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Cody- 1993~2010

Beloved angel - 8/31/1993 - 3/6/2010
 
 
Barked: Wed Sep 10, '08 2:47pm PST 
Nanook,

Thanks for the suggestion on photographing dogs that run from the camera! I appreciate the help.

Luckee, thanks for this wonderful group! I've only had the chance to get here a few times and I'm learning alot. It's wonderful!!applauseapplauseapplause
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Luckee

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Barked: Mon Sep 15, '08 4:32pm PST 
Question from Nanook:

Ok! I have a question for you Luckee (or anyone that knows the answer to it)

There is a certain type of look I've seen in many photos i LOVE but dont know how to achieve. hopefully ill explain it right so you know what im talking about.

They are the types of pictures that seem extremely sunny and the subject seems to glow. My problem is idk how to achieve this without 1. having the subject squinting from how bright it is, 2. having part of the subject bleached out, or/and 3. dark shadows on the opposite side of the subject from the light source. I'm sure a reflector board could fill in those shadows but would that be nessacery all the time? Plus I still wouldnt know how to achieve that specific glow instead of a washed out photograph. Any advice?

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Answer:

First of all sorry it took so long to answer!
1. "how to achieve this without 1. having the subject squinting from how bright it is"

i deal with the sun daily. i take pics of many kids who tend to really squint. to avoid that I look at my shadow. ideally i want it on the side of me. or angled. if it is directly in front of me that mean i am shooting at the sun which mean possible sun spots. if the shadow is directly behind me that mean my subject (even a dog) will be looking at the sun a squinting.

I shoot many leagues and schools outside at time 500 or more in a day. and i do not use reflectors. b/c my shoot are around sports ball and we often time have three shooters with linited space.

2. "having part of the subject bleached out, or/and 3. dark shadows on the opposite side of the subject from the light source. I'm sure a reflector board could fill in those shadows but would that be nessacery all the time? "

to even out shadows i put the flash on the side of the face that is darker. that will even out the subject. also we shoot in raw and then edit our pics in photoshop. in extreme cases i lasso one side of the face to make it more even looking.

Edited by author Mon Sep 15, '08 4:37pm PST
in memery of angel

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Barked: Wed Sep 17, '08 6:38pm PST 
how do u get backrounds 4 ur pic??? i go 2 a site named blingee its free and u can make pics.but i cant put a backround on my pics.can u help???little angel

Nanook

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Barked: Wed Sep 17, '08 10:18pm PST 
there are photo editing software like photoshop or paintshop pro that helps to crop an image out of the picture and then place it on another picture (background) ... is that what you are referring to?
in memery of angel

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Barked: Thu Sep 18, '08 2:28pm PST 
i think so thanks!! kitty
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