My little bell pepper

Dee Dee and Hallie · March 28, 2008, 03:31:05 PM

This is why it takes me 3 times longer than it should to take photos for clients. Hallie and I always end up playing.

Kelly · March 28, 2008, 03:43:24 PM

Hallie looks like do I really have to eat this thing! Great picture Dee Dee!

LUVMYGUNNER · March 28, 2008, 04:06:29 PM

She's a beauty--pretty picture.

Dee Dee and Hallie · March 28, 2008, 04:24:29 PM

Heh yes I think she'd only eat it if it were smothered in dog food. :thumb:

Roberta · March 28, 2008, 05:32:03 PM

The last one is stunning Dee Dee, I never get tired of looking at her, don't tell AMy that.......
Roberta

sollysmom · March 28, 2008, 07:06:23 PM

Great pictures Dee Dee. Love the one darker one with Hallie in the background with the red pepper. Shows off her beautiful hair.

Darcel

Roberta · March 29, 2008, 04:28:55 AM

pray tell what your client wanted photographed...................your model blows all other objects out the window,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
roberta

Rich · March 29, 2008, 06:47:57 AM

I love the second one! How did you light that?

Barb · March 29, 2008, 07:23:23 AM

Stunning... as usual !!! Oh yea, good job dd....

DeeanDave · March 29, 2008, 10:21:45 AM

Hallie -- you make my heart melt everytime I see a picture of you! Dee

Dee Dee and Hallie · March 29, 2008, 10:42:49 AM

Roberta I too think any product with a doxie in it would sell a lot better. :thumb:
It has been so cold and wet here, I have been putting Hallie's new coat on her everytime she goes out to potty. She seems to love it. My step Mother was here yesterday and I was showing her the coat, I put it on Hallie and I told her (step mother) ok now you have to tell her how beautiful she is...so she did and Hallie did her usual, tips her nose up, gets a little smile on her face and squints her eyes. So cute. SM thought that was really nice of you to send the coat too.

Thanks Darcel, Barb and Dee...I sure am loving seeing her feel so good again for a while there I really thought I'd never see that again.

Rich what I did was set her up with a large window to screen right. Then I covered it with a sheer curtain to cut back the highlights some. Underexposed for Hallie, and also a little for the pepper. Then I held up a gold reflector and aimed it to the right side of her face. You can see the window and the reflector reflections in Hallies screen right eye. The bluish highlights on her ear, etc are from the window and the warmer ones are from the gold reflector. This was without any artificial light so the shutter speed was really slow, (camera was on a tripod) and I didn't want the ISO too high so there wouldn't be noise, so I had to keep Hallie's attention so she'd stay still long enough for the shutter speed to go. (and yes I need 5 hands!). The backdrop is a black muslin.

Delia and girls · March 29, 2008, 03:45:47 PM

Beautiful pictures of a beautiful girl!

Brekkesmom · March 29, 2008, 06:22:12 PM

Aww, Miss Hallie - you look cute in, or with, anything! (But the pepper is a hoot!)

Kari · March 29, 2008, 09:23:18 PM

She looks like she is feeling better!

Doxherding Karen · March 30, 2008, 11:43:22 AM

Quote from: Dee Dee and Hallie on March 29, 2008, 10:42:49 AM
Rich what I did was set her up with a large window to screen right. Then I covered it with a sheer curtain to cut back the highlights some. Underexposed for Hallie, and also a little for the pepper. Then I held up a gold reflector and aimed it to the right side of her face. You can see the window and the reflector reflections in Hallies screen right eye. The bluish highlights on her ear, etc are from the window and the warmer ones are from the gold reflector. This was without any artificial light so the shutter speed was really slow, (camera was on a tripod) and I didn't want the ISO too high so there wouldn't be noise, so I had to keep Hallie's attention so she'd stay still long enough for the shutter speed to go. (and yes I need 5 hands!). The backdrop is a black muslin.

Yeah, right, o.k., here's the deal - you take the museum quality photos :pic:

and I'll dispense the witty reparté and scintillating conversation.

Deal? :thinik:

Karen :thumb:

cheryl186 · March 31, 2008, 09:32:13 AM

Just beautiful

It's so good to see Hallie feeling herself again

Dee Dee and Hallie · March 31, 2008, 11:00:11 AM

It is good to see her so much better, I'm wondering if I'll ever see her like she was before all this again but after that big scare I'm very happy to have her comfortable and happy again!!

LOL Karen...if you let me paint, take photos and worry myself sick over my dawg I'm very happy to give you the witty reparté and scintillating conversation! LOL!!

You are definitely the master of that, I still say you could make a ton of money somehow with that... :thumb:

Rich · March 31, 2008, 02:56:23 PM

Thanks for the technical information - Deb is after me to take a picture of Stormy like that.

Dianne · April 02, 2008, 06:48:15 PM

Gorgeous! And Mom's a pretty good photographer too

Valerie · April 04, 2008, 07:00:28 AM

Beautiful pictures!!
I have missed seeing Hallie's photos!
Sorry she has been not well and glad she is doing better.