It seems that when I photograph them indoors there is not enough light and I get no detail in their eyes, and outdoors they look too washed out. Is there a secret recipe for lighting? I use a Nikon D50 and a mounted flash.
2007-11-07 04:36:00 · 6 answers · asked by shiner00 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
The meter in your camera "sees" everything as 18% gray. That is the mid-tone in an average scene and usually gives good results. However, the meter is easily fooled by unusual lighting situations.
Outdoors, your meter is reading the scene as "average" and that's why your black dog looks "washed out". Meter directly off your dog's black coat, use Auto Exposure Lock to lock it in, compose and shoot. You can also try one as set by the meter and then one at -1 EV (giving one stop less exposure) and one at -2 EV (giving two stops less exposure.
You may have to re-read the section on "Using Flash" in your Owner's Manual. If the flash is a Nikon it should be TTL (odd initials for "off sensor flash metering") compatible and if you're doing everything right your exposures should be fine.
2007-11-07 05:04:34 · answer #1 · answered by EDWIN 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I have a black dog and I agree it is hard to get a good photo. Especially since they don't like to sit still. A really simple soultion is take your do outside in the afternoon when the sun is about to set and everything has that nice golden color. Make sure that there are no distractions around (you are ready to take a photo and a kid on a bike rides by and your dog takes off after the child, etc). Good luck
2007-11-07 13:36:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
You may have a real hard time getting the eyes unless you take a close up. If you can get some sort of side reflection off the eyes that sometimes helps. The only real way is to photoshop the picture. It can be done but it is difficult and you may have to try many times and several different things. A light background will help with the dog itself.
2007-11-07 12:44:51 · answer #3 · answered by Brad H 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
You need to do a longer exposure or increase the fstop in manual mode. Try to use natural or ambient lighting instead of flash if possible.
2007-11-07 12:45:47 · answer #4 · answered by the_dragyness 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Shoot for the blacks using the zone system. The hilights will come.
2007-11-07 15:25:32 · answer #5 · answered by dude 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take thier picture in front of a white wall. Lol. Jk. Um...Seroiusly, just get them to stay still and then take it to your local walmart and they fix ur pics for free.
2007-11-07 12:39:31 · answer #6 · answered by Ripsi W 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋