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Boo!!
Not uploaded for a while so here goes.
Our 'Deefa' looking his normal gloomy self 
V2 is a B&W and 3 onwards is a tutorial on how to achieve the effect.
| Camera: | 5D Mk I |
| Lens: | 24-105 |
| Recording media: | RAW (digital) |
| Title: | Is that it?? |
| Username: | 
Simon_Palmer |
| Uploaded: | 9 Nov 2010 - 7:46 PM |
| Tags: | Bone, Deefa, Dog, Pet, Pets, Pets / captive animals, Tutorial |
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| Votes: | 129 |
 | Variant - Tutorial |
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Hey Guys n Gals,
I'm real good thanks, it's good to 'be back', I said that in my bestest Arnold voice too 
So how's life at the top folks, how many puppies ya'all slayed in my absence??
Excellent,Excellent, Really.
Great photo and tutorial -loads to learn, esp like the final central lighting effect.
Thanks.
Very cool nice shot, reminds me of my beagle . It's also good to see someone using the tutorial feature in the gallery really well. Learnt a few things from it.
Again, many thanks for the votes and comments everybody, makes it all worthwhile I'll do some more later I promise.
Ah, nice one Paul. You keep it up mate, mind you I could have slain little Deefa trying to take this pic, he wouldn't sit still. I then told him he was adopted and I was glad I wasn't his real dad and he gave me the little face in the pic
Hehe, ya know I'm only joking Cole, love dogs me. I couldn't eat a whole one though
He's loved and spoiled to death and so is Benjy his adopted brother, I'll post pics of him another time.
Erm, wow many thanks everyone and you too Pete, means alot to me it really does.
Fabulous piece of work and some interesting tips in amongst the tutorial.
Once again, many thanks for the comments clicks everyone. Really made my day as this
Quote: are you offering a confessional service?
Why, yes my child, please do confess
Is that the same fabric you used in the Afghan Girl?
Quote: Is that the same fabric you used in the Afghan Girl?
Hehe, well spotted Andrew, cost me 20 quid that bit o' cloth did, I was determined to use it for something else
Tip top of dog's life.
Thanks for v 3 et great tutorial of all and each step.
Hey thank you so much for the UA thingymabobs Nick, Cole, they really do mean a lot to me. Deefa is made up too
Oh wow! Really can't thank everyone enough for the response to this and now a POTW too, seriously I really appreciate it Pete.
Deefa is absolutely made up too, and for once he actually looks happy this morning
Like this a lot... BUT...
I don't know to be honest, whether I would have realised it was a composite if you hadn't said, but when I saw that it was, I looked more closely at his expression.
I think there is a certain look that dogs give when they have been told to 'leave' and they are desperate to take... they look very tense and strain ever so hard not to look at what they are not supposed to be taking... but maybe every so often just a quick glance to check that its still there...
You might find it entertaining to try it 'for real' - you may end up with an entertaining series of the whole sequence - ending I assume with bone in mouth!
Again thank you to all for the clicks and comments etc. I am working on a new tutorial which I hope to have finished in the next week or so, you've all spurred me on
Sus, your comments are greatly appreciated thank you. Yes, the expression, looking through you PF you are obviously a lover of dogs yourself. Beagles are just notoriously disobediant yet become the most hyper-active of animals at the mere sniff of food. I just couldn't risk putting the bone on the plate for fear of him having it off -it was a chicken bone afterall. I could have used a different kind of bone, but, I wanted the image to feature a small bone that made his expression look right i.e. Is that It??? I did try a lamb bone but it just didn't look as good and for me spoiled the overall 'finish' of the image. I could probably have achieved the look you are after if I had nailed him to the table though
Cheers guys
Simon
This is just amazing work, and such a great lesson in composite photography and image creation. The awards are justly deserved, and I hope that this image manages iconic status just like another epz dog. Wonderful work. Well done indeed, and thanks so much for educating so many of us as to how you have achieved this look.
Dave
we got a 5 year old cholcte lab at home who is determined to be a puppy so she couldn't sit still like that with a bone in front of her nose!!! still great shot well done
This is great Simon and well worthy of the accolade!
Andy
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