Anya bought me a Rogue FlashBender for Christmas, and I finally got around to trying it out the other day. In this case, the photography started with trying to capture a shot of the dogs chasing the laser pointer, but after several attempts, I decided it was something to table for later.

After running around, the dogs were laying around, and I decided to see what kinds of shots I could get of them. They continued to fidget, but I did get a couple keepers.

I used the FlashBender to act as a reflector to spread the light from the flash and soften it as well. This produced a nice even lighting over the whole portrait, while still producing a bit of a catch-light in Luca's eyes.

Technical Data: Canon EOS 7D, Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II, 1/100 sec at f/2.8. Canon Speedlight 580EX II flash in auto mode. ISO 100. RAW processing and cropped in Adobe Camera Raw.

Such a cute pup!

- Bill