Playing with some new photo gear - NEW 'tutorials'

[Randy_K]

Wow, your cats are patient! Mango is usually off on another adventure after my first shot unless he's sound asleep. I found that if I talk to him while he's snoozing he won't wake up. If I'm quiet he has to see what I'm up too...

[Moesha]

I will have to see what I can do with the lighting around here. They have a perch next to a window, but I bought them new kitty beds. They've been in the beds more than near the window. I don't have any light to practice bouncing back onto them. LOL Maybe I'll have to use something besides my furkids as models. I wish Morgan would be a good model like Bear was. They look so similiar.

[Catlady711]

Everyone, please vote. I'm curious how many people are actually interested in this 'tutorial' type of thread.

http://petoftheday.com/talk/showthread.php?t=149746


Randy - Thanks for the pix. I dunno that my cats are patient, I just work with whatever one is in the lighting I'm wanting to use and will be there for awhile. When you have 7 cats, it kinda gives you a variety of choices. ROFL

Moesha - Even if you don't have light to reflect around, try out the piece of computer paper in front of the flash until it's warm enough that windows look inviting enough to entice the kitties out of the beds. lol

[Randi]

I can tell how exited you are, and you got some really good shots the other day. When John worked as a photographer, he used these tricks too, and umbrellas. It really softens it up.

These days, you can work on things like this in Photoshop, but back then it meant a lot more darkroom work if the light wasn't perfect. One time while John was in England, a customer called, he wanted 1oo prints of photo John had done for a poster. I volunteered to do them, but I had to give the face a few more seconds on each, so I was in the darkroom all night (it was a rush job). I got good money though.