Before and After

A few people have aske me about the image on the post card under the Mpix Rocks post. Som on what was the original image but the most was on how I got the two dogs to both look attentive.

The first is easy. A lot of clone stamping of the wood floor and wall to get rid of the distracting book case. Alignment of the floor trim was critical to prevent an arcing line going up the wall. See if you can figure out the error in the picture. Clue; it is called baseboard.

As for the dogs, I just asked the owners (pictured... Duh!) what word got the pups attention the most. In this case it was "Food!" The would lock onto whoever was making that call. In this case it was my wife standing behind and to my right. This is evidenced by where the Lucy and Copper are looking, because it was not down the lens of the camera.
The original shot was taken with a single speedlite but I have forgotten what the speed and aperture settings were at the time.

Later,

Doug