Playing with the theme "light", I had the idea to create my own bokeh in the studio using an old string of icicle lights. My husband came along to help as Ginger is wise to the photography game now. She knows that treats are involved so she tends to jump down and run to me after - every - single - frame - to get her treat. Having someone deliver treats TO HER in place makes the job much easier! 

I flattened out my futon, put a comforter on it, strung the lights from two stands and positioned Ginger as far away from them as I could while photographing her as close as possible, wide open at f2.8, to get the bokeh effect on the lights. Once home I played around with the edit until I landed on a classic, film-looking silver and gold tone. 

Below is how the image looked "as shot", straight out of the camera. I included a pull back shot of the set up, not included in the frame is a fill light far off to camera left, just to fill in the shadows and lighten the back wall a bit.