I'm having problems with 2 cats - 1 is a Siamese, the other a Snowshoe. Unlike the posts about taking pictures of BLACK animals, these 2 cats have impossible light spots.
They are indoor cats, our house is dark, so flash must be used.
The Siamese has some really odd facial expressions that I want to capture. Unfortunately, she doesn't have much fur in front of her ears, and that leaves a very light spot.
A Snowshoe has Siamese points, plus white markings, and her mask is dark. So if you light to get her eyes and nose - the mustache burns out, and the other fur is too light, making her look like a Tamarin. This also happens with Sable ferrets. We have a Silver Mitt, and I also have a long-haired Calico cat that are no problem. I've tried on-camera, off-camera, now I'm trying to learn how to use a slave flash and reflectors.
I can't leave stuff set up, so any solution will have to be quick and dirty as cats don't do what you want them to, and ferrets are worse.
The attached pic of the Siamese was just a test of the new 430ex and playing with a reflector. But it is her "slanty-eyed-annoyed" look.
You can see where the light hit on the Snowshoe picture. I had a CFL light on above the chair and the flash was tilted above the cat. That fur on top is not that light.
The ferret has the same problem - legs are dark, mask is lighter than legs, and rest of the ferret light.
If someone can give some insight - it would be appreciated.
Thanks,
CS
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