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01-30-2017, 04:36 PM
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Camera pro`s ,,,,question??
How can I get a better picture of a black dog, seems I never get a good face shot.Using mostly a Nikon 60 and Iphone 6s..thanks
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01-30-2017, 05:28 PM
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Try more light on the dog's face and/or a darker background.
Experiment!
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01-30-2017, 05:30 PM
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Turn the dog around.
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01-30-2017, 05:37 PM
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Not a pro, but I would try a 'fill flush" to effectively get more light on a dog
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01-30-2017, 05:39 PM
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Don't use an iPhone. It has automatic exposure settings. It means a black dog will always turn out gray because it will overexpose the image.
Use your Nikon. Do 3 things: Stop down (simply set camera at -1 to -2 exposure using the +/- EXP button), otherwise your pup's black face will turn out gray. Next increase your shutter speed to 1/250 or faster, you need to freeze the image so it doesn't blur. Finally, increase your depth-of-field (in other words, use f-stop of f4.0-5.6) so the face/body is in focus.
Sounds complicated but it really isn't. Just do these steps in sequence and you'll be just fine. Last 2 things. Let the ISO fall where it may, don't worry about it. Turn on shake reduction on your lens if you have it.
Oh, if you are tempted to use a flash, it has to be sophisticated enough to let you use a flash exposure of -1 to -2. If you point the flash at the dog he may get red-eye.
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01-30-2017, 05:41 PM
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Fill flash and darker background are both great ideas. Try taking the dog's photo outside in full daylight. If you are comfortable with manual features of your camera you could change the exposure value to get a better picture or you could change the exposure in an editing program after taking the shot.
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01-30-2017, 06:38 PM
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When in doubt, use your DSLR
Cell phones are getting better for photos these days, but they are still only good for quick snapshots.
For good photography, set your cell phone aside and learn how to take advantage of all the features on your Nikon DSLR.
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01-30-2017, 08:56 PM
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On your iPhone tap the dog's face - this will focus and auto-expose the shot as smartly as the computer can. When you do that you'll get a little yellow box with a "sunshine" icon beside it. Slide that little sunny bugger up or down until it looks good to you then snap the pic.
Auto-exposure works on averages of light levels (18% grey yadayada) but when you shoot snow or black dogs things get screwy. Just flip that sunny icon bastard up and down on your iPhone and you'll be golden.
It is a little counter-intuitive (according to the auto-exposure you are intentionally "OVER-exposing" really bright, snowy pictures, and you are "UNDER-exposing" dark doggies) but that's just the way the computer programs work.
Good luck, post pics.
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01-30-2017, 10:46 PM
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Another, fancier way to cheat your way out of a dynamic range issues would be a pseudo HDR from raw (nef) files. It can be quite amazing what you can pull out.
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01-30-2017, 11:24 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by threeforthree
How can I get a better picture of a black dog, seems I never get a good face shot.
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Sausage is your friend. Tie sausage to a thread, dangle it in front of the dog, say leave it, stay or whatever its favourite command is, take shot and voila. Photoshop out thread. Amazing what you can get a dog to do with a piece of sausage. White on black, black on white.
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