Rocky the Pug
One of my favorite subjects to photograph...my pug Rocky.
One of my favorite subjects to photograph...my pug Rocky.
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August 22, 2018
Hello, congratulation on winning my challenge Only Pugs. Keep up the great work. Chad from Montreal
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Location
I took this photo in my home studio. I'd been working with high key lighting and wanted to capture his pugness with this lighting.Time
It was in the afternoon, but with studio lighting.Lighting
I used a Paul C. Buff octobox behind Rocky, and then used an Omega reflector in front of him to reflect the soft box lighting.Equipment
I used my Canon 5D MIII, my Canon 24-105mm lens, an Alien Bee 800 with the 48" Octobox modifier, and the Omega reflector on a stand in front of Rocky.Inspiration
I adopted Rocky over a year ago, and he is my little buddy. He's a great studio dog, and always looks at me with this look on his face. It's a combination of trust, devotion, and curiosity. He has an excess of melanin in his eyes, like most pugs, and I thought the high key lighting would be good for creating depth in his eyes as in normal lighting you cannot differentiate between his pupils and his irises.Editing
Yes. I added medium contrast in LightRoom and added some clarity and vibrancy to make the pink in his tongue stand out.In my camera bag
My work horse equipment is my Canon 5D MIII, my 24-105mm, and my Canon 600-exrt. I usually shoot events for local magazines, so I keep my gear simple. When I'm in my studio, of course it's a whole different matter. There I have many lenses and light modifiers at my disposal.Feedback
There are a number of ways to get high key lighting, but I find this technique is easiest when shooting humans. Shooting Rocky was a bit of a challenge because I had him on a table, which he wasn't comfortable with, and I was alone. Most of the time I have him on the floor and he's quite comfortable in front of the camera then.
