A little fun with Tupper and some lights. Well…….fun for me. He wasn’t really interested tonight, so we kept it short.

In this previous post, I took some headshots of my dog Tupper. I tried some more today, this time using a second light to add some rim light to his head, and to help high light his fur a little more.

I’ve been working a little more with my one light setup and my dog Tupper. This session was fairly easy for him. All he had to do was lie on the bed and listen to me whistle at him once in a while to get his attention back.

For the previous set, the light was closer to Tupper than it was to me, giving his far side a deep shadow which makes for a dramatic photo. This time around, I had the light positioned fairly close to me, thus throwing more light on the other side of his head and opening up the shadows.

Next time out, I’ll be trying a 2 light setup and seeing what sort of results I get. Better stock up on the milkbones!

I’ve been working more with my off camera lighting lately. After a certain point, taking stills of my son’s toys gets old. For a real challenge, I thought I would try working with my 9 year old collie, Tupper. While you may think he is cooperating, a lot of the time isn’t. He’s good at staying in the general vacinity of the camera, but he won’t always keep the position you put him in, or look where you want him too. At least I can afford his modeling fee. A handful of treats is all he asks for.

I was using a one light setup that gave me a fairly dramatic look to the images. I don’t think this would be a usual setup for me, but once in a while, it’s nice to go bold. And being the hairy beast that he is, I like the look.

I had to work quickly. Even with the treats, he has usually had his fill after about 20 minutes and is looking to escape!