I was going to post and say I love that first shot, really clear, then I thought, the next ones really good too and the next and the next.....
You totally deserve the Dog Photographer of the year accolade. They are exception. Well done Nic, and thanks for sharing with us "how it should be done" too.
Lxx
Aww thank you!
what do you use, and what do you think of this one
I use a Canon EOS 50D and these days mostly a 70-200mm f/2.8 IS lens although some of the photos on the thread were taken with my old EOS 350D and a variety of lenses. I'll modify the thread to say which camera and lens combos I used for the shots.
I like the Panasonic Lumix cameras, they get very good reviews and when I was in South America last year one of my friends had one and she got some excellent photos with it.
Thanks Nicola, really good info here. When my camrea is repaired I will try this.
I have trouble taking pics of Charlie his eyes are dark and he often appears to have none, what can I do to improve this?
It's mostly about lighting, whether you're indoors or out you want to find soft, directional lighting, as said before a bright but overcast day is perfect but if it's a bright day then try to find some soft shade so the light is even. Turn off the built in flash if there is one, you can use fill in flash from a flash gun to give a bit of sparkle and definition to the eyes but as said before try bouncing the flash off the wall or a piece of card rather than aiming it right at him. If your camera allows it you can change the exposure compensation a bit, for a black dog against a lighter background generally you'd want to go between +1/3 and +1 stop which basically means the camera will compensate for the dark subject by adding more light although not all cameras will have enough manual control to let you do this.