albert Posted September 18, 2015 Share #1 Posted September 18, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) Lady, 15 month old Newfoundland The Black Newfies are so difficult to photograph......for me Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/250275-bigfoot-tangles-with-buffalo/?do=findComment&comment=2890453'>More sharing options...
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Michael Hiles Posted September 18, 2015 Share #2 Posted September 18, 2015 Lady looks like she is having a great time. My long experiencing black dog is one long disappointment. Notoriously difficult. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
albert Posted September 18, 2015 Author Share #3 Posted September 18, 2015 Michael, You never know. Lady was a breeder's "crate dog"...she showed her in puppy class. I have had her for three months. I have to teach her about freedom, being a real dog, allowing naughtiness, socialization with dogs and people, sticking her head out the car's window....etc. etc. etc. she will not stop kissing me so that keeps me going. We must meet some day. All the best, Al Gage Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hiles Posted September 18, 2015 Share #4 Posted September 18, 2015 Al, I would love to meet you (and Lady) sometime. I reread my post - I didn't mean to say black dogs are a disappointment (what nonsense) - I meant to say that photographing them is difficult and I have been disappointed with my results. My (late) black lab (-ish) Monty was a joy and very much loved - but not easy to photograph. Proofreader wanted - competitive compensation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
albert Posted September 18, 2015 Author Share #5 Posted September 18, 2015 Oops....now I get it. Dam black dog models!!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauledell Posted September 19, 2015 Share #6 Posted September 19, 2015 Al, Lady seems to be a perfect puppy (into everything, being high spirited and just plain wonderful). I agree with Michael, we had a Black Lab several years ago and now have a black Scotty. They are difficult to photograph with the detail. Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted September 20, 2015 Share #7 Posted September 20, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) Al - You'll enjoy Michael. He's bright, charming and fun to be with. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hiles Posted September 20, 2015 Share #8 Posted September 20, 2015 Al, Stuart is a great gentleman, a citizen of the wide world, and we are lucky to have him grace this space. I am going to get him to do some subtle marketing with my wife to see if he can push my stock. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iduna Posted September 21, 2015 Share #9 Posted September 21, 2015 Al, thanks for the update of "Lady" She will do her name honour when fully educated on day. Fine dog, fine story. You mentioned that you are a bit disappointed about how difficult it is to get a good black texture. Hers in this picture indeed we see a greyish cast. If I am right, the light source is small and comes from from the right side from a low position. Probably you used an inbuilt flash? The light is being reflected from the nearest bright object, in this case the bone, the tiles and the wall. This means that your main subject "Lady" is being lit by reflections from very undefined sources. Also her fur is bouncing back light, so the sensor does not know how to deal with this and calculated and average grey. First: if you use a flash, then bounce it against one main object. Do not use a small flash but try to use an external flashlight which can illuminate a room. This can be adjustred to any position. If you have a remote controlled shutter control it does not need to sit on the hotshoe of the camera. For big black subjects it is better to have one bright source.With an external flash you can adapt also the power of the flashes and apply diffusers. In pp you have to do some adjustments in terms of wb or work on contrasts for wb. In any case it will neeed a bit time and patience for experimenting with these options. Keep going, you will achieve better results after some time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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