Digital SLR Photography

Nove mber2016Digital slr Photography 63What we think:The first thing that strikesus is that Paul's image definitely has depth!From the railway lines leading your eye intothe image up past the city lights and to thecolourful castle in the distance, culminatingin a pastel night sky and vibrant fireworkburst. There's lotsfor your eye to explore!This could have been a tricky scene toexposefor too, but Paul has handled itbrilliantly.We love the timing and useofshutter speed – he's captured the motionofa train leaving the station just as the fireworkfills the sky with colour. Great stuff Paul!``````Why itworks1)Great timing and exposure length2)Perfect exposure throughout3)Interest and depth from front to back``````1``````2``````3``````TwilighT BursTbyPaulEwing``````CanonEOS7DMkIIwithCanonEF18-135mmf/3.5-5.6ISlens.Exposure:Fivesecondsatf/18(ISO200).lighTing experTJordanButters“What alovely dog! Photographingdogs in a studio is alot trickier thanwith humans.Not only do you have tohold their attention, butyou've alsogotto deal with the intricaciesof lighting them.Human skin is matte and Caucasian skin, inparticular, isroughly mid-tone. Dogs, however,vary intone greatly between animals, andoftenfrom one partof their bodyto another.Certainbreeds, such as theweimaraner, have a shiny coattoo, which makescontrolling light tricky, as seenin Laura's image where there are blown highlightsand deep shadows. I'drecommend using a larger,more diffused light source placed closerto theanimalfor a softer light.A second light orreflectorcould then be usedto fill the shadows. Finally,photographing dogs is an exercise in patience–it's a stressful situationfor animals that aren't usedto it, and thiscan show in photos.Ta ke your timeto settle the dog beforeyou start shooting, andyou'll reap morerelaxed, natural expressions."