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Location
This photo was taken in my home studio. My dog was pestering me, and the way the light was hitting her inspired me to pick up my camera, set up some quick lighting, and have a little photoshoot with my pooch.Time
One morning, I was busy working away on my computer when I was nudged in the arm by a cold nose by my German Shepherd. I was like do you need to go outside, and she shook her head at me, so I gave her some loving.Lighting
For the lighting, I wanted a single powerful light source to create the shadows and let the background just turn black.Equipment
This was taken with a Nikon D800 with a Nikon 85mm 1.8F lens. The 400W monolight was mounted on a wall mounted tripod with a medium softbox.Inspiration
What inspired this photo was a combination of the energy and love that my dog was showing me as well as a single light from the screens of my computer was making her look.Editing
The post-processing was pretty straightforward on this picture. I basically just played a little with saturation and vibrancy. I also made the shadows down a little darker.In my camera bag
In my bag, I always have, of course, my spare batteries and SD cards. I also keep my passport color checker, a set of grey cards, a couple of different ND filters, a polarizing filter, a flashlight with a red filter on it, a small multitool, a couple of Nikon SB600, a mini softbox for a speed light, and Sekonic L-758DR. Now for the more critical items. For lenses, I like to keep my Nikon 85mm f1.8 by far my favorite lens which is generally on my Nikon D800. It takes such sharp pictures for me as well as being an excellent all-around lens. I also keep a Nikon 70-300mm lens, a Tamaron 60mm f2 macro lens, and a Nikon 16mm f2.8 fisheye. Last and certainly not least, a few notebooks, pens, and pencils. These last few items are, in my opinion, some of the most essential tools besides the camera itself. Being able to take notes on a picture you took, jot down ideas for a picture, or document a location you might want to go back to at a different time of year.Feedback
The best advice I can give for taking pictures like this is to take a strong flashlight into a dark room and watch what happens as you move the light around a subject. Move closer and further and just to a private study of a mono light source and what it can do.
