Oct 10 2008
While We Are On The Subject Of Dog Photography…..
I just read a few great tips from PopPhoto blog - thought I’d pass them along:
Dog Photos Done Right
Follow these tips and your pooch just may become a photographer’s best friend
Use a higher shutter speed and higher ISO when photographing a black dog indoors. Consider using an additional light source or a fill-flash to enhance the details in the dog’s face.
• Front steps provide a clean, textured background for your portrait.
• Placing small dogs up on a bench provides you greater control over your subject and allows you to be eye-level with the dog. The bench also provides a textured background for your pictures.
• To get the classic dog-head tilt, play a musical instrument such as a harmonica, or make a high-pitched sound.
• Profiles make dogs look more serious, so you should determine whether that keeps with your subject’s personality.
Adapted from PhoDOGraphy
How to Get Great Pictures of Your Dog by Kim Levin. (amphoto books,2008;$18)
