Doggy Photography

[candyceryj]

My dog, Chanel.
Using Canon 600D.

Newbie in photography still.
Require advice.

 

[Light Guru]

I would want the eyes to be in focus.

Also I would get rid of the huge text.

 

[candyceryj]

I've probably focused too much on the nose.

 

[charlie76]

Dog

 

[gsgary]

Great dog not so good photo, Lakeland Terrier ?

 

[aavivi]

See how this works for you (closer crop, bring up the white, reduce highlights, bring out shadows, boost clarity, reduce blue saturation and luminosity).

 

[cgipson1]

Underexposed... spot meter if you can... pattern can be inaccurate...

Too blue (auto white balance) correct in post.

Too shallow a DOF - Aperture F5 (use a smaller aperture ) see this site for DOF > Online Depth of Field Calculator

Shutter speed 1/40 - Much too slow for hand held shot even at 44mm.

Get a flash and Learn to use it! (not the popup flash either.. they suck!)

If your body will do SPOT or Single Point focus.. use it... on the eyes!


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Creation date: 9/3/2012 14:30
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Make: Canon
Camera: Canon EOS 600D
Software: Adobe Photoshop CS5 Windows
Dimension: 5184 x 3456 px (17.9 MP, 3:2)
Focal length: 44 mm
Aperture: F5
Exposure time: 1/40"
ISO speed rating: 3200/36°
Program: Not defined
Metering Mode: Pattern
White Balance: Auto
Flash: Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode

 

[SCraig]

What Charlie said. The eyes are the windows to the soul, whereas the nose is just a useless snot blower. Never leave the eyes out of focus, never.

 

[cgipson1]

I don't have any decent Dog shots.. but I do shoot a lot of cats. I got this using the techniques I suggested above as an example:

 

[candyceryj]

It's a miniature schnauzer actually, just that I took it to the groomer to had it's fur short.

 

[candyceryj]

Thanks for the advice :thumbup: