Sheba for the New Year

Since Sheba did such an amazing modeling job for Christmas, I figured I'd do something small for New Years. She willingly, (and if I dare say, gladly) wore the head band I got her to say Happy New Year. She's such an amazing sport!

The first set of photos are done without the flash but with a little light by her to help brighten the room.

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The holiday season has worn her out! LOL! (I know how you feel dear.)

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The following photos are with flash. They have a bit of an airy feel to them. I'm not as big of a fan of these, but that may vary from person to person and what they like seeing.

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I tried something new with this next photo. It was to create a haze around the outside of picture. What did I use to get this look? A sandwich baggy. This photo is also WITHOUT the flash.

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This is the haze (with sandwich bag) with Flash.

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What do you think of the sandwich bag haze on the photo? It may not fit these photos, but it's something to experiment with. Do you enjoy these photos with Sheba? I will continue with different holidays with her. 

Holiday Pet Photos

If you have pets, you just have to see if you can take photos. 

I needed a model and thought why not. Sheba turned out to be a perfect model. Sure, she fussed a little at first. But once she realized nothing was going to hurt her, and she got my undivided attention, she calmed and went with it.

Sometimes the sample photos turn out to surprise us. This image was taken on a whim to see if I could get a bit of blur in the background with Sheba's profile. I had an idea on the settings, but didn't know if it would turn out. The setting worked lovely for me. I left a blue tint to the photo because it didn't reflect off Sheba's fur and change her coat color.

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Below, you will see two sets of the same photos here. The first set I adjusted my White Balance Temp. The lights had a blue tint to their glow and did give a glow to Sheba's fur. To adjust for this, I moved the slider from the blue side toward the yellow side until the lights didn't leave the blue cast on Sheba. 

I've shared both, with the blue glow and without, so you can see the difference. I think it depends on your preference on which you like best.

I hope you enjoy Sheba's Christmas spirit in these photos.

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Now, with the Blue Christmas glow:

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Did you feel her excitement? I hope so.

And see the difference in the lights? Crazy, right!? Which do you prefer? It's something to always adjust the Temperature of the photos when looking at them. I know as a beginner, I didn't realize there could be such a difference. Now it's something I pay attention for and adjust right away. Always learning.