Diego
Photo shoot for a client, a dog named Diego.
Photo shoot for a client, a dog named Diego.
Read less
Read less
Apr, 2015Views
91
Likes
Awards
Great Shot
Superb Composition
Absolute Masterpiece
Top Choice
Outstanding Creativity
Superior Skill
Peer Award
Top Ranks
Top 10 rankTop 10 rank week 1
Top 20 rankTop 20 rank week 1
Top 30 rank
Categories
Same photographer See allBehind The Lens
Discover more photos See all
Behind The Lens
Location
The photo was taken in my studio in Horb am Neckar, Germany. Photographer is not my dayjob, but for the second income. Before that, I was a hobby photographer. When I discovered Peter Hurley, I decided to do it as a professional photographer and I want to do portraits and photograph people. The dog Diego was my first animal, so it was a new lesson for me.Time
This picture was a new experience for me, it was my first animal at all. 2 month ago a potential client came into my studio. She saw the pictures on my website and ask me for a session with her husband and her dog. So we met us all at 10:00 am in my studio. I remember I was a little bit excited, because I had no experience.Lighting
Before the dog came into my studio I prepared the set for this special rottweiler portrait. I decided to use 3 strobes for this. One light from above, one light from the left to give a little kick and one spot behind the dog to lighten up the wall behind a bit. From above I used a big rectangle modifier with grid. On the left strobe I used a 4ft strip and a standard little reflector for the light behind.Equipment
For this portrait I used a Canon 5D Mark III with the Canon 24-70 f2.8 II at about 61mm, f/14, ISO200 and 1/160s of a second. My strobes are from Hensel, Expert D 500. I photographed the dog on a dark gray background. No other equipment was involved.Inspiration
It was not my inspiration to do this picture, because my client want to have it. I had a picture in my mind that I want to realize.Editing
Usually I always post-process every picture I shot in Adobe Photoshop, especially this kind of pictures. I didn’t want to have a boring gray background. First I had to develop the raw file. Then I cut out the cable from the strobe behind and correct some things in the picture like some hairs and dust particles. After that I search for matching textures for the background and the ground. I matched the colors with some adjustment layers and did some dodge and burn. At least I played around with Color Efex Pro to give the last kick.In my camera bag
I have a photo backpack that I use with my standard equipment: Body Canon 5D MkIII, Canon 16-35mm f/2.8 II, Canon 24-70 f/2.8 II, Canon 100mm f/2.8, Canon 85mm f/1.2, 1 Laptop, some cables, batteries, Canon Speedlite 600EX, remote, memory card, rain cover for backpack and camera.Feedback
With an animal you need time and patience. The dog do understand some orders, but you cannot instruct them how to look or how to tilt the neck and so on. In my case, the dog always looks at his master, so use the master to control the direction. Shoot tethered, it’s always better to see different things on a bigger screen.
