Wife, Puppy and Cat

[foxhound]

what do you guys think of this ? i kinda like the light and mood of it , C C please :)

[Bill Boehme]

I like the relaxed naturalness of the composition. It is easy to see that the cat and dog are old buds. The only drawback that I see is that the lighting in the background is somewhat harsh, making parts of the foreground a bit dark, but overall the overexposed highlights are still acceptable and no essential details seem to be lost.

[foxhound]

Bill , are there any tricks to overcome the harsh light in the background? what could i have done differently ? if anything , your comments always welcome, thats how we become better :)

[newgensti]

Using some fill flash would be most appropriate. There are also options of multiple exposure blending and certain filters one could use.

The filter I would only use if the scene was set up so you know ahead of time what you are looking for.

For a spur of the moment shot like this your best bet is using a fill flash, or bracketed exposures post edited..

Bill , are there any tricks to overcome the harsh light in the background? what could i have done differently ? if anything , your comments always welcome, thats how we become better :)

[nc-grayson]

I'm not sure exactly how this picture was taken because I don't know how to read exif data even if there is exif supplied with this picture, BUT.....would setting the camera to partial metering have any effect/affect on a not so harsh overexposed background??

[Bill Boehme]

I'm not sure exactly how this picture was taken because I don't know how to read exif data even if there is exif supplied with this picture, BUT.....would setting the camera to partial metering have any effect/affect on a not so harsh overexposed background??

Not really because the range of brightness in the scene is greater than what the camera's sensor is able to capture with good detail in all areas -- the camera can record about 6 or 7 zones at most. The suggestion to use a flash for fill light in the dark foreground is about the most that you could do without getting into more elaborate lighting systems.

[foxhound]

Thanks for the advice, like some-one said this was not a posed shot it was completely spontaneous, just saw the shot and took it, so setting up lighting systems would not have been an option, but thanks guys

[form]

I think if the background was darker it would've offered less contrast against the subjects, not necessarily a good thing.