fsiagian wrote:
Beautiful and adorable. What lens did you use?
A mix of lenses likely as these are different shoots. The Puppy in Sweater shots were taken with the Canon 200-400, while the others were a mix of the Canon 70-2000 and 135/2.
If you happen to not have lenses this expensive it doesn't matter. After shooting dogs for some years now, I believe the most important image factors are:
1) Camera at, or near, sometimes below - dog's eye level. Probably everyone of these images were taken as I was prone on the ground surface.
2) Watch the backgrounds. Separate the dogs from the stuff you want to render in blur. While it's true that shooting at f2.0 makes this easier, you can still get grand separation at smaller apertures if the BG is clear.
3) Backlight, particularly when dappled or filtered through the landscape, can be nice.
4) Don't shoot too tight.
5) Portraits will sometime be more interesting if you, or an assistant, has a rapport with the dog. Even if the dog is a stranger to your and you to him, you're making mouth noises, or using devices like game hunter's calls, can create engagement.
Re: Newfoundland Foster Puppies at 10 weeks: Update
fsiagian wrote:
Beautiful and adorable. What lens did you use?
A mix of lenses likely as these are different shoots. The Puppy in Sweater shots were taken with the Canon 200-400, while the others were a mix of the Canon 70-2000 and 135/2.
If you happen to not have lenses this expensive it doesn't matter. After shooting dogs for some years now, I believe the most important image factors are:
1) Camera at, or near, sometimes below - dog's eye level. Probably everyone of these images were taken as I was prone on the ground surface.
2) Watch the backgrounds. Separate the dogs from the stuff you want to render in blur. While it's true that shooting at f2.0 makes this easier, you can still get grand separation at smaller apertures if the BG is clear.
3) Backlight, particularly when dappled or filtered through the landscape, can be nice.
4) Don't shoot too tight.
5) Portraits will sometime be more interesting if you, or an assistant, has a report with the dog. Even if the dog is a stranger to your and you to him, you're making mouth noises, or using devices like game hunter's calls, can create engagement.
Thanks for your interest,
John-
Jan 01, 2020 at 12:55 PM
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