Ok, then here is a mock-up of the setup I used.
The image clearly shows what distances I used for THESE set of photos. Also, the lights in this setup shot are at 45 deg, unlike the 30 deg I used in the posted images.
If you try the lights at 45 and 30, you'll see how the shadows on the dog's chest can be evened out a lot better at 30 degrees. (You'll need to lower the lights just a tad though, keeping the same distance from the subject.
The black background is around 4 m from the camera. My studio room is 7m long x 3 m wide.
The is a grid on the rim
light to protect from
lens flare, and better control spill.
The
tripod is just to show where I shot from. I 99% use handheld for dogs.
The dog is my PROP Border Collie, April. Edward is In-Love.... with this stuffed toy! Seriously.
I normally black out for the sessions too. I've turned on down lights and opened the blind on the double doors on the right to allow
light in. BTW, that
light coming in from the doors is very nice filtered
light for ppl portraits.
I hope the diagrams are self explanatory, and this will give you a chance to try for yourself.
Regards,
Cam.