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So as I've been walking around in the autumn sunshine, I keep seeing little pockets of sunlight dotted around (a lot of my walks are in woods), and I have been wondering if these can be put to creative use for my dog portraits.  Of course a photographer would usually avoid shooting portraits in direct sunlight, but should the same guideline be applied to dogs?  Direct sunlight is normally thought of as "contrasty" - but that high contrast can bring out more detail in the dogs fur.  Under-eye and under-chin shadows are not something that concerns the average canine, and so I also ruled out this contraindication. This is an iphone snap, what do you think?  As time goes by, I aim to have dogs lit in many differnt ways, and so maybe then the comparison will be easier.