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© Donna M. Dunaif

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Uploaded: December 06, 2008

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Exif: F Number: 18, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 8/1000 seconds, Flash: did not fire., White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 66.00 mm, Model: NIKON D70s

Comments

Melissa G. Meiselman December 06, 2008

Outstanding portrait of your beautiful cat among the decorations, Donna!! This is beautifully presented against the white background and taken with vivid color and ultra sharp detail!!! #1047308

Donna M. Dunaif December 06, 2008

Thanks very much, Melissa! I just barely had it uploaded when I was alerted by e-mail to your kind comments :->
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Anne M. Young level-addict December 06, 2008

What a beautiful xmas scene - love it! #6860460

Debbie S. Steinhausser December 06, 2008

Donna, How did you get the white background? I have seen this technique so many times, but I can't figure it out. I love this shot and would like to do something similar with my dog (if he'll hold still for it!) Love it! #6860480

Donna M. Dunaif December 06, 2008

Thanks, Anne and Debbie.

To answer your question, Debbie, the "correct" way to get a pure white BG is to light it separately from the subject (usually with a light on each side...). I usually work in settings where there isn't enough room to do that, so I do the best I can, then clean up the white background in Photoshop: duplicate the original layer, then increase the brightness and then apply a layer mask so that the subject's brightness is not increased.

Good luck getting your dog to hold still. It helps to have someone helping you so that he/she can attract the dog's attention and get him/her to look at the camera :->

--Donna #6860537

Susan Weisensel December 06, 2008

Beautiful Cat portrait Donna, my cats would try to eat it. #6860693

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