my kit lens is pretty good too. I did use it for a couple shots. I used two strobes with soft boxes

Did you have one on each side because the lighting looks flat?

Yeah I did. I need more lights, but for now I just have the two. My backdrop is made from a really bad material and i can't iron it or it melts. Its so wrinkly that it makes shadows

Any suggestions how to not make the light look flat?

Try using black, one soft box at 45degs to subject just above shoulder height and one from behind with a honeycomb fitted opposite softbox and this is what you get

 

[MissCream]

Okay, thanks!
My sister in law has a border collie that looks exactly the same as that!

 

[gsgary]

It is what we call a blue merle collie Merle (coat colour in dogs) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[MissCream]

It is what we call a blue merle collie Merle (coat colour in dogs) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Yeah
Our entire family are obedience and agility trainers, we've got a blue merle BC, a red tri Aussie, a reg tri Aussie, a reg border collie and I have an aussie/border collie mix

 

[gsgary]

It is what we call a blue merle collie Merle (coat colour in dogs) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Yeah
Our entire family are obedience and agility trainers, we've got a blue merle BC, a red tri Aussie, a reg tri Aussie, a reg border collie and I have an aussie/border collie mix

Our dog walker and obedience/agility trainer came 3rd at Crufts in agility with a Kalpe
My little Archie's first try at agility

 

[gsgary]

Another thing i know what they are going through, my dad died in my arms at the age of only 45 from cancer

 

[MissCream]

Another thing i know what they are going through, my dad died in my arms at the age of only 45 from cancer

Sorry


Your dog is adorable! He doesn't seem scared of the equipment at all, most dogs hate the shoot at first.

 

[gsgary]

Nothing bothered him, she said he could be very good but we won't have time to compete too many other hobbies like motobikes and horses