Shelly The best way to get good photographs is to allow plenty of time and be prepared to take lots of bad ones in order to get a few good ones. Be relaxed and very patient. It also helps to use a traditional camera that uses film rather than a digital camera. Digital cameras can have a slight delay between the time you press the shutter button to when the photograph is actually taken. The advantage of the digital camera is that you can take as many photographs as you like and erase the ones that are not good enough.
If you have someone helping you then get them to settle the dog quietly without too much fuss in the position you have chosen. Make sure you pay attention to what is behind the dog, where the shadows fall, where the sun is and what colour you have the dog sitting or standing on (trust me this can make a huge difference). When you are ready to take the photograph get the helper to attract the dogs attention in your direction (usually by standing behind you or close to you). Press the button to take the photograph just as the dog's head starts to turn into position. By the time the photograph is taken the dog should have fully turned into position. If you wait until they are perfectly posed, by the time the camera shutter has worked, the dog will have turned away or moved out of shot. I prefer to just sit around, usually on the floor indoors or the ground outside with the camera ready for action. I just watch the dogs running around and wait patiently for them to stand still or sit naturally in "pose". It takes a long time but you do get very natural photographs. I am not a professional photographer. If I was it would probably take me a lot less time to get good photographs. Marian Honeybet Cavaliers Cambridge UK In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Shelley & Garry Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes >How do you get decent dog photos? We have major arguments ONLY when taking >photos. Is anyone on the list a pro photographer? Any special hints???? > >Shelley Walker > >Redcrest Cavaliers >Auckland,NZ >Website http://www.geocities.com/redcrest2002 > >========================================================= >"Magic Commands": >to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL >to start it up gain click here: >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. >Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > >All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author. > -- Marian Mynott Honeybet Cavaliers http://www.honeybet.co.uk ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
