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08/30/2007 10:20:50 PM · #26 |
I'd hate to see this thread not last long enough to at least get these puppies house broken. ;D
So here are a few more. This time it's Alister, the Bouvier puppy:
And Alister and Frank
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08/30/2007 10:47:43 PM · #27 |
If the dog wears glasses, best to remove them for the shoot - they just look silly otherwise.
Uh, same with hats.
 
I'm no photographer, dog or otherwise. Just thought I'd offer my advice anyway. |
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08/30/2007 11:28:50 PM · #28 |
I won a Nikon SB-800 Speed light with this shot!
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08/31/2007 12:01:26 AM · #29 |
Backlit with fill in flash, then photoshop.
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08/31/2007 09:39:26 AM · #30 |
1) Stay low to the ground. I was lying on my stomach on the lawn here.
2) Balance your light, it was 1 pm and really sunny so I shot with fill flash.
3) Peanut Butter is your friend.
4) Try not to use a telephoto zoom if you can. If you can stay close your photos will be sharper. It is just to hard to keep your self still enough when you have to roll around so much. Be patient, keep a sense of humor, and bring a hand towel if the dog is slobbery. :) |
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08/31/2007 10:30:31 AM · #31 |
Almost forgot, marshmallows will give you some pretty funny expressions too :) Those actually get a little stuck in the teeth and you can just shoot away while they are trying to lick them out :) hehe
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08/31/2007 10:39:25 AM · #32 |
Have a look at this guy's work -- he's a personal friend and one hell of a pet photographer!: //www.petportraitsbymichael.com/index.htm
One of his favorite tricks is tossing a hankie in the air and shoot as the dogs' eyes follow it falling slowly. He also makes ridiculous noises that get a comical expression from the dogs, and squeeky toys too. He says his portrait sessions are about an hour & dog sessions can go up to 3 hours, especially if there are multiple dogs.
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08/31/2007 10:54:31 AM · #33 |
| Thank you all again so much for the great advice (and Art for the giggles)! It's helped me a ton, I think I have a better idea now of what I need to do to get some great pictures. The shoot is tonight, I'll let you know how it goes! |
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08/31/2007 01:02:49 PM · #34 |
Originally posted by TCGuru:
Be very careful if the dog is black or white... it is very hard to get a good photo of a black or white dog |
Isnt that the truth, I have a black dog and a white dog and tried getting some shots of them together...ugh.
Message edited by author 2007-08-31 13:03:10. |
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