Shooting tiny active puppy indoors.
Sep 24, 2012 20:51:31 #
Any hints for shooting a tiny, active puppy indoors? He will be visiting us. I plan to confine him in a basket with blanket thrown over for background and get his attention with noisy toys. Will use natural light near a north facing window. Will get down on his level. Will try both portrait and sport mode as well as aperture priority.
Sep 24, 2012 20:56:59 #
Howdy......
Beware of wet noses on lenses..... :shock:
Vern...
Beware of wet noses on lenses..... :shock:
Vern...
GayleSalamone wrote:
Any hints for shooting a tiny, active puppy indoors? He will be visiting us. I plan to confine him in a basket with blanket thrown over for background and get his attention with noisy toys. Will use natural light near a north facing window. Will get down on his level. Will try both portrait and sport mode as well as aperture priority.
Sep 24, 2012 22:46:54 #
Hello, with just window light I would worry about a low shutter speed and motion blur (especially if it is an active/hyper puppy). If you have access to a softbox or umbrella I would think about trying one of those for a main light and since dogs are all hair maybe use the window light as a hair light. Just my two cents. Good luck and post some pics when you're done.
Sep 25, 2012 08:29:01 #
Vern49 wrote:
Howdy......
Beware of wet noses on lenses..... :shock:
Vern...
Beware of wet noses on lenses..... :shock:
Vern...
...and wet spots under the puppy.
Sep 25, 2012 08:48:13 #
Howdy......
Very true also.
I have had both of these problems with puppies in the past......
Vern...
Very true also.
I have had both of these problems with puppies in the past......
Vern...
jerryc41 wrote:
...and wet spots under the puppy.
Vern49 wrote:
Howdy......
Beware of wet noses on lenses..... :shock:
Vern...
Beware of wet noses on lenses..... :shock:
Vern...
...and wet spots under the puppy.
Sep 25, 2012 09:10:27 #
Because he is coming to visit a new place and he is a puppy, he will be extremely hyper. Let him run around and play for awhile. He will be more incline to sit in the basket to relax for a very short time.
What kind of camera do you have? And what breed is he?
What kind of camera do you have? And what breed is he?
Sep 25, 2012 09:43:24 #
Yes, that was my plan to let her roam and get acquainted while we basically ignor her. Actually it is a girl. Nadia and she is a Shih Tzu. She weighs about 3 lbs. and is about 10 weeks old.
Sep 25, 2012 09:43:25 #
I got some pretty good shot of my puppies but I did it outdoors. I turned them loose one at a time flipped the view screen on my camera so that I could look down at it and ran around like a madman shooting tons of pictures from puppy eye level. It worked out well and I got some good shots although I shot many.
Sep 25, 2012 09:43:37 #
Yes, that was my plan to let her roam and get acquainted while we basically ignor her. Actually it is a girl. Nadia and she is a Shih Tzu. She weighs about 3 lbs. and is about 10 weeks old.
Sep 25, 2012 09:56:57 #
GayleSalamone wrote:
Yes, that was my plan to let her roam and get acquainted while we basically ignor her. Actually it is a girl. Nadia and she is a Shih Tzu. She weighs about 3 lbs. and is about 10 weeks old.
We had a couple of them. They are the cutest little dogs - great personality.
Sep 25, 2012 10:18:21 #
Here are a couple I got with the "run around bent over chasing puppies" method.
Sep 25, 2012 12:16:36 #
patvet
Loc: Scotland
As a veterinarian (now happily retired) I took photos of most of my patients as pups and 45 years of experience helps. Try to get a room as light as possible.(even with room lights on if necessary) NO flash - never flash with pups.
Try to get pup tired out ! NOT easy ! If all else fails - put puppy on something high - make sure it won't jump off - and take photos. Generally speaking they will sit still if up on something high.
Always always trry to get to level of pups eyes if you can. Expect to take 40 pics to get 1 good one ! If you have a table - put a towel or blanket on it - near a window and possibly get somweone to stand outside the window and get pups attention ! This little chap was my own - so easier.
Best of luck
Pat
Try to get pup tired out ! NOT easy ! If all else fails - put puppy on something high - make sure it won't jump off - and take photos. Generally speaking they will sit still if up on something high.
Always always trry to get to level of pups eyes if you can. Expect to take 40 pics to get 1 good one ! If you have a table - put a towel or blanket on it - near a window and possibly get somweone to stand outside the window and get pups attention ! This little chap was my own - so easier.
Best of luck
Pat
Sep 25, 2012 13:04:50 #
Took about 100 shots this morning on our lanai with good northern light and no flash. I love the photos you all posted. We have ten of this breed in our neighborhood of 105 homes. I've done photos of most of them but not when they were so young. It will take me a while to sort though all the shots. I always get them at eye level in a chair while I sit opposite and have their owners keep their attention going. Cheese keeps them pretty perky.
Sep 25, 2012 13:07:33 #
Indoors without real bright light, it is hard for me to get enough shutter speed to get a good photo of my insanely wild beagle puppy without flash. I found that by using a speedlite at 1/125 or higher and bouncing it off the ceiling with a diffuser on it, I can freeze my lovable beast without effecting his eyes and get a good exposure.
Sep 25, 2012 21:56:31 #
What kind of dog is the brown and white. I'm guessing King Charles Spaniel. He's a cutie and I like the rain gear.
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