Merry Christmas!

Lighting, lighting, lighting. Maybe some day it will click. The floor part of red BG was pink. I am guessing from spill off from flash. I darkened it in post. I did not put a light on BG, but if I did would it not also be pink? How do you get the blacks properly exposed and not blow out the whites??

If you're getting spill over then narrow your light source. If umbrella, try a softbox. If wide angle flash, try zooming it in. Play around with a snoot, honeycomb grid, etc. Those are all way to control the spill off. If I put a flash behind the dogs it would be to give them some separation, not light the background. Check your highlight warning and histogram. The blown highlights should be easy to spot and correct. You can increase your shutter speed to decrease ambient light. Adjust your f stop to control the flash.

priceless

CactusJuice wrote in post #15351453
If you're getting spill over then narrow your light source. If umbrella, try a softbox. If wide angle flash, try zooming it in. Play around with a snoot, honeycomb grid, etc. Those are all way to control the spill off. If I put a flash behind the dogs it would be to give them some separation, not light the background. Check your highlight warning and histogram. The blown highlights should be easy to spot and correct. You can increase your shutter speed to decrease ambient light. Adjust your f stop to control the flash.

Thanks for feedback!
If I put flash to separate from BG could I face flash towards them?

joshhuntnm wrote in post #15351468
priceless

Thank You! They do this for carrots. They love carrots.

How many flashes did you use? Did you use any kind of light modifiers on them?

Cute picture and dogs but yeah, the light is an issue. The floor has obviously been worked. Perhaps if it was the same color as the BG?

I would use something like an 80/20 on the flash. Getting it off camera would be a plus.

It also appears that you are getting some red reflections on their chins...

Was this a 10-carrot shot?

Lonnie wrote in post #15357058
How many flashes did you use? Did you use any kind of light modifiers on them?

I used 3 flashes with soft boxes. One above them with boom arm, and one 45degree camera right and other 45 degree camera left.

Titus213 wrote in post #15359242
Cute picture and dogs but yeah, the light is an issue. The floor has obviously been worked. Perhaps if it was the same color as the BG?

I would use something like an 80/20 on the flash. Getting it off camera would be a plus.

It also appears that you are getting some red reflections on their chins...

Was this a 10-carrot shot?

Three flashes OC in soft boxes. One above and other two 45 degrees camera right and left.
I think I would have to position maybe higher and at different angle to get less spill?
Nope 2 carrot shot.

I would want to balance my light a bit more. That would involve shifting some light to the BG, reducing the light on the foreground to get your correct color back and eliminate reflected light on their muzzles. Either turn down the main lights or move them back. Use your boom to light the BG?

I haven't done any studio lighting in quite some time. A flash meter would be a big help.

Your models work cheap. But look great.

Titus213 wrote in post #15366585
I would want to balance my light a bit more. That would involve shifting some light to the BG, reducing the light on the foreground to get your correct color back and eliminate reflected light on their muzzles. Either turn down the main lights or move them back. Use your boom to light the BG?

I haven't done any studio lighting in quite some time. A flash meter would be a big help.

Your models work cheap. But look great.

Thank you! I will play around with it.
And never complain either.