Corgi in the Snow C&C

[CowgirlMama]

We got some snow last night, so I took some pictures of my dog playing in it this afternoon. I missed the focus on almost every shot. Some of the blur was motion blur, so I sped up the shutter, but I still didn't get many that I liked. Any advice to improve would be much appreciated. I should be able to shoot again tomorrow. (He has to be on leash, so if it's distracting, it'll have to be taken out in PP.)

All shot at:
ISO: 100
Aperture: 4.0
Shutter: 1/500

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[punch]

i would bump the ISO and close down your aperture. i like a nice, bright image and if you're not using spot metering, you're probably underexposing because of the snow.

i love corgis.

 

[CowgirlMama]

I'll try that tomorrow. I haven't tried to do spot metering on him because he's always moving and it seemed like it would be too hard to catch him instead of the snow...

 

[punch]

tell me about it! kids and dogs are so fast!!!

i was really afraid to bump my ISO, but i have found it's led to better exposed photos and less blur nearly always... it allows me to have a faster shutter speed with critters.