redangel Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 When taking indoor shots (or in areas covered in) I find when using flash if my dog hasits face slightly turned from the camera I get one half of the dog's face in shadow. It really affects her expression as only half her face is well lit. Can I photoshop save such pictures or is it a lighting issue that I need attend to? I dont have a professional light kit. Any ideas? If someone would like to show me how it can be improved pm me and ill send a copy of the pic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helen Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Overcast days are best to take dog photos to avoid shadows. You can use reflectors to bouce the light back to the shaded side, and a fill flash to reduce shadows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubiton Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 Personally I love full sun for taking pics of dogs and horses but you have to pick the right time of day. If you use the highlight shadows tool in photoshop you can bring up the dark areas of a photo without blowing out the well lit areas. Works better than the brightness contrast tool (though you may have to tweak that one a touch as well). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerraNik Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 For indoor shots I tend to use my speedlite and bounce light off the walls to make sure I don't get shadows or too much glare in the face. I don't know how you can do that with the built-in flash though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redangel Posted April 4, 2009 Author Share Posted April 4, 2009 Thanks for the input Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rugerfly Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Does your camera have active d lighting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redangel Posted April 5, 2009 Author Share Posted April 5, 2009 Does your camera have active d lighting? Yes... I am using a nikon d90. Duh! I never considered that.....sometimes I think too hard on some things. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rugerfly Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 let me know how you get on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redangel Posted April 14, 2009 Author Share Posted April 14, 2009 The d lighting made the pic more workable thank you. Played with some curves and its better than before. So much tol earn.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rugerfly Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 excellent. D lighting is an awesome feature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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