Dog photography tips

Hmmm over your shoulder with and inferior camera while watching TV and eating a cheeseburger! WOW I would say your a great photographer :rofl::rofl::rofl:and your subject is truly beautiful!! Welcome to the chat we need more pictures just like that lol.:welcome:
 
all good tips for taking photos .. my expertise is NOT with taking them, I leave that to my brother .. I thought I had a good camera, he says it is .. I just dont know how to use it fully .. its a Nikon Coolpix but I have a problem not knowing how to set it up for action .. my daughter is a cheerleader and also I like action shots with the dogs and the shutter speed isnt what I would like.
My specialty is with photoshop and graphics AFTER the photos are taken.
 
I have not read anyone talk about shooting Manual, RAW...since i do.... that in my professional line of work (photography) i chose to instead of shooting jpg/auto, its a lot easier...for some! RAW allows you to take the most PUREst of a picture that a pic can get..its like shooting with film...it is the untouch , unedited version of the picture.. hence RAW. and its at the highest resolution...when shooting in "auto" or jpg you reduce your pixels..raw it stays in a LARGE file until you decide to crop it or you keep opening it in PS (or where ever)....

So with that said im not sure about Nixon..but canon has a feature on the DSLR called Al SERVO which allows you to focus on a fast moving object or subject..ie YOUR DOG...
Once you hold down the shutter button it automatically focuses AS YOU MOVE the camera in order to get your dog in focus and in the fast acting moment..if that makes any sense?! I know its foreign to some but it is an awesome feature!
 
My focus right now nn pun intended is to shoot action the dogs out playing and running so far having a bit of trouble make that a lot of trouble getting the focus! I have not tried shooting in RAW yet whew there is so much to learn on this camera!
 
I'm so glad you stepped in here Christine and touched on the RAW part of it. I have used it, but don't have enough experience to give tips on it, so any advice you want to give is more than welcome. :)
 
Well the first thing about shooting RAW is that you have to know how to set your ISO (the smaller/lower the ISO the brighter the picture...the higher the ISO the darker...but in a low light area...wedding, indoor (low lit room) you want a higher ISO 800,1600,2400...etc and your f/stop should be at the lowest it can go..1.2 or 2.8.... when using a high ISO
i know its confusing for those who dont know what im talking about...but once you fool with it, it makes a huge difference in your pictures and your editing!

CHEAT TIP: set your camera on AUTO...take the info down as you see it(on a piece of paper or remember it) example: 1/80, F1.2, ISO500....then switch it to M (manual mode) and adjust the ISO, Fstop & shutter to what you wrote down or remembered...it may be a bit dark or light depending on your area, but adjust accordingly to you see that is looks right....:D
 
With the age of high memory digital cards, our secret is to shoot 100 pictures and hope 1 or 2 come out okay. ;)
 
My focus right now nn pun intended is to shoot action the dogs out playing and running so far having a bit of trouble make that a lot of trouble getting the focus! I have not tried shooting in RAW yet whew there is so much to learn on this camera!


what kind of camera do you shoot with?
i know on some of the point and shoots they also have the al servo feature....im pretty sure most canons do.
so when your dog is running towards you always focus on his/her face area not so much the eyes bc he or she is so far away you cant really focus JUST on the eyes unless you are using spot metering or evaluated metering (whole different area of the camera:)...ill touch on that another day) ...when sitting posing focus always on the eyes which someone stated bf. It is very hard to focus on a moving object, pet or child playing...
 
With the age of high memory digital cards, our secret is to shoot 100 pictures and hope 1 or 2 come out okay. ;)
funny that you say that...i shoot a lot of children ranging from newborn to teen...2yrs old is the WORST for attention wise, they dont listen to me or their parents... SO in order for me to get 1 good shot i take 20 of that same pose in HOPE one comes put perfectly. In a normal session i take about 200 pics all different poses and locations....
But yes for an animal you have to rapid fire (frames per second) "bing bing bing" like someone else stated on here as well....:)
 

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