[Summerleft]

A few of my lab, being black hes terrible to photograph, today ive been messing with shutter speeds and trying make blur a thing of the past

So what do you think , still room for improvement i think but I notice a big difference from my last doggy action shots

[Dabhand16]

You could always get some hair dye and lighten him up a bit! If you are in exprimenting mode, try using centre weighted or spot metering on him. That will give a better exposure and bring out more detail.

Another thing to try is to take an exposure reading from him and set it in manual mode on the camera so the exposure will not change. Provided you keep the light in roughly the same orientation as when you took the reading, you should end up with reasonable results.

Don't forget, in action shots, a bit of blur can sometimes be beneficial, as it adds some dynamics to the image.

[Dave]

What a great subject & being black you could get a great shot if you process like this :- http://www.pixalo.com/gallery/showph...500/ppuser/164 . I'm not jealous you have a black dog to make the perfect shot lol

[Summerleft]

oo that looks great Dave, how do you get that efffect?

you can borrow him if you like, i tell you you will be throwing him at me after about 15 mins hes a nut!

[JMitchell]

Like the last one, I have a flat coated retriever and he does the same jumpy-motion-thing

[Dave]

Originally Posted by Summerleft

oo that looks great Dave, how do you get that efffect?

you can borrow him if you like, i tell you you will be throwing him at me after about 15 mins hes a nut!

Some hints & tips in here http://www.pixalo.com/community/phot...tml#post141030

[CathieT]

Hehe - I love #3.

You could always do what I did with a friend's lab. Get him to sit still ... and use flash!!

I was really amazed at how well this shot of Kelly came out!!



Exposing for her coat meant the dead lawn was overexposed, but they didn't want a shot of the grass!!

[Summerleft]

Sit still! never!

[CathieT]

Ah - therein the difference :grin: This dog, and their other black lab do gun trials, and when they are "working" they will do amazing things! However, when they're playing they're as psycho as your boy!!

[Summerleft]

Thatsa why i love labs, I do admit to having trained him and he does really well when put into the mind set however I much prefer him as the nut