Ava & Bella The Poodle Puppies (Click to enlarge)
Can’t we all just get along? Come on, that’s funny …
These two darlings just couldn’t have shown more contrast. One so very white I worried about blowing out her coat and one so dark I worried about lighting her coat. This is what to try. Put your dark coated subject on the key light side, in this case, to camera right. The lighter subject should go on the hair light side. You could even adjust the power on the light closest to the lighter subject, but don’t do anything to the key light. I know, I know, they may not stay there, but that’s where you want to start. If they hop around to the opposite sides, keep your lights where they are and adjust your camera settings to light the dark coat. Try to find some acceptable balance. You may have to fix the light one in post processing, so be sure you are shooting in raw mode.
I’ve always loved this image as they looked at me making all my crazy noises and tilted their heads toward one another. Classically cute. That’s not the photographer’s skill — that’s just me being lucky to have such great subjects.
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