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How To Get Good Pictures of Black Dogs
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LISA
MINIATURE POODLE
Gayle Cavie
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How can I get good pictures of black dogs? Some I have taken turn out a little washed out.
April 29, 2002
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Carl |
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Hi! It's all about metering. When your camera sees an almost-totally-black picture, it thinks you are in a low-lighting situation and overexposes the picture. Same goes for pictures of white dogs in snow, but exact inverse problem.... It thinks you are in really intense light, and reduces exposition too much, making the photos grayish. Look for exposure compensation in your camera's manual. Hope this helps at all.
May 01, 2002
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Bob Dumont |
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Carl is correct. A typical "averaging" meter automatically overexposes a very dark subject like a black dog (especially in close-up) making animals like Lisa there look "washed out." If your camera permits it you'll need to UNDER-expose by a stop or so (with color negative film) to turn that medium gray fur to the rich black color you're looking for in your prints. Be careful, though, not to underexpose so much that you lose detail in the dog's fur. Experiment until you have it right!
May 01, 2002
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Gayle Cavie |
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Thank you very much Carl and Bob, I will try out your suggestions.
Gayle
May 02, 2002
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Tracy Smith |
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Hi. Another thing you can do is get an 18% gray card to use for setting your exposure. If used correctly, it allows you to accurately measure exposure in almost any situation. If you are not familiar with these cards, I'll be glad to comment further.
May 07, 2002
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