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a little more work, we can make<br />
<strong>the</strong> image more interesting.<br />
Again, by using a light directly<br />
in fr<strong>on</strong>t of <strong>the</strong> subject, we get flat<br />
lighting. Works fine in a pinch,<br />
but for a more refined image,<br />
we’d prefer to add an off-camera<br />
flash and possibly a reflector.<br />
In <strong>the</strong> top photo, we have an<br />
example of <strong>the</strong> sun creating<br />
backlighting. It just doesn’t<br />
happen to be outdoors. The<br />
light came from two windows,<br />
both behind and to <strong>the</strong> left of<br />
<strong>the</strong> cat. These windows were <strong>on</strong><br />
two sides of <strong>the</strong> corner of <strong>the</strong><br />
room. With <strong>the</strong> help of <strong>the</strong> white<br />
bedspread we got some fill light<br />
going <strong>on</strong>, but <strong>the</strong> face was still a<br />
little darker than we’d like. This<br />
particular cat wasn’t crazy about<br />
<strong>the</strong> flash, so for <strong>the</strong> bottom<br />
photo we opted for a simple<br />
white fill card merely leaned<br />
against <strong>the</strong> dresser. Note <strong>the</strong><br />
increased light in <strong>the</strong> face and<br />
<strong>the</strong> additi<strong>on</strong>al brightness in <strong>the</strong><br />
eyes. The cat was not stressed<br />
and we were happy.<br />
The photo <strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong> following<br />
page is an example of shooting<br />
a beautiful subject in a beautiful<br />
place. The <strong>on</strong>ly problem was<br />
that <strong>the</strong> light actually was bit flat.<br />
So how might <strong>on</strong>e remedy this<br />
problem?<br />
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